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‘Sweet Hypoxia’ with Acute Kidney Injury: The Unpredictability of Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 Infection – a Community Hospital Experience

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Severe COVID-19 infection may result in hypoxaemic respiratory failure, necessitating invasive mechanical ventilation.1-3 The authors…

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Nephrotoxic Mechanisms of Gadolinium: Implications for the Use of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents

Gadolinium-based contrast agents are widely used for MRI. Although they may be considered well-tolerated at recommended dosing levels…

‘Sweet Hypoxia’ with Acute Kidney Injury: The Unpredictability of Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 Infection – a Community Hospital Experience

Severe COVID-19 infection may result in hypoxaemic respiratory failure, necessitating invasive mechanical ventilation.1-3 The authors…

Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection: Is It Really So Rare?

Spontaneous renal artery dissection (SRAD) is a rare and often unrecognised clinical entity, which accounts for 1–2% of all arterial…

Senescence-Like Changes in B-Cell Phenotype in Patients with Haemodialysis

Patients on dialysis are characterised by susceptibility to infections, high prevalence of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and poor…

The Association Between Cystatin C and Arterial Stiffness in Non-Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Serum cystatin C (cysC) is a protease inhibitor with a low molecular weight, which is produced by all nucleated cells at a constant rate…

Digital Education for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: The Renal Health Project Experience

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing problem in many parts of the world, with >700 million people affected.1 One of the main challenges in the…

Mepolizumab Therapy in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: 1-Year Follow-Up Study Using Anti-IL-5 as a Steroid Sparing Therapeutic Approach

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a small vessel vasculitis characterised by the presence of tissue eosinophilia…

Use of Rituximab for Glomerular Diseases Indicated Versus Off-Label: Clinical Perspective

Rituximab (RTX) is used worldwide for the treatment of glomerulonephritis (GN), including membranous glomerulopathy (MN), minimal change disease (MCD)…

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