mineral and bone disease in hemodialysis patients

Mineral and Bone Disease in Hemodialysis Patients

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mineral and bone disease in black african hemodialysis patients

Mineral and Bone Disease in Black African Hemodialysis Patients

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Bone Mineral Density in Hemodialysis Patients

Introduction Marked progress has been achieved in the management of hemodialysis (HD) in recent years; resulting in eliciting a new issue that renal osteodystrophy has become one of the most serious complications in these patients. Recently, non-invasive techniques to measure bone mineral density (BMD), such as dual photon absorptiometry, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), and quantitativ...

mineral and bone disease in black african hemodialysis patients: a report from senegal

background chronic kidney disease related mineral and bone disease (ckd-mbd) is a worldwide challenge in hemodialysis patients. in senegal, number of dialysis patients is growing but few data are available about their bone disorders. objectives to describe patterns of ckd-mbd in senegalese dialysis patients. patients and methods we performed a cross-sectional study including patients from three...

Predictors of bone mineral density in patients on hemodialysis.

Renal osteodystrophy is a universal complication of uremia. Renal failure patients are at risk for low bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of uremic bone disease. Histomorphometric studies suggest that the maintenance of PTH levels between two and four times the upper limit of normal is associated with the lowest preval...