Background: Lupus nephritis (LN) occurs in about 30-60% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). LN is associated increased mortality. Currently, the diagnosis relies on histopathologic characteristics according to ISN/RPS classification (1). This heavily glomerular changes and may not accurately reflect all occurring LN. For description transplanted kidney, BANFF has been establish...

Community-acquired acute kidney injury (AKI) is common, but often unrecognized in resource-constrained settings. Limited education about disease and unavailability of diagnostic tests contribute to this lack recognition. In study, we evaluated the feasibility an program, coupled with use a point-of-care (POC) serum creatinine (sCr), identify guide management patients dysfunction presenting comm...

All neural information resulting from chemical stimulation of taste buds in the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx travels via the facial (VII), glossopharyngeal (IX) and vagus (X) nerves to terminate in the nucleus of the solitary tract (NST) in the brainstem. The NST is responsible for initial processing and distribution of chemosensory information. At higher relays in the central nervous system...