Journal of Clinical Nephrology ISSN: 2576-9529

Noor Sameh Darwich, Melissa Schnell and L. Nicholas Cossey

<h2>Abstract</h2> <p>Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), a form of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), is a rare disease with an often-occult presentation. It is more common in 4th and 5th decades of life but can be seen in all ages.</p> <p>This case report deta... Export Citation CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS GrowKudos Search IT Google Scholar ResearchGate Scilit Semantic Scholar

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Raquel M Moreira, Géssica SB Barbosa*, Cristiane B Dias, Luis Yu, Viktoria Woronik and Lívia B Cavalcante

<h2>Text</h2> <p>A 61-year-old Brazilian black woman consulted with a nephrologist due to proteinuria identified on a routine urine test. She has a personal history of thymoma resection five years ago, followed by multiple episodes of pulmonary infections including mycobacterios... Export Citation CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS GrowKudos Search IT Google Scholar ResearchGate Scilit Semantic Scholar

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Faysal Gok*, Cengiz Zeybek, Ayse Balat and Olcay Y Jones

<h2>Abstract</h2> <p>Infantile cystinosis is a lysosomal storage disease leading to end stage kidney disease at early ages. There is no effective treatment and patients require long term dialysis or kidney transplant for survival. We present our experience on three affected chil... Export Citation CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS GrowKudos Search IT Google Scholar ResearchGate Scilit Semantic Scholar

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Malomo Adefolarin O*, Aminu, Kafayat, Adeolu Augustine A, Adeleye Amos O, Balogun James A, Badejo Oluwakemi A, Shokunbi Mathew T and Jegede Ayodele S

<h2>Summary</h2> <p>Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is among the most common nosocomial infections especially in acute care settings. Its economic and unanticipated health implications make it burdensome for the healthcare providers and patients. The paper ex... Export Citation CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS GrowKudos Search IT Google Scholar ResearchGate Scilit Semantic Scholar

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Mélanie Gallot, Nathalie Rieth and Alexandre Ganea

Many side effects, in addition to those of the pathology itself, have occurred with hemodialysis treatment but existing literature have shown that physical activity is beneficial to hemodialysis patients. Nevertheless, our parameters have not been studied enough with a resistance training prog... Export Citation CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS GrowKudos Search IT Google Scholar ResearchGate Scilit Semantic Scholar

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José Agapito Fonseca*, Sofia Jorge, Joana Gameiro, José António Lopes and José Oliveira Guerra

The authors present the case of a 45-year-old female patient with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). She had unsatisfactory glycemic control, and showed some intellectual limitations. Her urine exam was unremarkable, and her renal ultrasound revealed single right kidney with aspects su... Export Citation CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS GrowKudos Search IT Google Scholar ResearchGate Scilit Semantic Scholar

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Karen F Factor*

Obesity has become a worldwide Epidemic affecting more than 300 million people. Overweight is defined as BMI (Body Mass Index) of 25-29.9 kg/m2. Obesity is defined as BMI greater than 30 kg/m2, and Morbid Obesity is a BMI of > than 35 kg/m2 [1].

Many Dialysis patients are overwei... Export Citation CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS GrowKudos Search IT Google Scholar ResearchGate Scilit Semantic Scholar

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Daniel B Levin, Umar Malik, Ihab Ajaaj, Jon P Blaschke, Betty Skipper, Sandra L McClelland, Kathleen Fagan, Antonia M Harford, Philip G Zager and Veena Raizada*

<h2>Abstract</h2> <p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is prevalent in hemodialysis (HD). In the general population, more women than men have PH due to left ventricular (LV) disease with preserved ejection fraction (EF). Little is known about... Export Citation CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS GrowKudos Search IT Google Scholar ResearchGate Scilit Semantic Scholar

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D Martinez-Lopez, D Jover-Rios, P Esteve-Atienzar, J Mendez-Mora, A Mendez-Jover, F Caparros-Hernandez, V Jorda-Climent, C Segui-Perez, M Segui-Perez, C García-Cervera, JM Nunez-Cruz, J Guzman-Martinez, I Hernandez-Isasi, D Bonet-Tur, S Banon-Escandell, J Peris-García, P Roig-Rico, A Perez-Fullana and JM Seguí-Ripoll*

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a highly prevalent disease, imposing high mortality rates worldwide, and it is closely related to cardiovascular events. Vitamin D deficiency is very prevalent in patients with CKD from the earliest stages of the disease, and it has been associated with higher m... Export Citation CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS GrowKudos Search IT Google Scholar ResearchGate Scilit Semantic Scholar

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Juliana Amaro Borborema Bezerra, Carlos Teixeira Brandt*, Daniel Mozart Bezerra Borborema, Arthur Quirino Ramos, Matheus Rodrigues de Souza and Fernanda Andrea Menezes Florencio Maciel

Introduction: Obesity may cause progressive chronic kidney disease. Weight loss in the postoperative follow-up of bariatric surgery may improve renal function in these patients. Thus, the purpose of this study was to give insight on the subject using a sensible biomarker.
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