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A S Mason

Publications and source records attributed to A S Mason.

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PubMed1975

Plasma free fatty acid turnover in total lipodystrophy.

Basal free fatty acid (FFA) turnover was found to be elevated or at the upper limit of normal in a patient with total lipodystrophy. The decrease in plasma FFA concentration which occurred after intravenous administration of insulin was shown to be primarily due to a fall in the inflow of FFA into the circulation. These results provide support for the suggestion that adipocytes in total lipodystrophy are able to synthesize triglycercide, but that they are unable to store it because of rapid lipolysis.

Adult↗
PubMed1974

Can I have an ambulance, doctor?

In a study of the ambulance service to an outpatient physiotherapy centre in an urban area over half of the palients were aged over 65, a quarter made at least three visits to the centre weekly, and the average travel and waiting times for all patients was about two-and-a-half hours. There was a direct relation between distance from home to the centre and travelling time for morning but not afternoon attenders. A second survey after some changes in the transport arrangements showed some relatively small reductions in overall travelling and waiting time. It is concluded that even under favourable conditions an important side effect of outpatient physiotherapy is the probable fatigue and anxiety generated by ambulance travel.

Ambulances↗
PubMed1971

Renal tubular acidosis and autoimmune liver disease.

Forty-two patients with autoimmune liver disease have been investigated. Renal tubular acidosis was detected in 60% of the patients with primary biliary cirrhosis, in 30% with active chronic hepatitis, and in one out of seven cases with cryptogenic cirrhosis. The presence of the defect of renal acidification was not related to the level of plasma potassium, copper, or total globulin, nor to the pattern of immunological abnormalities detected in the serum. It is suggested that autoimmune liver disease and renal tubular acidosis may be part of a systemic disorder in the pathogenesis of which immunological mechanisms are involved.

Acidosis, Renal Tubular↗