To assess frequency of adynamic bone disease in subjects with ESRD a Prospective study was carried out at Department Medicine, Services Hospital Lahore from 6 months January 2022 to July 2022. Demographic data the including gender, age, BMI, smoking history, socioeconomic status and duration dialysis end stage renal recorded. Blood samples all patients were drawn sent laboratory for evaluation ...

OBJECTIVE Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) with impaired renal function are at increased risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Although the rate of progression varies, determinants and mechanisms of this variation are unknown. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We examined serum metabolomic profiles associated with variation in renal function decline in participants with T1D (the Joslin Kidney...

hronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant interactive disease in patients with diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease with major morbidity and mortality consequences and high costs to the healthcare system. CKD is characterized by a gradual loss of renal function. In most parts of the world, once end-stage renal disease (ESRD) occurs, patients who do not have access to maintenanc...

conclusions those with inadequate health literacy had lower kidney knowledge and lower adherence compared to those with adequate health literacy. after controlling for education, health literacy was significantly associated with kidney knowledge and adherence. patients with higher health literacy had higher kidney knowledge and adherence behaviors. in addition, knowledge was a mediator of healt...

Health care providers, patients, the end stage renal disease (ESRD) networks, and HCFA have developed the ESRD Health Care Quality Improvement Program (HCQIP) in an effort to assess and improve care provided to ESRD patients. Currently, the ESRD HCQIP focuses on collecting information on quality indicators (QIs) for treatment of anemia, delivery of adequate dialysis, nutritional status, and blo...

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has become a modern day epidemic, affecting millions of people around the globe. It has grown parallel to the rising epidemic of obesity, leading to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Currently, DM is the most common cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and subsequent end stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring renal replacement therapy. Althoug...

Along with the increase in aging of our population, the proportion of older patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is on the rise as a result of the accumulation of comorbidities as well as biological processes associated with aging. Older patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) comprise an increasing proportion of patients with CKD/ESRD as well. In this r...

There are different approaches to treat patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD): hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, renal transplantation and conservative medical management. The choice of the best therapy for each patient, needs both clinical and ethical skills. The Ethics Committee of the Chilean Society of Nephrology has elaborated recommendations to help health workers to deal with the...

Medicaid is believed to serve as the major insurer for end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who are ineligible for Medicare coverage. Demographics, receipt of dialysis services, and costs of Medicaid-only populations were compared with Medicare ESRD populations in California, Georgia, and Michigan. Notable differences in patient demographics, dialysis practice patterns, and inpatient health ...