Cerebral small vessel disease can be identified using magnetic resonance imaging, and includes white matter hyperintensities, lacunar infarcts, cerebral microbleeds, and brain atrophy. Cerebral small vessel disease and chronic kidney disease share many r
Overall, understanding HDL subclass changes in kidney disease patients is still in its early stages. Future research needs to further explore the impact of different types of kidney lesions on HDL subclasses and elucidate the underlying biological mechanisms to better understand and manage lipid metaboli...
Economic and epidemiological data underscore why kidney disease should be placed on the global public health agenda — kidney disease prevalence is increasing globally and it is now the seventh leading risk factor for mortality worldwide. Moreover, demographic trends, the obesity epidemic and the ...
Medically Reviewed by Igor Kagan, MD Your kidneys play an important role in your overall health, filtering your blood to regulate body fluids and electrolytes and to excrete wastes and toxins. They also regulate blood pressure and produce hormones. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition in...
Arginine Dimethylation Products in Paediatric Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease. Thank you for allowing me to review this paper. There were several fundamental issues with this manuscript that mean it is currently unsuitable for publication. The manuscript gives sufficient descriptions of previous litera...
Introduction Patient education is a crucial component in the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, many education programmes do not tailor to patients' disease-related belief and emotional reactions. According to Leventhal's self-regulation model, such beliefs and reactions, known as ...
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease Wilson’s disease Pregnancy-induced liver diseases (pre-eclampsia /HELLP syndrome) Shock (cardiac failure, sepsis, hemorrhage, dehydration) Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; HELLP: Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low...
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming a major public health problem worldwide. This article reviews the published evidence of prevalence of CKD in population-based study samples that used the standardized definition from the Kidney Disease Outcomes Qu