Increasing Water Intake in Chronic Kidney Disease: Why? Safe? Possible?

Increasing Water Intake in Chronic Kidney Disease: Why? Safe? Possible?

Increased water intake may slow the progression of chronic kidney disease by lowering vasopressin levels. Prior to initiating a large randomized controlled trial on the effect of increased water intake on renal decline, we conducted a six-week pilot study to examine the safety and feasibility of asking adults with chronic kidney disease to increase their water intake. We randomly assigned 29 pa...

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease

Endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease

Background and Objective: Endocrine disorders are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of the present study is reviewing available literature to give a deep understanding of complexities of endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease. Methods: A narrative reviewing method based on the available literature was approached. Findings: Generally, when renal function de...

High Water Intake and Progression of Chronic Kidney Diseases.

Impact of water intake on the courses of chronic kidney and urinary tract diseases, such as urolithiasis, urinary tract infections, chronic kidney diseases (CKD), autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseases and bladder cancer, has recently been studied. It still remains controversial whether increased water intake slows the progression of CKD or not. However, high water intake suppresses plas...

The Increasing Financial Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease in Australia

The aim of this investigation was to determine and compare current and projected expenditure associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), renal replacement therapy (RRT), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Australia. Data published by Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, and World Bank were used to compare CKD-, RRT-, and CVD-...