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Utilidad de la fórmula HUGE para el diagnóstico de enfermedad renal crónica en el anciano

INTRODUCCIÓN: La enfermedad renal crónica se encuentra en ascenso.Prevenir o retardar su progresión mediante la aplicación de estrategias dirigidas al diagnóstico precoz es esencial. OBJETIVO: Evaluar la utilidad de la fórmula HUGE para el diagnóstico de Enfermeda...

An Assessment of the Accuracy of Creatinine Measurements in Guyana

West Indian med. j; 69 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Background: The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is relatively high in Guyana. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reporting allows for early-stage CKD identification when therapeutic interventions can prevent CKD progression. Accurate creatinine measurements are essential for ...

Asociación entre los niveles séricos de vitamina D y marcadores inflamatorios en pacientes en hemodiálisis

Gac. méd. Méx; 156 (6), 2020
Resumen Introducción: La relación entre 25-OH-vitamina D y el sistema inmune en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica es objeto de atención. Objetivos: Evaluar la prevalencia de la deficiencia de vitamina D en pacientes en hemodiálisis e investigar la asociación entre la vitamina D y proteína C...

Irisin and troponin I expression in dialysis patients submitted to remote ischemic preconditioning: a pilot study

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: Renal replacement therapy continues to be related to high hospitalization rates and poor quality of life. All-cause morbidity and mortality in renal replacement therapy in greater than 20% per year, being 44 times greater when diabetes is present, and over 10 times that of the gener...

Nutritional assessment in chronic kidney disease: the protagonism of longitudinal measurement

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (1), 2020

Digital radiography as an alternative method in the evaluation of bone density in uremic rats

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: Digital radiography (DRx) may provide a suitable alternative to investigate mineral and bone disorder (MBD) and loss of bone density (BD) in rodent models of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The objective of this study was to use DRx to evaluate BD in CKD rats, and to evaluate the co...

Thrombin generation and thromboelastometry tests in dogs with chronic kidney disease

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (2), 2020
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have paradoxical hemostatic potential because they have bleeding episodes but are also prone to thrombosis. Few studies have evaluated blood viscoelastic properties in dogs with kidney disease; on the other hand, hypercoagulability has been observed in these pat...

Upper Zone of Growth Plate and Cartilage Matrix (UCMA) Levels in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important health problem across the world affecting the adult population with an enormous social and economic burden. Calcium regulation is also affected in patients with CKD, and related to several disorders including vascular calcifications, mineral bone diso...

Hyperkalemia in chronic kidney disease

SUMMARY Hyperkalemia is a frequent finding in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This increase in serum potassium levels is associated with decreased renal ion excretion, as well as the use of medications to reduce the progression of CKD or to control associated diseases such as diabetes mellitu...