Aluminum Intoxication in Chronic Kidney Disease
J. bras. nefrol; 43 (4,supl.1), 2021
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Treatment of tegumentary leishmaniasis in two hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease using two series of pentamidine
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021
Abstract In this study, we present two cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in patients with end-stage renal disease, who were treated solely with intramuscular pentamidine. In such cases, treatment implies a fine line between therapeutic efficacy and toxicity. This is suggestive of a knowledge gap; however,...
Opinions about Death in People Receiving Dialysis
West Indian med. j; 69 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: People receiving dialysis have a high mortality rate due to life-threatening, chronic renal failure. These patients experience the fear of pain and suffering, loneliness and death in the haemodialysis unit. This research aimed at determining the perception of death in people receivin...
Prevalência e fatores associados a não inscrição para transplante renal
Cad. Saúde Pública (Online); 37 (6), 2021
Resumo: Este estudo avaliou a prevalência e os fatores associados a não procura por transplante renal entre pacientes em diálise crônica na Região Metropolitana de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Foram excluídos os pacientes sem condições clínicas e aqueles em avaliação pré-transplante renal. Um q...
Glomerulonefritis rápidamente progresiva mediada por inmunocomplejos (tipo II). Revisión de la literatura
Med. lab; 25 (3), 2021
La glomerulonefritis rápidamente progresiva mediada por complejos
inmunes (GMNRP II) es un síndrome clínico caracterizado por el rápido deterioro
de la función renal asociado a hematuria, edemas y oliguria. Histológicamente se
manifiesta como una glomerulonefritis crescéntica, con la presencia de ...
Demographics and clinical features of elderly patients undergoing regular dialysis in Brazil
Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (4), 2021
An increasing number of elderly people in renal support is expected in the coming years. The objective of this study was to report the clinical and socio-demographic data of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) adult patients undergoing regular dialysis treatment comparing elderly (≥65 years old) and non...
Hemodiálisis incremental. ¿Una propuesta terapéutica?
Incremental hemodialysis. A therapeutic proposal?
An. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Asunción); 53 (3), 2020
La función renal (FR) es medida por varios métodos. La más utilizada es el aclaramiento de creatinina
(ClCr), que reflejaría, el filtrado glomerular (FG). Para su medición se recurre a la recolección de
orina durante 24 horas o a la utilización de fórmulas, siendo la más utilizada, la ecuación ...
Tuberculosis urogenital en un paciente con falla renal, estado del arte
Iatreia; 33 (4), 2020
RESUMEN La tuberculosis es una enfermedad infecciosa y frecuente en países en vía de desarrollo. Esta puede causar una amplia variedad de complicaciones y presentaciones atípicas con alta morbimortalidad. De la forma genitourinaria se sospechada muy poco, razón por la cual su diagnóstico se hace, us...
Prevalence of abnormalities in electrocardiogram conduction in dialysis patients: a comparative study
J. bras. nefrol; 42 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The electrocardiogram (ECG) can aid in identification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients at high risk for cardiovascular diseases. Cohort studies describe ECG abnormalities in patients on hemodialysis (HD), but we did not find data comparing ECG abnormalities among patients w...
Análisis de sobrevida en pacientes incidentes de hemodiálisis en Chile, 2013-2019
Rev. méd. Chile; 148 (12), 2020
Background: Renal replacement therapies, especially hemodialysis (HD) in end-stage kidney disease, avoid an inevitable death caused by the disease. However, in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities, this therapy could derive in a comparable survival than conservative management. Considering that H...