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Triatriatum sinistrum em adulto assintomático: relato de caso

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 35 (3), 2022
Cor triatriatum é um anomalia cardíaca congênita rara frequentemente diagnosticada na primeira infância. Este estudo de caso apresenta um adulto com um achado acidental de cor triatriatum sinistrum. Com base na apresentação clínica, o paciente foi tratado de forma conservadora. São apresentados a...

Benefits of water intake on kidney function in older adults: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Objective: The goal of this study is to evaluate the benefits of an increase in water intake guided by a mathematical formula (per kg of body weight) on kidney function in older adults. Methods: Older adults (≥ 65 years old) cared for at the Internal Medicine Unit of a tertiary hospital will be randomi...

Dioctophyme renale in wandering dogs in Pelotas, South of Brasil

Abstract This study aimed to verify the occurrence of Dioctophyme renale in stray dogs in the city of Pelotas, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The Laboratório Regional de Diagnóstico of the Universidade Federal de Pelotas received 146 wandering dogs for necropsy, sent by the City Hall of Pel...

Suppression of diabetes-induced renal inflammatory cell infiltration by metformin associated with the amelioration of renal injury biomarkers

Int. j. morphol; 40 (4), 2022
SUMMARY: Diabetes and hypertension account for the majority of chronic kidney injury cases that can lead to renal failure. The link between the leukocytes common antigen (CD45) and diabetic kidney disease (DKD) with and without metformin incorporation in an animal model has not been investigated before. ...

Hallazgos histopatológicos en biopsia renal de pacientes con COVID-19 y compromiso renal

Med. lab; 26 (3), 2022
Introducción. La lesión renal aguda (LRA) en el paciente con COVID-19 ocurre más frecuentemente en presencia de enfermedades crónicas como diabetes, obesidad, hipertensión arterial y enfermedad renal crónica previa, considerándose un fuerte predictor de resultados desfavorables y mortalidad. El pr...

Histopathological differentiation of drowning in freshwater and saltwater in rats: forensic point of view

Int. j. morphol; 40 (4), 2022
SUMMARY: The postmortem diagnosis of death by drowning is one of the most difficult issues in forensic pathology. We investigated possible evidence differentiating saltwater drowning from freshwater drowning by histopathological changes in brain, heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys tissues. A cross section ...

Effect of kefir on increased apoptosis in liver and kidney in cisplatin toxicity

Int. j. morphol; 40 (2), 2022
SUMMARY: Cisplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent inducing liver and kidney damage. In this study, we intended to investigate the impact of kefir beverage, an essential probiotic and functional food, on liver and kidney damage induced by cisplatin. Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups: Control, ...

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Astragali Radix-Corni Fructus Herb-pair Extract, in kidney-yin deficiency model

Abstract To investigate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Astragali Radix-Corni Fructus herb-pair in kidney-yin deficiency model, which was made by continuously oral gavage of thyroxine. A simple and rapid LC-MS/MS method was developed and validated for the determination of loganin and morroni...

Calcified intrarenal aneurysm simulating urinary lithiasis

ABSTRACT We describe the case of a female patient with calcification in renal topography, initially diagnosed as lithiasis in the left kidney, and later attributed to calcification of intrarenal vascular aneurysm. Next, we discuss the relevance of considering such an entity in the differential diagnoses ...