Nephrology

One of the most common causes of a poorly functioning haemodialysis (HD) line is the formation of a fibrin sheath. Tunnelled HD lines contain a Dacron® (Invista, Wichita, Kansas, USA) cuff at the skin entry site, which helps secure the catheter in place due to the fibrosis that occurs in the subdermal tissues.

The authors present a case report of a child presenting with difficult-to-manage, steroid-sensitive, frequently relapsing nephrotic…

Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) are very prevalent in Central America, particularly in El Salvador. Mesoamerican nephropathy (MN) is a CKD diagnosis that almost exclusively affects young male agricultural labourers.

Anaemia is a common and serious complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that can greatly impact the daily lives of patients. However…

A spectrum of various pathophysiological processes associated with a progressive worsening in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)…

Growing up, I didn’t have much exposure to medicine. There were no physicians, or even anyone in science, in my family, including…

I always enjoyed science and being part of a bigger community. Medicine combines these two aspects really well. I pursued nephrology…

Setting the scene, Bakris defined CKD as a reduction in kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] <60 mL/min/1.73 m2), alongside the presence of albuminuria (≥30 mg/day) as an indication of kidney damage.