Enteric hyperoxaluria: an important cause of end-stage kidney disease

Evaluation the Cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in Kidney Transplant Patients-A Single Center Study

legal aspects of end of life and end stage disease

Abstract:  Aims: End of Life (EOL) care providers potentially face by variety of legal and professional dilemma. This study is designed to review and analyze these challenges and approaches to solve them. Materials & Methods:   In this narrative review study, legal aspects of end-of-life care in subjects such as medical assisted dying, decision-making capacity and withdrawal of life-sustaining...

Treatment of enteric hyperoxaluria.

Calcium oxalate renal stones occur in about 10% of patients with a variety of gastrointestinal disorders characterized by malabsorption of bile salts, fatty acids or both.'-4 Although hyperoxaluria is a common feature of all types of malabsorption, renal stones occur most frequently in those patients with extensive ileal resection, jejunoileal bypass (an operation performed for morbid obesity) ...

Lupus nephritis and end-stage kidney disease.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem disease affecting many organs. Varying degrees of renal involvement are seen in up to 60% of adults with SLE, and severe lupus nephritis (LN) (World Health Organization class III and above) progresses to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) within 15 years of diagnosis in 10% to 30% of patients. In fact, renal injury is the most important predictor...

Cardiorenal Syndrome in End-Stage Kidney Disease.

BACKGROUND Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) represents mainly cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to various complications associated with renal dysfunction-defined as type 4 CRS by Ronco et al.-because the effect of cardiac dysfunction on the kidneys does not need to be taken into consideration, unlike in non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease (CK...