conclusions hemodialysis exacerbates oxidative stress and conformational changes of hb in patients with diabetes on hemodialysis. the frap value can be used as a positive determinant, while pco and hb derivatives can be used as negative determinants of oxidative stress in patients with diabetes. background diabetes is associated with an increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ros), whi...

patients and methods five hundred and sixteen serum samples of the patients undergoing hemodialysis and kidney transplantation from various cities of khuzestan province were collected. anti-hepatitis g e2 antibodies were investigated by elisa method. rnas were extracted from serums and hepatitis g rna was detected by rt-pcr. results of the 516 samples, 38 (7.36%) specimens were positive for ant...

conclusions small-group education in patients undergoing hemodialysis leads to a decrease in interdialytic weight gain, and systolic blood pressure, but has no effect on diastolic blood pressure. results the mean, and standard deviation of interdialytic weight gain of participants was 3.64 ± 0.88 kg, before the education, and significantly decreased to 1.34 ± 0.61 kg, and 1.71 ± 0.72 kg one wee...

OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to analyze the serum levels of aspartate and alanine aminotransferases, gamma-glutamyl transferase, and the hematocrit in patients with chronic kidney disease who were undergoing peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty patients on peritoneal dialysis and 40 on hemodialysis were assessed, and the patients were matched according ...

background osteoporosis and chronic kidney disease are common conditions in older adults, and often occur concurrently. bone disease is caused by increased bone turnover accompanying secondary hyperparathyroidism, and by factors such as bone metabolic disorder accompanying kidney disease and postmenopausal or age-related osteoporosis, even in hemodialysis patients. raloxifene is commonly used f...