Fondly known as June, entered eternal rest September 4, 2013, after a long battle with diabetes and a two-year battle with kidney failure, encircled by her family. She was 70 years old. June was born on July 17, 1943 in Parsons, WV. June moved to Sacramento in 1947. She graduated fr...
Interestingly, survivors from sepsis-associated AKI carry the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the post-sepsis reinfection is common [4]. Hence, sepsis with pre-existing renal injury is more severe than sepsis in previously normal renal function [5,6,7]. With more favorable...
Table 1. The values of biochemical parameters in rat serum and kidney obtained from different experimental groups. 2.3. Tissue Oxidative Stress The acute exposure of rats to test substances slightly increased tissue TBARS levels, while, at the same time, it had no impact on catalase activity (...
Background: Protein restriction may retard the need for renal replacement therapy; compliance is considered a barrier, especially in elderly patients. Methods: A feasibility study was conducted in a newly organized unit for advanced kidney disease; three diet options were offered: normalization of prot...