BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study had the purpose of studying gastric emptying in patients with chronic renal failure. MATERIAL AND METHOD Thirty patients with chronic renal failure were studied, 16 in conservative clinical treatment and 14 in hemodialysis for over six months. The control group (CTL) was composed of 18 asymptomatic volunteers. The method of gastric emptying study was scint...

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The whole-body 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) distribution in chronic renal failure (CRF) patients on hemodialysis would be different from that in subjects with normal renal function, because they lack urinary FDG excretion and remain in a constant volume overload. We evaluated the difference in the physiological uptake pattern of FDG between chronic renal failure patients on hemodialy...

BACKGROUND In the general population, regular practice of physical exercises is associated with improved physical capacity and reduction of cardiovascular events. Concerning patients with chronic kidney disease, a population with significant impairment of physical capacity and high rates of cardiovascular mortality, few studies have evaluated the effects of physical activity. OBJECTIVE To eva...

Carbonic anhydrase isozymes, carbonic anhydrase I and II, also known as carbonate dehydratase, were isolated and purified from human erythrocytes. Rabbits were then immunized and the respective types of antisera were prepared. Using the antisera obtained, the carbonic anhydrase I and II levels in erythrocytes of healthy persons and patients with chronic glomerulonephritis, primary nephrotic syn...

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as chronic renal disease, is progressive loss in function over a period of months or years. It an internationally recognized public health problem affecting 5–10% the world population. Objective: To evaluate role reticulocyte hemoglobin content and soluble transferrin receptor concentration for detection iron deficiency anemia Egyptian patien...

BACKGROUND Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease. We investigated the prevalence, characteristics and management of anemia in patients on chronic hemodialysis and assessed the response to blood-transfusion based management in Cameroon. METHODS This was a cohort study of five months' duration (August-December 2008) conducted at the Yaoundé General Hospital's hemodialysis ce...

Hemodialysis can be a stressful treatment as it requires significant self-management behaviors that are crucial to optimize dialysis adequacy and patients' quality of life. Self-management interventions increase individuals' confidence skills effectively manage their chronic illness. However, research has shown the positive effects on life adherence people hemodialysis often partial short-lasti...