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18 Jul 2017

Intra-Abdominal Candidiasis

Intra-abdominal candidiasis (IAC) is the second most common form of invasive candidiasis after candidaemia.
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18 Jul 2017

Nutritional Status and Dietary Habits Among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Conservative Treatment: A Longitudinal Study in Brazil

Metabolic disturbances are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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18 Jul 2017

Acute Kidney Injury in the Critically Ill Still Remains a Challenge

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of critical illness and is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
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18 Jul 2017

Acute Intermittent Porphyria in Elderly Patients Undergoing Chronic Haemodialysis: Resolution of Tetraplegia with Systemic Haemin and Rehabilitation

Porphyrias are inherited defects in the biosynthesis of haem.
12 Mins
18 Jul 2017

New Therapies Targeting Cystogenesis in Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is the most common inherited kidney disease and results from mutations in the polycystin 1 gene (PKD1) or…
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18 Jul 2017

Comparison of Fluid Status in a Prevalent Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Cohort: A Retrospective Analysis

Euvolaemia is a major issue in chronic kidney disease, as volume overload (VO) is related to cardiac dysfunction, inflammation, and mortality.
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18 Jul 2017

Malnutrition in Chronic Haemodialysis Patients: Effects of Intradialytic Parenteral Nutritional Therapy on Serum Albumin and Total Protein, BMI, and Phase Angle in Selected Patients

Malnutrition is a common problem that is associated with unfavourable clinical progression, more frequent hospitalisation, and increased mortality in…
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18 Jul 2017

Kidney Volume Evaluation in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients’ Renal Outcomes

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients show end-stage renal disease progression, which requires suitable biomarkers to identify.
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18 Jul 2017

Neopterin, MCP-1, and MCSF as New Markers of Tubular Damage in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease on Conservative Treatment

Chronic kidney disease is characterised by enhanced migration of immunocompetent cells to the sites of inflammation, renal fibrosis, and irreversible…
17 Jul 2017

Basal Forebrain Atrophy and Elevated Plasmatic Homocysteine Levels in Dementia Patients

Ondrej Lerch, MD from Charles University in Prague, 2nd Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic discusses a study…
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