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An interesting D-lemma : what is all the excitement about vitamin D?

Conradie, Marli; Ascott-Evans, Brynne (Medpharm Publications, 2012)

There has been a dramatic interest in the importance of vitamin D, “the sunshine vitamin”, in the past few years with regard to its impact on various aspects of health and disease. Research into well-known skeletal effects, ...
The role of point-of-care blood testing for ketones in the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis

Coetzee, Ankia; Hoffmann, Mariza; Ascott-Evans, Brynne (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015)

Background. Urine dipstick testing for ketones is widely used when diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is suspected in patients with hyperglycaemia. If urinary ketones are positive, patients are referred for further management – ...