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Jan 2020
Aamir Jalal Al MosawiCorresponding author
A new dietary approach used to lower urea levels in chronic renal failure, and thus simulating dialysis has been recently described. This approach has been increasingly called intestinal or dietary dialysis. The aim of this paper is to describe the emerging evidence, principles, and concepts related…
Dec 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-19-3112
Zeki AydinCorresponding author
Introduction Increased oxidative stress and blunted anti-oxidant mechanisms are important problems in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) act directly on proteins, leading to the formation of oxidized amino acids. Advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) are among these subst…
Feb 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.3070-5835.jcpn-18-1956
Belgüzar KaraCorresponding author
This pilot study aimed to determine the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of Turkishpatients on in-center hemodialysis about home hemodialysis (HHD) and their related factors. A cross-sectional study was performed among 32 patients on in-center hemodialysis in a tertiary hospital in Turkey. Data were…
Jun 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-15-905
Vaia D. RaikouCorresponding author
Backgroud: Metabolic acidosis, a common condition particularly in end stage renal disease patients, results in malnutrition and inflammation. In this study, we focused on the importance of metabolic acidosis on manifestations of cardiovascular disease in patients on peritoneal dialysis. Methods: We…
May 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-15-720
Ghita El BardaiCorresponding author
Introduction: Sonographic B-lines, also known as lung comets, have been shown to correlate with the presence of extravascular lung water. The aim of this study is to assess if chest ultrasound could detect lung water imbibition and its variations induced by dialysis, an experimental model of control…
Feb 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-5424.jgm-15-815
Samah Abd ElhamidCorresponding author
Background: Polymorphonuclear leucocytes are the first line of defence against foreign invaders and constitute the major cell type involved in certain types of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. Aim of the Work: The aim of the present study was to investigate the changes in expression of BCL-2…
Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2377-2549.jndc-20-3460
Nivedharshini TamilvananCorresponding author
Laccase enzyme production is important and more beneficial for environment, because it has many roles like, involved in bioremediation, biodegradation, decolorization of environmental polluted dyes and pharmaceutical sector also. Production of laacse enzyme from bacillus sp as using of Agro waste (r…
May 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2575-7881.jdrr-20-3343
Amged Hussen AbdelrhmanCorresponding author
Background Anemia of chronic disease is anemia found in certain chronic disease states, is typically marked by the disturbance of iron homeostasis or hypoferremia. Chronic renal failure is currently known as Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) or Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CRI) implies long-standing, pro…
Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9359.jot-17-1807
Ryan J. SchuttCorresponding author
Purpose Intra-operative insults may subject living kidney transplants to poor outcomes. Therefore, we investigated whether intra-operative recipient and donor hemodynamics could act as predictors of delayed graft function and subsequent outcomes. Materials and Methods Living kidney donors and recipi…
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-17-1606
O OsmanCorresponding author
Consultant nephrologist, Alqunfudah Hospital, KSA.
Several interactions exist between thyroid and kidney function in many disorders. Many publications explored the relationship between thyroid diseases (TD) and chronic kidney diseases (CKD). However, the morphological thyroid changes in patients with CKD or End Stage Kidney disease (ESKD) were not f…
Mar 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2476-1710.jdt-16-1262
R. SchoenfeldCorresponding author
Background. Emotional deterioration is frequently found in patients with chronic kidney disease, but some patients are affected by depressed mood without fulfilling the criteria of a depressive disorder. Those patients might rather suffer from an apathy symptom. Apathy as a symptom of a medical dise…
Oct 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-16-1225
Sachin S. SoniCorresponding author
Arteriovenous fistula is the most commonly used vascular access in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Operating surgeon has to be aware about the normal anatomy of vessels as well as variations in the course of the vessels. Here wereport a case of radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula constructed i…
Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-14-397
Ezra GabbayCorresponding author
Immunotactoid glomerulopathy (ITG) is a rare cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage-renal-disease (ESRD). It is often associated with monoclonal gammopathy and/or hematologic malignancy. We report a patient originally diagnosed with ITG in 1998. He presented with nephrotic-range protein…