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Determinantes sociales de la salud influyentes en la complicación de pacientes hipertensos y diabéticos que padecen insuficiencia renal

Rev. med. Risaralda; 25 (1), 2019
Resumen Introducción: Los determinantes sociales de la salud aluden al impacto que tienen sobre la salud y la enfermedad en la población diversos componentes demográficos. Objetivo: identificar los determinantes sociales de salud que influyen en la complicación de pacientes hipertensos y diabéti...

Effect of preoperative creatinine levels on mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: an observational study

Abstract Introduction: Renal function is an independent risk factor for mortality among on-pump coronary bypass grafting (ONCABG) patients. This association is well known in the international literature, but there is a lack of knowledge of how admission creatinine (AC) levels modulate each cardiovascula...

An atypical presentation of a severe and massive atheroembolic disease

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Atheroembolic renal disease (AERD) is a kidney manifestation of atherosclerosis as a systemic disease. AERD is defined as a renal impairment secondary to embolization of cholesterol crystals with consequent occlusion of renal vascularization. The current case report describes one patient with mu...

Easy resolution of severe obstructive kidney injury

SUMMARY Chronic constipation is a common diagnosis with a high prevalence in the elderly. Constipation affects the quality of life of sick individuals, bringing several clinical complications....

Relação entre perfil profissional de enfermeiros intensivistas e cuidados omissos na terapia por hemodiálise

REME rev. min. enferm; 23 (), 2019
OBJETIVO: verificar a relação entre perfil profissional de enfermeiros intensivistas e os cuidados omissos na terapia por hemodiálise. MÉTODO: estudo observacional realizado entre junho e setembro de 2016 em unidades de terapia intensiva de dois hospitais. A amostra foi composta de 30 enfermeiros. Pa...

Avaliação do nível de conhecimento dos médicos residentes do Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal na diferenciação e reconhecimento entre lesão renal aguda e crônica

Os rins eliminam produtos indesejáveis do metabolismo, mantêm constante o volume extracelular, a concentração extracelular de potássio, a pressão osmótica e o equilíbrio ácido-base do organismo, atuam na regulação da pressão arterial e desempenham funções endócrinas. Nesse sentido, quando ...

Incidencia y factores de riesgo asociados con nefropatía inducida por medios de contraste en procedimientos intervencionistas de cardiología

Repert. med. cir; 28 (3), 2019
Introducción: la nefropatía inducida por medios de contraste (NIC) es la injuria secundaria a la exposición en procedimientos diagnósticos e intervencionistas. Representa la tercera causa de insuficiencia renal aguda hospitalaria. Esta investigación buscó establecer factores de riesgo para NIC en c...

Trabajos originales en Colombia de lesión renal aguda: ¿Qué hay disponible a nivel nacional?

Repert. med. cir; 28 (2), 2019
Introducción: la lesión renal aguda (LRA) es una entidad sindromática con múltiples etiologías cuyas estrategias de prevención y tratamiento se deben basar en los datos epidemiológicos locales. En América Latina los trabajos originales son escasos y no hay certeza del estado de la investigación ...

Prevalence of urodynamic changes with risk for upper urinary tract damage in neuroschistosomiasis patients

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to identify the prevalence of urodynamic changes with an associated risk of developing upper urinary tract damage in neuroschistosomiasis patients. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted, wherein68 patients were admitted for analysis of urodynamics, urea and ...

Serum regucalcin is a useful indicator of liver injury severity in patients with hepatitis B virus-related liver diseases

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (10), 2019
Regucalcin is a soluble protein that is principally expressed in hepatocytes. Studies of regucalcin have mainly been conducted in animals due to a lack of commercially available kits. We aimed to develop an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to quantify serum regucalcin in patients with hepatitis ...