Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major global health problem in both developed and developing nations, negatively affecting patient morbidity and responsible for an estimated 1.4 million deaths per year. Although the International Society of Nephrology set a goal of eliminating preventable deaths from AKI by 2025, implementation of this program in developing countries presents major challenges no...

The year 2011 was very interesting regarding new studies, trials and guidelines in the field of lipidology, hypertensiology and nephrology. Suffice it to mention the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) guidelines on the management of dyslipidaemias, American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines on hyperte...

Citation: Woo KT, Chan CM, Choong HL, (2017) A Novel Therapy for Diabetic Nephropathy. J Nephrol urol. Vol. 1 No. 1: 2 The ISN (International Society of Nephrology) Global Outreach Programme confirmed that for the less developed countries, compared to the more developed ones, Chronic Glomerulonephritis (Chronic GN) and not Diabetic Nephropathy (DiabNx) is still the leading cause of end stage re...

Dietary management, in particular salt and protein restriction is fundamental for the proper care of CKD patients. Therefore, a practical guide to the dietary treatment may be helpful among progressive CKD patients. In Japan, two academic societies such as Japanese Society of Nephrology and Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy have recently published Guidelines for Dietary Management for non-d...

Correspondence: Jun R Chiong Associate Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and Outcomes Science, Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program, Loma Linda University, 11234 Anderson Street, Suite 4404, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA Tel +1 909 558-9730 (office); +1 909 809-0289 (mobile) email [email protected] Abstract: Hyponatremia is an electrolyte disorder frequently observed in several clinical setting...

correspondence: Xin Gu Department of Pathology, Louisiana state University Health sciences center, 1501 Kings Highway, shreveport, LA 71130, UsA email [email protected] Abstract: Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) is essential for maintenance and regulation of blood pressure. In animal models, altered endothelium-derived nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expression and impaired NO generation are imp...

BACKGROUND In 2009 the ISPO team conducted an analysis of the student performance at Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences (PIPOS) and concluded the situation 'unsatisfactory'. This study aims to explore the opinions of the current students regarding the nature of the classroom learning climate at PIPOS. METHODS This survey was carried out in 2010 at PIPOS, Peshawar. The data...