Plasma ferritin determination as a diagnostic tool

CA Finch, S Stray, HA Huebers, V Bellotti… - Western Journal of …, 1986 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plasma ferritin is a secretory component of intracellular ferritin synthesis. In normal persons
its amount reflects the size of iron stores. A decrease to less than 12 μg per liter indicates …

Effect of human erythropoietin derived from recombinant DNA on the anaemia of patients maintained by chronic haemodialysis

CG Winearls, MJ Pippard, MR Downing, DO Oliver… - The lancet, 1986 - Elsevier
Ten patients with end-stage renal failure and anaemia (mean haemoglobin 6· 1 g/dl, range
4· 6-8· 8 g/dl) on thrice-weekly haemodialysis were treated with human erythropoietin …

The anaemia of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

DJ Weatherall, S Abdalla, MJ Pippard - Malaria and the Red Cell, 1983 - books.google.com
Anaemia is an important complication of P. falciparam malaria infection. This paper
describes recent studies that have attempted to define some of the pathophysiological …

Iron homeostasis and the assessment of iron status

RA Sherwood, MJ Pippard… - Annals of clinical …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Ann cu «Biochem 1998: 35 system of conserving body iron by internal recycling. Although
small in amount compared with the overall body store of iron, the transferrin-bound iron in …

AMEE Medical Education Guide No. 24: Portfolios as a method of student assessment

MFB David, MH Davis, RM Harden, PW Howie… - Medical …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
This guide is intended to inform medical teachers about the use of portfolios for student
assessment. It provides a background to the topic, reviews the range of assessment …

Portfolio assessment in medical students' final examinations

MH Davis, MF Ben-David, RM Harden, P Howie… - Medical …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The introduction of an outcome-based approach to education at Dundee Medical School in
Scotland instigated a search for assessment methods that would appropriately assess the …

Iron absorption and loading in β-thalassaemia intermedia

MJ Pippard, GT Warner, ST Callender, DJ Weatherall - The Lancet, 1979 - Elsevier
Iron absorption and rates of iron accumulation were analysed in a group of patients with β-
thalassæmia intermedia. Iron absorption was strikingly increased and there was a …

The effect of erythroid hyperplasia on iron balance

P Pootrakul, K Kitcharoen, P Yansukon, P Wasi… - 1988 - ashpublications.org
Measurements of erythropoiesis and iron balance were made in eight normal and 32
anemic subjects. The latter consisted of 12 individuals with ineffective erythropoiesis (beta …

Integration of e-learning resources into a medical school curriculum

SEO Khogali, DA Davies, PT Donnan, A Gray… - Medical …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background: E-learning has the potential to make important contributions to medical
education, but there has been limited study of a blended approach in which the digital …

[BOOK][B] Iron metabolism in health and disease.

JH Brock, JW Halliday, MJ Pippard, LW Powell - 1994 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The aim of this book is to review recent advances in knowledge of normal and aberrant iron
metabolism in man. The book is aimed to meet the needs of research scientists and …