Yes, I’ve been going along with just one kidney — happy as a clam, no complaints. But recently, I had a bit of a health scare that I thought I should share. Impervious means, “not allowing fluid to pass through.” But it also means “insusceptible.” I think those two meanings...
Cognitive impairment and cognitive complaints are highly prevalent in haemodialysis patients and are associated with adverse health outcomes. Currently, there is no established guideline on cognitive screening in this population. Although neuropsychological tests are the gold standard measure of cognition, ...
A biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis and it should be performed when amyloidosis is on the differential; it should be confirmed with immuno fluorescent staining to evaluate the type of protein that is being deposited. The biopsy may be performed on a fat pad, bone marrow, or the...
to be significantly associated with the progression of renal disease in this study could be the following: (1) 24 h proteinuria or urine albumin/protein creatinine ratio (UACR/UPCR) was not determined in the majority of the patients, and proteinuria by dipstick is not a gold standard method....
Fifth, glomerular filtration rate was estimated and not measured with the gold standard. Therefore, beneficial effects of salt restriction in all patients with CKD may remain inconclusive. In conclusion, this meta-analysis of RCTs suggests that moderate dietary salt restriction significantly reduces ...