Serum calcium levels and its association with coronary artery disease by Mansi A Patel, Sachin Ratanlal Agrawal, Sourya Acharya, Sunil Kumar

“…Calcium supplements have been shown to increase mortality and/or accelerate vascular disease in dialysis patients and those with less severe renal failure, and meta-analyses of trials in adults without overt renal disease imply a similar effect. …”
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Genotype/phenotype relationship in mild congenital nephrotic syndrome by Mulić Bilsana, Peco-Antić Amira, Ozaltin Fatih

“…Congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNS) is a severe disease complicated by hemodynamic instability, infections, thrombosis, growth disorder and progressive renal failure leading to end-stage kidney disease within a few years. …”
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A rare case of focal segmental glomerular sclerosis and subsequent necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis in the same patient by Jake Cho, Erika Lara, Izuchukwu Nwakoby

“…In 2017, she developed acute renal failure with increased proteinuria. Despite prior FSGS diagnosis, her new kidney biopsy revealed pauci-immune necrotizing glomerulonephritis. …”
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Polyphenols and Their Effects on Muscle Atrophy and Muscle Health by Takeshi Nikawa, Anayt Ulla, Iori Sakakibara

“…Various conditions, such as denervation, disuse, aging, chronic diseases, heart disease, obstructive lung disease, diabetes, renal failure, AIDS, sepsis, cancer, and steroidal medications, can cause muscle atrophy. …”
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Ricin Toxicity: Clinical and Molecular Aspects by Mohammad Moshiri, Fatemeh Hamid, Leila Etemad

“…Oral ingestion of CB or RT results in abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and various types of gastrointestinal bleeding that leading to volume depletion, hypovolemic shock, and renal failure. Inhalation of the toxin presents with non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, diffuse necrotizing pneumonia, interstitial and alveolar inflammation, and edema. …”
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Breaking socioeconomic barriers in diabetes technologies: Outcomes of a pilot insulin pump programme for the underprivileged in Rural India by Krishnan Swaminathan, Vinaykumar Mukhekar, Ohad Cohen

“…Sixteen people with type 1 diabetes (PWD) were chosen due to poor control or an urgent situation like pregnancy or renal failure. Demographic data along with variables such as age, sex, time of diagnosis of T1DM, duration of CSII therapy, total daily insulin dose, hypoglycaemias, hospitalisations, glycosylated haemoglobin pre- and post-pump were collected. …”
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The prevalence and risk factors for gallstone disease in taiwanese vegetarians. by Yen-Chun Chen, Chia Chiou, Ming-Nan Lin, Chin-Lon Lin

“…GSD is not associated with type of vegetarian diet, duration of vegetarianism, low education level, physical inactivity, diabetes, coronary artery disease, cerebral vascular accident, chronic renal failure, hepatitis C virus infection, and lipid abnormalities. …”
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Renal thrombotic microangiopathy in an ANCA-associated vasculitis by Ana Teresa Domingos, Sara Barreto, Eduarda Carias, Ana Cabrita, Helena Viana, Mário Góis

“…Six months later he was referred to the nephrology department for rapidly progressive renal failure and a kidney biopsy was performed, which showed several glomeruli globally sclerosed and others presenting fibrous crescents. …”
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Designing and Implementing a Practical Course of "Pharmacotherapy in Special Populations" for Medical Interns by Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee, Nastaran Izadi Mood, Mehrdad Memarzadeh, Shahin Shirani, Nikoo Yamani

“…The most important needs of medical interns in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in this regard were recognizing oral and topical medications as well as injections and inhalers special considerations about pharmacotherapy in special populations, especially pregnant women, mothers who are breast-feeding, infants, elders and patients with advanced renal failure and also knowledge about respiratory, dermatology, hepatic and renal diseases due to drug administration. …”
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A comparison of impact of comorbidities and demographics on 60-day mortality in ICU patients with COVID-19, sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome by Björn Ahlström, Robert Frithiof, Ing-Marie Larsson, Gunnar Strandberg, Miklos Lipcsey, Michael Hultström

“…In the model on 60-day mortality in ARDS and COVID-19 significant interactions with cohort were found for acute disease severity, age and chronic renal failure. In conclusion, age and sex play particular roles in COVID-19 mortality during intensive care but the burden of comorbidity was similar between sepsis and COVID-19 and ARDS and COVID-19.…”
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Snake Venom Metalloproteinases and Their Peptide Inhibitors from Myanmar Russell’s Viper Venom by Khin Than Yee, Morgan Pitts, Pumipat Tongyoo, Ponlapat Rojnuckarin, Mark C. Wilkinson

“…Russell’s viper bites are potentially fatal from severe bleeding, renal failure and capillary leakage. Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) are attributed to these effects. …”
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Epidemiologic profiles, major complications, and mortality rate at a burn treatment center in the Amazon by José Antonio Cordero da Silva, Fabiel Spani Vendramin, Marina Matos Martins, Ana Victória Martins Lima, Louise Menezes da Cunha, Cynthia Lopes Pereira de Borborema

“…The most frequent complications were respiratory (69.4%) and renal failure (57.1%), followed by sepsis (38.8%). …”
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Effects of two different angiotensin receptor blockers on blood glucose level and HbA1c in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients with hypertension by Shafat Iqbal Bhati, S. F. Haque, S. S. Siddiqi, Rizwan Ahmad

“…Hypertension further increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease (CHD), congestive heart failure (CHF), ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, renal failure, and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). …”
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Si-based agent alleviated small bowel ischemia–reperfusion injury through antioxidant effects by Masato Shimada, Yoshihisa Koyama, Yuki Kobayashi, Yasunari Matsumoto, Hikaru Kobayashi, Shoichi Shimada

“…As it has been effective for ulcerative colitis, renal failure, and IR injury during skin flap transplantation, it could be effective for small intestinal IR injury. …”
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Successful Treatment of Multiple Organ Failure After Wasp Stings in an Elderly Patient by Wang Han-Min, Li Feng, Zhou Mei-Lan, Li Rong, Liu Hong-Bao, Huang Chen, Zhang Peng

“…He was suffering from acute renal failure, hepatic, respiratory, and circulatory failures, and intravascular hemolysis. …”
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Vaccinations and Chronic Diseases: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Reported Adherence among Patients in Italy by Francesco Napolitano, Giorgia Della Polla, Maria Simona Capano, Michela Augimeri, Italo Francesco Angelillo

“…This behavior was less likely in married patients, those who were worried about the side effects of the vaccines, and those who suffered from renal failure. The results highlight the need to implement effective vaccination programs in order to decrease the complication of VPDs in at-risk population.…”
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Bilateral single system ectopic ureters – A rare variant by Aditi Vijay Dalvi, Maitreyee Save, Paras Kothari, Abhaya Gupta, Sanjay Oak, Shahaji Deshmukh, Apoorva Kulkarni, Saket Jha, Dhvani Shah

“…Post op patient had acute on chronic renal failure, stabalised by haemodialysis. It is a rare presentation if managed promptly can prevent renal replacement therapy.…”
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Normal anion gap metabolic acidosis secondary to topiramate intake: case report by Jorge Fernando Miño-Bernal, Luis Eduardo Alcaraz-Díaz, Sergio Zamora-Gómez, Angela Cristina Montenegro-Ibarra

“…Bicarbonate losses or renal tubular disorders generate normal anion gap acidosis as opposed to acidosis resulting from an overproduction of endogenous acid or renal failure, which causes high anion gap. Topiramate is a little known cause of normal anion gap metabolic acidosis; by inhibiting carbonic anhydrase, it causes mixed renal tubular acidosis or type 3 acidosis, as a consequence of the inability to secrete hydrogen ions in the collecting tubule, and a limitation of bicarbonate reabsorption in the proximal tubule. …”
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Heme Oxygenase 1: A Defensive Mediator in Kidney Diseases by Anne Grunenwald, Lubka T. Roumenina, Marie Frimat

“…The heme oxygenase (HO) system performs an important function in the regulation of oxidative stress and inflammation and, via these mechanisms, is thought to play a role in the prevention of non-specific injuries following acute renal failure or resulting from chronic kidney disease. …”
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A new index for the outcome of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis by Liu Chan, Yang Danyi, Chao Cheng

“…The clinical and pathological data were recorded and analyzed, and statistical differences were observed between the serum uric acid level and the percentage of chronic renal failure. The pathological results showed significant differences in interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA), degree of mesangial hyperplasia, vascular lesions, synaptopodin intensity, and foot process effacement between the two groups. …”
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