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18 Jul 2017

Editor's Pick: Acute Kidney Injury in Tropical Countries

Acute kidney injury in tropical countries is strikingly different from that in countries with a temperate climate.
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18 Jul 2017

Vitamin D After Kidney Transplantation: Metabolism and Clinical Importance

Vitamin D (VD) is a key factor in calcium-phosphorus metabolism. In addition, it has increasing popularity due to its pleiotropic effects: renal…
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18 Jul 2017

Blood Pressure and Outcomes in Stage 3–5 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: Less Is More?

This presentation focussed on J-shaped relationships between time-averaged blood pressure (BP) and outcomes in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients…
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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.
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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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