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Is upper gastrointestinal system screening necessary in kidney transplant candidates?
Published 2023-03-01“…METHODS Between January 2014 and December 2019, patients over the age of 18 who were on dialysis for chronic renal failure and renal transplant candidates at xxx University xxx Hospital were included in the study. …”
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RENIN AND ALDOSTERONE PRODUCTION IN CHILDREN WITH HYDRONEPHROSIS WITH RELATION TO THE SEVERITY OF NON-DIFFERENTIATED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DYSPLASIA AND TIME OF URINAL OBSTRUCTION ELIM...
Published 2011-01-01“…Moderate to severe forms of NDCTD were accompanied with hyperreninaemia regardless the time of obstruction duration and are characterized by early nephrosclerosis formation, relapses of secondary pyelonephritis and renal failure progression. Hyperaldosteronism mostly reflects time of obstruction duration, also adds to srterisl hypertension formation, but is not clearly related to the severity of NDCTD.…”
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Uncovering a Rarely Diagnosed Disease: Severe Leptospirosis with Multiorgan Failure in Slovakia
Published 2023-09-01“…The clinical laboratory picture of the patient was dominated by significant hyperbilirubinemia, acute renal failure, hepatopathy, severe thrombocytopenia, and involvement of the lung parenchyma in the sense of bilateral interstitial pneumonia on chest X-ray. …”
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Bilateral external jugular vein anomalies preventing hemodialysis catheter placement in a cat with anuria secondary to species intoxication
Published 2023-07-01“…This was discovered during attempts to place a hemodialysis catheter for the management of anuric renal failure secondary to Lilium species intoxication. …”
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Acute kidney injury due to cytokine storm in patients with COVID-19 infection
Published 2021-10-01“…AKI management and cytokine profile evaluation should be highly emphasized in patients with COVID-19 to prevent the progression of chronic kidney disease or permanent renal failure. Treatment options in COVID-19 regarding no specific drugs should be supportive and based on stabilizing the patients; however, combination therapy with different antiviral have shown promising outcomes. …”
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Current Status Regarding Immunosuppressive Treatment in Patients after Renal Transplantation
Published 2023-06-01“…Renal transplantation is now the best treatment for end-stage renal failure. To avoid rejection and prolong graft function, organ recipients need immunosuppressive therapy. …”
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Successful treatment of severe anemia using erythropoietin in a Jehovah Witness with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Published 2014-12-01“…In 1989, recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic renal failure. This is an amino acid glycol-protein that stimulates red blood cell production in the same manner as endogenous erythropoietin. …”
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Management of Iron Overload in Beta-Thalassemia Patients: Clinical Practice Update Based on Case Series
Published 2020-11-01“…Prolonged exposure to iron toxicity is involved in the development of endocrinopathy, osteoporosis, cirrhosis, renal failure, and malignant transformation. Now that survival has been dramatically improved, the challenge of iron chelation therapy is to prevent complications. …”
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Depression and low physical activity are related to sarcopenia in hemodialysis: a single-center study
Published 2021-06-01“…Background The number of patients who suffer from chronic renal failure (CRF) has widely increased worldwide. Patients with advanced stages of CRF experience a gradual and progressive loss of muscle and fat mass leading to decreased physical activity and mental health problems. …”
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A Case of Posterior Reversibl Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Mimicking Encephalitis
Published 2013-12-01“…The most common causes of PRES include eclampsia, hypertension, immunosuppressive and cytotoxic therapies, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, chronic renal failure, organ transplantation, analgesics, collagen vascular diseases, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and sepsis. …”
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Case report of a novel mutation of the EYA1 gene in a patient with branchio-oto-renal syndrome
Published 2016-12-01“…Here, we present a 16-year-old boy admitted to the Department of Nephrology at the Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Republic of Kosovo because of severe renal insufficiency diagnosed 6 years ago, which progressed to end-stage renal failure. Clinical examination on readmission showed a pale, lethargic and edematous child, with auricular deformity, pre-auricular tags and pits as well as bilateral branchial fistulae. …”
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Cause of death in patients with end‐stage renal disease: assessing concordance of death certificates with registry reports
Published 2003-08-01“…The death certificates of 219 (20%) of these 1,117 patients made no mention of chronic renal failure. Overall, agreement on cause of death was poor (kappa=0.22). …”
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A comparative qualitative assessment of the severity of diabetic retinopathy in patients with stages III, IV and V, requiring hemodialysis, of chronic renal insufficiency
Published 2022-12-01“…Comparative qualitative assessment of the severity of proliferative diabetic vitreoretinopathy (PDR) in patients with stages III, IV and V of chronic renal failure (CRF). Material and methods. 150 patients (64 % women; 36 % men, aged 38 to 79, mean age 61.3 ± 2.3 years) were examined. …”
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Diabetes self-management and education of people living with diabetes: a survey in primary health care in Muscat Oman.
Published 2013-01-01“…Patients were most often aware of complications concerning loss of vision, renal failure and cardiac problems. Many patients desired further health education. …”
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Renal function in patients with thalassemia major receiving Exjade® dispersible tablets and a new film-coated tablet formulation of deferasirox (Nanojade®)
Published 2022-01-01“…Nanojade® had similar effects to Exjade®, and therefore, the use of Nanojade® is safe in TM patients and does not seem to be associated with increased renal failure, proteinuria, and hypercalciuria.…”
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Quality of Sleep and its Relationship to Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients
Published 2013-11-01“…Introduction: Despite many advances in the treatment of chronic renal failure, the quality of sleep in patients who suffer from this disease is at the risk. …”
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Nephrotoxicity Associated with Novel Anticancer Agents (Aflibercept, Dasatinib, Nivolumab): Case Series and Nephrological Considerations
Published 2020-07-01“…Renal adverse effects may range from asymptomatic proteinuria to renal failure, and their prompt identification and timely treatment is essential for optimal and safe care of the patient. …”
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A Life-Threating Postpartum Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome with Multiorgan Involvement
Published 2022-11-01“…It can remain undiagnosed and can result in a life-threatening event or permanent renal failure. We report a case of a 36-year-old pregnant woman who developed atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome postpartum. …”
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BCG Aortitis, a Rare Complication of BCG Therapy
Published 2023-01-01“…Report: A 74 year old man, with a history of bladder cancer treated with BCG therapy over a year ago, presented with malaise, abdominal pain, anorexia, and significant weight loss for several months associated with acute on chronic renal failure and a tender aneurysm. He was diagnosed with hepatic BCGitis and pararenal BCGaortitis. …”
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Outcomes of prostate cancer patients after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy compared with open radical prostatectomy in Korea
Published 2023-05-01“…The RARP group showed specific surgical complications, like pneumonia and renal failure, more than the RP group. A significantly higher short-term mortality and only modestly lower surgical complications occurred in RARP than RP group. …”
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