Context. Feedback from accreting supermassive black holes is often identified as the main mechanism responsible for regulating star-formation in AGN host galaxies. However, the relationships between AGN activity, radiation, winds, and star-formation are complex and still far from being understood. Aims. We study scaling relations between AGN properties, host galaxy properties and AGN winds. We ...

Abstract Introduction: While transient parathyroid insufficiency is not an uncommon complication of thyroidectomy, severe and prolonged hypocalcemia attributed to a combination post-surgical hypoparathyroidism, hungry bone syndrome (HBS) hypovitaminosis D unusual. Clinical Case: A 17-year-old female from remote community in Australia with Graves’ disease, complicated by exophthalmos atrial flut...

Biochemical data from 90 patients presenting to a general practice over the previous five years has been analysed to identify specific nutrient deficiencies. It is a common complaint amongst families of eating disorder (ED) patients that on first presentation to their GP “the bloods were normal so the GP said that there wasn’t anything wrong”. This factor may contribute to delayed treatment of ...

To cite: Gomes C, Dias FMA, Franco L, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2015-211571 DESCRIPTION There is currently great focus on prevention of mineral and bone disorder from early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children. Nowadays, the extreme complications of bone disorder in end-stage CKD are rarely seen in developed countries. H...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of strenuous exercise on bone metabolism and related hormones in elderly subjects. METHODS Twenty one active elderly subjects (11 men and 10 women; mean age 73.3 years) showing a mean theoretical Vo2max of 151.4% participated. Concentrations of plasma ionised calcium (iCa), serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), and 1.25-dihydr...

BACKGROUND As of 2009, anticoagulation with citrate was standard practice in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for critically ill patients at the University Medical Centre of Saarland, Germany. Partial hepatic metabolism of citrate means accumulation may occur during CRRT in critically ill patients with impaired liver function. The aim of this study was to evaluate the actual influenc...