Chronic kidney disease – mineral and bone disorders (CKD -MBD) tends to improve or change phenotypically in the post -transplant period. Mineral -transplantation (MBD -PT) seem be associated with high fracture risk cardiovascular morbidity, so it is necessary aware of its presence minimize MBD -PT impact. In this article we summarize features -PT.

background: hemodialysis patients are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease. higher than expected cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in this population has been attributed to dislipidemia as well as inflammation. the causes of inflammation in hemodialysis patients are multifactorial. several markers were used for the detection of inflammatory reaction in patients with chronic renal dise...

The British Thoracic Society (1997) defines chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a chronic, slowly progressive disorder that causes significant mortality and morbidity. In most cases it is caused by smoking tobacco.

common variable immunodeficiency (cvid) is a primary immunodeficiency disease characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and recurrent bacterial infections especially in respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. we present here 2 cases of cvid with gastrointestinal complications. case 1 is a 25-year-old man with a history of chronic diarrhoea from childhood. ultrasonography revealed ascites, with l...

BACKGROUND Falls and chronic disease are both important health issues in older adults. The objectives of this study were to quantify the prevalence of falls and multi-morbidity (≥2 chronic conditions) in Canadian older adults; examine associations between falls and number of chronic conditions; and explore whether certain patterns of chronic disease were associated with a greater risk of fallin...

BACKGROUND The morbidity and mortality related to diabetes is a great global concern. The knowledge of chronic complications of diabetes and associated co morbidity factors is very important for formulating the necessary policies and action plan. AIMS To determine the prevalence of chronic complications and comorbidity among the type 2 diabetics attending the primary health care centers of Al...

BACKGROUND As originally proposed by Fries, conceptualizing morbidity solely through associated functional limitation/disability (FL/D) remains the most widely accepted metric to assess whether increases in longevity have been accompanied by a compression of morbidity. OBJECTIVE To propose a departure from a highly restrictive FL/D-based definition of "morbidity" to a broader view that consid...

BACKGROUND Multi-morbidity among elderly is increasingly recognized as a major public health challenge in most of the developing countries. However, information on the size of population suffering from multi-morbidity and socio-economic differentials of multi-morbidity is scarce. The objectives of this paper are twofold; first, to assess the prevalence of various chronic conditions and morbidit...

Background: Chronic opioid use is a major public health problem with significant morbidity. The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with sustained remission among a sample of Iranian chronic opioid users in Shiraz, Iran.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study to evaluate sustained remission among chronic opiate users aged 20-60 years. Participants included two groups: 365 ...

Pseudotumor cerebri or idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare condition in children most commonly presenting with headache and vomiting, without any cause identified. Here we report case of 5year old boy chronic incidental finding pseudotumor complications on acetazolamide follow up. but morbidity visual loss cranial nerve palsy. Hence early diagnosis management necessary.