Higher risk breast screening: cancer detection rates, recall rates, and attendance rates in Northern Ireland.

Aim: To evaluate the outcomes of higher risk screening in Northern Ireland (NI) and compare with the UK National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP).

Materials And Methods: Higher risk breast screening commenced in NI in April 2013. Data on the programme were audited retrospectively through the Higher Risk screening centre.

Navicular drop measurement in people with rheumatoid arthritis: interrater and intrarater reliability.

Background And Purpose: Navicular drop (ND) measurement may be a valuable examination technique for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, no data exist on reliability for this technique in patients with RA. The purposes of this study were: (1) to determine interrater and intrarater reliability of ND measurements in people with RA, (2) to compare ND values of people with RA with published normative data, and (3) to investigate ND measurement error associated with the use of skin markings.

Methods for the determination of trace aluminium contamination in dialysis fluids.

The problems associated with aluminium contamination of dialysis fluids are reviewed. The major sources of such contamination are generally the water supply or salts used in the manufacture of the fluids. It is generally desirable to keep the aluminium concentration of the dialysate below 15 micrograms/l.