Transperitoneal Calcium Balance in Anuric Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis and Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Chieko Hamada, Yasuhiko Tomino

“…Calcium (Ca) and bone metabolism in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients show a remarkable difference depending on dialysis modalities. …”
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Anticoagulant Related Nephropathy Induced by Dabigatran by Nazia Sharfuddin, Mahra Nourbakhsh, Alan Box, Hallgrimur Benediktsson, Daniel A. Muruve

“…Her estimated glomerular filtration rate decreased from a baseline of 57 mL/min/1.73 m2 to 4 mL/min/1.73 m2, necessitating hemodialysis. Renal ultrasound findings, fractional excretion of sodium, and urinalysis suggested acute kidney injury. …”
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Life-Threatening Hypocalcemia following Subtotal Parathyroidectomy in a Patient with Renal Failure and Previous Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery by Betsy Palal, Marvin Sinsakul, Sirimon Reutrakul

“…Oral and intravenous calcium, calcitriol, and high calcium bath hemodialysis were given. She required 18 days of intravenous calcium and an outpatient maintenance regimen of calcitriol 6 mcg/day, calcium carbonate 8 grams/day, calcium citrate 1.2 grams/day, and ergocalciferol 50,000 IU/week. …”
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The Tunnelled Atrial Catheter: A Promising Solution for Vascular Capital Depletion in Dialysis despite Associated Thrombi by Meriam Hajji, Salah Saied, Ikram Mami, Yassine Khadhar, Tasnim Ben Ayed, Imen Gorsane, Fethi Ben Hamida, Jalel Ziadi, Mohamed Karim Zouaghi, Ezzeddine Abderrahim

“…With the limited access to kidney transplantation programs and peritoneal dialysis, exhaustion of vascular access for hemodialysis is an increasingly common situation. Among the available options, atrial tunneled dialysis catheter (ATDC) has been reported as an effective vascular access in this population. …”
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Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in a Patient with Acute Malaria by Najamus Sehar, Emad Gobran, Suzanne Elsayegh

“…On day seven, he was started on Hemodialysis. Tests for different causes of glomerular pathology were also negative. …”
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Cardiac calcified amorphous tumor as a potential cause of cerebral infarction: A clinical case report by Hyunjin Kim, MD, Shotaro Kanao, MD, PhD, Satoshi Noma, MD, PhD, Sumika Yasumura, MD, Shinji Sumiyoshi, MD, PhD, Manabu Morishima, MD, PhD, Takeshi Kubo, MD, PhD

“…We report the case of a 62-year-old male on long-term hemodialysis who was admitted to our hospital due to acute cerebral infarction associated with a cardiac calcified amorphous tumor (CAT). …”
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Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection with Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Propionic Acidemia by Masato Kimura, Eichiro Kawai, Hisao Yaoita, Natsuko Ichinoi, Osamu Sakamoto, Shigeo Kure

“…We describe a case of catheter-related bacteremia due to K. kristinae in a young adult with propionic acidemia undergoing periodic hemodialysis. The patient had a central venous catheter implanted for total parenteral nutrition approximately 6 months prior to the onset of symptoms because of repeated acute pancreatitis. …”
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Treating TNF Receptor Associated Periodic Fever Syndrome in End-Stage Renal Failure by J. Coutinho, R. S. Chorão, M. Oliveira, C. R. Santos

“…He was started on anakinra while on hemodialysis with marked reduction of his serum amyloid A protein (SAA) levels. …”
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Propofol Infusion Syndrome in Adults: A Clinical Update by Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Prakruthi Voore, Oleksandr Halytskyy, Maliha Khan, Alaa M. Ali

“…Management of overt propofol infusion syndrome requires immediate discontinuation of propofol infusion and supportive management, including hemodialysis, hemodynamic support, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in refractory cases. …”
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Public perception of the management of medical B3 waste and wastewater at health centers in Rejang Lebong Regency by Anggreni Dewi, Budihardjo Mochamad Arief, Muhammad Fuad

“…Efforts to improve the performance of medical B3 waste and wastewater management, namely: (a) increasing efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle, such as reusing hemodialysis jerrycans, recycling infusion bottles and PPE, and composting of sludge from IPAL processing; (b) increasing efforts to sort medical B3 waste; (c) adjusting the design of the B3 waste TPS and providing cold storage; (d) providing and repairing IPAL; (e) increasing the capacity of waste management officer; and (f) increasing the allocation of costs for environmental management and monitoring. …”
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Crescentic Glomerulonephritis and Membranous Nephropathy: A Rare Overlap by Mohamedanwar Ghandour, Heba Osman, Samer Alkassis, Alix Charles, Kristina Zalewski, Jarrett Weinberger, Yahya Malik-Osman, Zeenat Y. Bhat

“…The patient was started on intermittent hemodialysis (HD) and treated initially with intravenous (IV) pulse steroids; subsequently, oral prednisolone and IV cyclophosphamide were initiated. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence to a Healthy Diet Across the Spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease by Trigueros-Flores XB, Luna-Hernández G, Santos-Lopez MF, Pérez-Galván L, Flores-Camacho KJ, Díaz-Canchola LM, Cueto-Manzano AM, Chávez-Chávez HE, Cerrillos-Gutiérrez JI, Rojas-Campos E, Martín-del-Campo F

“…The aim of the present study was to describe barriers and facilitators to adherence to a healthy diet in people with CKD.Patients and Methods: Cross-sectional study; 80 predialysis (n=20), hemodialysis (n=20), peritoneal dialysis (n=20) and transplant (n=20) patients matched by age and sex, were included. …”
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Ciliary Body Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Haythem El Mokh, Néjib Ben Yahia, Mustapha Bouziri, Walid Gattoufi, Abdelmajid Khabir

“…Case Report: A 32-year-old woman who was followed for glaucoma of the left eye and chronic renal failure at the stage of hemodialysis presented with buphthalmos and two weeks of blurry vision of the left eye. …”
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Improving Survival in Decompensated Cirrhosis by Amar Nath Mukerji, Vishal Patel, Ashokkumar Jain

“…When renal replacement therapy is needed, night-time Continuous Veno-Venous Hemodialysis may be useful in keeping the daytime free for mobility. …”
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Urinary Podocyte Excretion Predicts Urinary Protein Selectivity and Renal Prognosis by Makoto Abe, Akiko Kaiga, Takehiro Ohira, Toshihiko Ishimitsu, Akihiro Tojo

“…The renal prognosis, including induction of hemodialysis or 30% reduction in eGFR, was investigated. …”
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Incidence Of Acute Kidney Injury In Mild, Moderate And Severe Cases Of Coronavirus Disease by Mahvesh Mahmud, Ashok Kumar, Khurram Baqai

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) survivors had a complete recovery rate of 70%, a partial recovery rate of 22%, and a hemodialysis dependency rate of 8%. Conclusion: Patients with severe COVID-19 infection often develop more severe AKI, and those in the severe or critical stages often exhibit proteinuria and dipstick hematuria. …”
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D-Shaped Left Ventricle, Anatomic, and Physiologic Implications by Eder Hans Cativo Calderon, Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Rachna Valvani, Diana P. Cativo, Devendra Tripathi, Hans A. Reyes, Savi Mushiyev

“…While patient received hemodialysis therapy and intravascular volume was removed, patient blood pressure was noted to increase, paradox. …”
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Rare Presentation of Hypoglycemia in a Patient with Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma by Raed Aldahash

“…Thus, involvement of other organs is very rare as we found in a 54-year-old male patient, a known case of hypertension and end-stage renal disease who was on hemodialysis, who presented to the emergency department with a history of generalized weakness and weight loss of about 20 kg for two months. …”
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Ultrasound Assisted Catheter Directed Thrombolysis in the Management of a Right Atrial Thrombus: A New Weapon in the Armamentarium? by Mohamed Shokr, Ramanjit Kaur, Kevin Belgrave, Arshad Javed, Mahir Elder, Shaun Cardozo, Luis Afonso, Amir Kaki

“…CRT carries a mortality rate of 18% in hemodialysis patients and more than 40% in nonhemodialysis patients. …”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Fatal Outcome due to Liver Failure by Rachel A. Poley, Jaime F. Snowdon, Daniel W. Howes

“…She was started on N-acetylcysteine, a bicarbonate infusion, hemodialysis, and multiple vasopressors and inotropes. …”
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