The cause of the patient's metabolic alkalosis eventually was linked to surreptitious ingestion of baking soda. This case highlights the necessity of a high index of suspicion for the diverse clandestine behaviors that can cause metabolic alkalosis and the usefulness of urine pH and anion gap in ...
Discontinuation of CRRT, as per the KDIGO guidelines, should be considered “when CRRT is no longer required either because intrinsic kidney function has recovered to the point that is adequate to meet patient needs, or because CRRT is no longer consistent with the goal of care” [11]. These...
Adequate antibiotic drug exposure in patients treated for bacterial infections is of high importance because underexposure is associated with therapeutic failure and the development of antibiotic resistance, while overexposure may lead to toxicity [1]. Reducing the dose of renally cleared antibiotics for ...
46, no. 9, pp. 1857-1865, 2014.Bucsa C, Stefan G, Tacu D, Sinescu I, Sinescu RD, Harza M. Does the KDIGO CKD risk stratification based on GFR and proteinuria predict kidney graft failure? Int Urol Nephrol 2014; 46: 1857-65....
Inhibition of Histone Lysine Demethylases 5 Attenuates AKI but Does Not Impact Acute Kidney Disease or CKDdoi:10.1681/ASN.2024xwn6fyy8Sungjin ChungEun Sil KohAmerican Society of NephrologyJournal of the American Society of Nephrology
Normoalbuminuria Does Not Always Mean Normal Kidney FunctionJody A. Charnow, Editor
O'Seaghdha et al1 report that lower urinary connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) levels precede the onset of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 in the general population. This interesting finding is unexpected and seems to conflict with previous observations by us and others that kidney ...
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38 Race Does Not Influence ESRD and Mortality in Obese Patients with CKD Stages 3-4: Results From The Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)American Journdoi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.02.041Revekka BabyevAdam T. Whaley-ConnellAbhijit V. Kshirsagar...
Xanthine oxidase (XO) contributes to oxidative stress and vascular disease. Hyperuricemia and gout are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a population at increased risk of vascular disease. We evaluated effects of allopurinol on serum XO activity and metabolome of CKD patients who...