Treatment of life-threatening lithium toxicity with high-volume continuous venovenous hemofiltration.

abstract：:The administration of calcium-blocking drugs exerts a natriuretic response. Acute studies in isolated perfused kidneys and in experimental animals, as well as in man, consistently demonstrate diuresis, natriuresis, calciuresis, and generally kaliuresis, even in the face of arterial blood pressure reduction. Clearance ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Luft FC

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with a long-standing history of familial Mediterranean fever were found to have both microscopic hematuria and proteinuria during the acute attacks. Kidney biopsies from both patients revealed diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis with intense mesangial IgA and C3 deposits and no evidence of ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Said R,Nasrallah N,Hamzah Y,Tarawneh M,al-Khatib M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) show increased cardiovascular morbidity. We hypothesized that vascular properties which can be routinely evaluated noninvasively are related to different stages of CKD and their clinical and biochemical characteristics. METHODS:Arterial vascular properties were qua...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tetzner F,Scholze A,Wittstock A,Zidek W,Tepel M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While chronic dialysis treatment has been suggested to increase pulmonary pressure values, right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is a major cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease. We investigated the impact of different dialysis treatments on right ventricular function. METHODS:We examined 22...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Paneni F,Gregori M,Ciavarella GM,Sciarretta S,De Biase L,Marino L,Tocci G,Principe F,Domenici A,Luciani R,Punzo G,Menè P,Volpe M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate beta-adrenergic responsiveness as assessed by the generation of cyclic AMP after the subcutaneous administration of epinephrine in 31 subjects: normal controls, patients with chronic renal insufficiency, hemodynamically stable patients on chronic acetate dialysis and hemodynamically...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Fuiano G,Dal Canton A,Maj M,Testa A,Memoli B,Conte G,Ariano MG,Guarriello L,Russo D,Andreucci VE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated considerable variability in the volumes of different glomeruli in given individuals (individual glomerular volume: IGV) in a stereologic study of kidneys at forensic autopsy performed to investigate sudden or unexpected death in people without manifest kidney disease. We review some important asso...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Hoy WE,Hughson MD,Diouf B,Zimanyi M,Samuel T,McNamara BJ,Douglas-Denton RN,Holden L,Mott SA,Bertram JF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autopsy reports on 155 successive end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and 147 control patients without ESRD, matched for age, race and gender, were collected. Cystic transformation of the kidneys was noted in 58% of the ESRD patients and 13.6% of the control patients. There were 25 ESRD patients with renal adenoma...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Miller LR,Soffer O,Nassar VH,Kutner MH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dietary sodium may influence cognitive function through its effects on cerebrovascular function and cerebral blood flow. METHODS:The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of dietary sodium intake with cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults. We also evaluated the associations of die...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Nowak KL,Fried L,Jovanovich A,Ix J,Yaffe K,You Z,Chonchol M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on end-of-life (EOL) care among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been largely limited to White hemodialysis patients. In this study, we sought to explore racial variability in EOL communication, care preferences and advance care planning (ACP) among patients with advanced CKD ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Eneanya ND,Wenger JB,Waite K,Crittenden S,Hazar DB,Volandes A,Temel JS,Thadhani R,Paasche-Orlow MK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in renal transplant recipients may be caused due to mycophenolic acid (MPA) toxicity. Using small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) we examined the impact of conversion from Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) to enteric-coated formulation of Mycophenolate Sodium (EC-MPS) given to tr...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Bunnapradist S,Sampaio MS,Wilkinson AH,Pham PT,Huang E,Kuo HT,Anastasi B,Danovitch GM,Lo SK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal disease is a common complication in malaria infection. In acute falciparum malaria renal involvement is usually mild, but in severe disease acute renal failure is a major problem. Acute renal failure has been attributed to ischaemic tubular necrosis from hypovolaemia resulting from vasodilatation due to endothel...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Sinniah R,Lye W

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis without immune deposits is a variant of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis which can account for up to 40% of crescentic nephritis. The prognosis may depend on both the severity of histological injury at presentation and the efficacy of treatment. Recent advances in...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Belghiti D,Levy Y,Rifle G,Ottavioli JN,Rickelynck JP,Wolf C,Chalopin JM,Sobel A

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is common and associated with poor outcome in hemodialysis patients. In hemodialysis patients, geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) have been shown as the nutritional and inflammatory markers, respectively. The present study aimed to assess the pred...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tsai MT,Hu FH,Lien TJ,Chen PJ,Huang TP,Tarng DC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated osteoprotegerin (OPG) levels are inversely correlated with creatinine clearance and end-stage renal disease in patients with diabetes, however its role in predicting decline in renal function and progression to a more advanced stage disease in the elderly general population is unknown. METHODS:This...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Lewis JR,Lim WH,Zhu K,Wong G,Dhaliwal SS,Lim EM,Ueland T,Bollerslev J,Prince RL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the relationship between the renal regulation of sodium and calcium excretion at extremes of sodium intake, we studied 6 normal men ingesting a fixed, 400 mg/day calcium intake and four levels of sodium intake from 10 to 1,500 mEq/day. Serum ionized calcium was not influenced by sodium intake. Blood press...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： McCarron DA,Rankin LI,Bennett WM,Krutzik S,McClung MR,Luft FC

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimating total body water (TBW) is crucial in determining dry weight and dialytic dose for hemodialysis patients. Several anthropometric equations have been used to predict TBW, but a more accurate method is needed. We developed an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict TBW in hemodialysis patients. M...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Chiu JS,Chong CF,Lin YF,Wu CC,Wang YF,Li YC

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum levels of vitamin A (VA) were measured in 71 hemodialysis (HD) patients and in 30 normal controls. 65 of the 71 patients were taking multivitamin preparations (MP) containing VA. The HD patients had significantly greater values: 7.81 +/- 2.86 mumol/l (224 +/- 82 micrograms/dl) versus 3.97 +/- 0.97 mumol/l (114 +...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Praga M,Diaz Rubio P,Morales JM,Cañizares F,Ruilope LM,Gutierrez-Millet V,Nieto J,Rodicio JL

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a Mycobacterium marinum infection in a diabetic woman 8 years after undergoing a combined pancreas-kidney transplantation. This is, to our knowledge, the first case report on an isolated skin infection with atypical mycobacteria after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. A genetic probe categoriz...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Schmekal B,Janko O,Zazgornik J,Schinko H,Bogner S,Syre G,Biesenbach G

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Pseudotumors of the craniovertebral junction (PTCVJ) are observed in long-term hemodialysis (HD) patients. There are neither criteria for diagnosis nor guidelines for screening. We attempted to determine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings that could be used to detect PTCVJ, to determine the preva...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Maruyama H,Tanizawa T,Uchiyama S,Higuchi T,Ei K,Oda M,Ei I,Oya M,Kishimoto H,Saito T,Miyamura S,Takano Y,Hasegawa S,Kawada K,Ueki K,Iwafuchi Y,Arakawa M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period from April 4, 1988, to April 20, 1988, nine pyrogenic reactions and five gram-negative bacteremias occurred in 11 patients undergoing dialysis. All pyrogenic reactions and gram-negative bacteremias occurred among patients in whom a reprocessed dialyzer was used. The rate of pyrogenic reactions or bac...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Beck-Sague CM,Jarvis WR,Bland LA,Arduino MJ,Aguero SM,Verosic G

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Steroid therapy has become an effective option for patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome with tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN), while the use of cytotoxic agents is still debated. Our study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of patients treated with cyclophosphamide (CTX) combined with glucocorticoi...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Shen Y,Xie J,Lin L,Li X,Shen P,Pan X,Ren H,Chen N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, stroke, heart failure and renal insufficiency were seen as the major complications of untreated hypertension. More recently, it has become evident that coronary heart disease is probably the most common outcome of this condition. Unlike the other complications of hypertension, coronary events have not be...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Weber MA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the prevalence and clinical implications of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) in lupus nephritis (LN), we examined ANCA by indirect immunofluorescence and by ELISA against antilactoferrin (anti-LF) and antimyeloperoxidase (anti-MPO) antibody. To discriminate perinuclear ANCA (pANCA) with antinucl...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Chin HJ,Ahn C,Lim CS,Chung HK,Lee JG,Song YW,Lee HS,Han JS,Kim S,Lee JS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old woman presented glomerulonephritis with Schönlein-Henoch-like syndrome and monoclonal abnormality. One month later, she developed a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with hypertension and persistent purpura. In the two renal biopsies performed during the first and the second attack, mesangial expans...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Orfila C,Meeus F,Bernadet P,Lepert JC,Suc JM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubulointerstitial disease is an invariant finding in proteinuric renal disease regardless of the underlying disease or the compartment in which the disease originates. Such histologic changes are functionally significant in that scores of such injury rather than glomerular histologic injury correlate with decrements ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Agarwal A,Nath KA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contemporary prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and thrombotic cardiovascular (CV) events remains unclear in Veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VA) care. Although oral P2Y12 inhibitors (P2Y12i) are increasingly being prescribed to this patient population, the overall prescr...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Singh M,Raghavan D,Williams JS,Martin BC,Hudson TJ,Owen RR,Jain N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been an increasing incidence of hemodialysis (HD) due to old age and comorbid condition such as diabetes. In general, socioeconomic status (SES) is known as one of the most important risk factors for patient mortality and morbidity. Whether low SES is associated with poorer outcome in HD patients i...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Park HC,Kwon YE,Choi HY,Oh HJ,Chang TI,Kang EW,Park KS,Yang KH,Won EM,Shin JH,Ryu DR,Lee YK

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with primary hyperoxaluria (PH) overproduce oxalate which is eliminated via the kidneys. If end-stage kidney disease develops they are at high risk for systemic oxalosis, unless adequate oxalate is removed during hemodialysis (HD) to equal or exceed ongoing oxalate production. The purpose of this st...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tang X,Voskoboev NV,Wannarka SL,Olson JB,Milliner DS,Lieske JC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperlipidemia is common in patients with glomerular proteinuria. It may contribute to atherosclerotic complications and accelerate glomerular damage. Early trials of the fibric acid derivative clofibrate led to a myositis syndrome causing many nephrologists to abandon attempts at treatment of nephrotic hyperlipidemia...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Appel GB,Appel AS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value of chronic kidney disease (CKD) screening in the general population remains unclear but may be beneficial in populations with high disease prevalence. We examined risk factors for albuminuria among participants in a state-wide CKD screening program in Hawaii. METHODS:The National Kidney Foundation...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Wong LL,Kalantar-Zadeh K,Page V,Hayashida G,You AS,Rhee CM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00