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An audit of 24-hour creatinine clearance measurements at Tygerberg Hospital and comparison with prediction equations

Le Riche, Mia Zemlin, Annalise E. Erasmus, Rajiv T. Davids, M. Razeen (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2007-10)

BACKGROUND: Internationally, clinical guidelines recommend the use of creatinine-based equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) for assessment and follow-up of kidney disease. The routine use of 24-hour ...
HbA1c of 6.5% to diagnose Diabetes Mellitus—Does it work for Us?—The Bellville South Africa study

Zemlin, Annalise E. Matsha, Tandi E. Hassan, Mogamat S. Erasmus, Rajiv T. (Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2011-08)

Background: HbA1c has been the gold standard for glycaemic control follow-up for decades. In 2009, a level of 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) was proposed as diagnostic for diabetes. We test this cut-off in our community. Methods: ...
Potential for medical error : incorrectly completed request forms for thyroid function tests limit pathologists' advice to clinicians

Zemlin, Annalise E. Nutt, Louise Burgess, Lesley J. Eiman, Fredeline Erasmus, Rajiv T. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2009)

Background. Various publications have highlighted the significance of laboratory errors in the pre- and post-analytical phases and their impact on results. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is a first-line thyroid function ...