Alison Jane Dawson

• National Health Service

Insulin resistance (IR) after bariatric surgery is significantly lower than controls matched for body mass index (BMI) and is indistinguishable from lean subjects however it is not known if this is the same for associated cardiovascular risk (CVR) markers (endothelial function (EF) and clot structure and function (maximum absorbance (MA) lysis pote...

Background: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an adverse cardiovascular risk profile and an increased prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is also associated with an adverse cardiovascular risk profile. Objective: To compare the cardiovascular risk profile of women with PCOS alone and women with PCOS and N...

Deliberate poisoning with intentional ingestion of elemental mercury is reported not to result in systemic toxicity due to minimal absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. We report a case of a 43 year old male who intentionally ingested 200ml elemental mercury which resulted in abdominal pain and vomiting. The patient subsequently aspirated glo...

Biological variation refers to the natural fluctuations found when repeated measurements are made in a biological system. Generally, biological variation remains within narrow boundaries in health, but may differ in pathological states, with implications for the diagnosis and monitoring of disease processes. In disease, biological variation may alt...

This is the first reported case of intussusception in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus complicated by gastroparesis and autonomic neuropathy. Literature on the reported cases of intussusception in patients with diabetes, its aetiopathology and possible association with gastroparesis has been systematically reviewed following a Medline databa...