Chronic kidney disease and thyroid diseases

Thyroid Disorders and Chronic Kidney Disease

Thyroid hormones play a very important role regulating metabolism, development, protein synthesis, and influencing other hormone functions. The two main hormones produced by the thyroid are triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). These hormones can also have significant impact on kidney disease so it is important to consider the physiological association of thyroid dysfunction in relation to ...

Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardio- Vascular Diseases

Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Japan and other Westernized countries. Over 50% of the ESRD patients die from cardiovascular events. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in ESRD patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are implicated in the endothelial dysfunction caused by hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension, and in the vascular calcification of i...

Thyroid dysfunction and dyslipidemia in patients with chronic kidney diseases

Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 90 patients with CKD at Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur (U.P.). Demographic features (age and sex) and medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases of each patient were noted, and blood samples (5 mL) were analyzed for serum urea, creatinine, glucose, free triiodothyronine (T3), ...

Neurologic manifestations in children and adolescents with chronic kidney diseases

Background and Objective: Chronic renal failure (CRF) may have many effects on nervous system and manifest as headache, seizure, dialysis disequilibrium syndrome, cerebral hemorrhage, hypertensive encephalopathy, uremic neuropathy, and some neurologic complications of transplantation. In this present study we investigate neurologic disorders in children with CRF. Methods: In this descriptive...

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease