1.   If renal function is adequate, diuresis should be instituted after volume replacement, to induce urinary calcium losses.

2.   If renal function is severely impaired, acetazolamide is ineffective.

3.   In addition, sustained normalization of uric acid levels does not produce improvement in renal function.

4.   When gouty patients are found to have impaired renal function, they should be evaluated carefully for other causes of renal damage.

5.   These results were compared with those from age and sex matched control patients with normal renal function with and without H pylori infection.

6.   Sensitive indicators of renal function in a group of patients maintained on long term, delayed release mesalazine and a comparable group on sulphasalazine have been studied.