A Rare Cause of Reversible Renal Hemosiderosis by Rima Abou Arkoub, Don Wang, Deborah Zimmerman

“…Kidney failure secondary to renal hemosiderosis has been reported in diseases with intravascular hemolysis, like paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, and valvular heart diseases. …”
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A Case of Aortic Dissection Presenting with Atypical Symptoms and Diagnosed with Transthoracic Echocardiography by Mahdis Solhjoo, Supreeya Swarup, Amgad N. Makaryus

“…TTE is rapid and accurate and can be used in kidney failure. Our case highlights the important role of bedside echocardiography in the diagnosis of AD, especially in the patient with a typical symptoms in whom this diagnosis of AD may not be entertained and actually missed leading to negative and possibly deadly consequences.…”
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Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome Presenting as Bilateral Central Retinal Artery Occlusions by Steven S. Saraf, Yogin P. Patel, Ankit Desai, Uday R. Desai

“…She was also found to be in heart failure and kidney failure. Rheumatology was consulted and she was diagnosed with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in association with systemic lupus erythematosus. …”
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One Health: potential synergy between infectious and toxic agents. The case of COVID-19 by Jorge Herkovits

“…For example, some conditions that influence the progression of COVID-19 could have toxicological causes such as cancer, endocrine, neurological, and inflammatory disorders, kidney failure, etc. This contribution highlights that SARS-CoV-2 and some high-volume organic and inorganic chemicals could also exert dysfunctions in the same homeostatic regulators such as HIF-1 and ACE2, with a potential synergistic effect that could affect the severity of COVID-19. …”
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Harnessing Machine Learning for Diabetes Prediction: Optimizing Classifiers to Tackle Canada's Growing Health Challenge by Mark Gerald Anastacio, Alam Md Twariqul

“…Reactive diagnostic techniques, including simple glucose tests, are mainly used to diagnose diabetes when it has grown worse, which results in the late implementation of measures that can potentially reduce cardiovascular disease and kidney failure. The existing gap is the lack of adequate risk predictors that would enable early detection of the susceptible person before the symptom(s) appear. …”
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Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease: Navigating the Evidence by F. M. Tedla, A. Brar, R. Browne, C. Brown

“…However, it remains unclear whether available results could be extrapolated to patients with chronic kidney diseases because most studies on hypertension have excluded patients with kidney failure. In addition, chronic kidney disease encompasses a large group of clinical disorders with heterogeneous natural history and pathogenesis. …”
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A Study on the Application of Explainable AI on Ensemble Models for Predictive Analysis of Chronic Kidney Disease by K. M. Tawsik Jawad, Anusha Verma, Fathi Amsaad, Lamia Ashraf

“…Research demonstrates that progressive CKD is a heterogeneous disorder that significantly impacts kidney structure and functions, eventually leading to kidney failure. The goal of this research is to first develop an accurate ensemble model for prediction of unseen cases of CKD given the biomarkers. …”
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Hepatitis C Virus, Cryoglobulinemia, and Kidney: Novel Evidence by Fabrizio Fabrizi

“…Distinct approaches should be considered for the treatment of HCV-associated cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis according to the level of proteinuria and kidney failure.…”
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Intensive Care in a Patient with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis by J. Wallenborn, M. Fischer

“…Despite marked improvement in skin findings, the ICU stay was prolonged by a complex analgosedation, transient kidney failure, volume management, positioning therapy, and vegetatively impeded weaning. …”
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Ketamine-Induced Cystitis: A Comprehensive Review of the Urologic Effects of This Psychoactive Drug by Danyon J. Anderson, Jessica Zhou, David Cao, Matthew McDonald, Maya Guenther, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…Common KIC-related problems are urinary pain and discomfort, bladder epithelial barrier damage, reduced bladder storage and increased pressure, ureter stenosis, and kidney failure, all of which significantly impact patients' quality of life. …”
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Potential Nephroprotective Effect of Kaempferol: Biosynthesis, Mechanisms of Action, and Clinical Prospects by Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri, Asman Sadino, Barolym Tri Pamungkas, Zulpakor Oktoba, Maya Arfania, Nia Yuniarsih, Eko Sri Wahyuningsih, Yuliani Dewi, Sri Ayu Winarti, Sri Tantia Dinita

“…Several studies have shown that untreated injuries to this organ can cause glomerulosclerosis, tubulointerstitial fibrosis, and tubular cell apoptosis, leading to kidney failure. Despite significant advancements in modern treatment, there is no fully effective drug for repairing its function, providing complete protection, and assisting in cell regeneration. …”
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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

“…Despite renal failure being the most feared complication of AA amyloidosis caused by TRAPS, little data is available about safety of anti-IL-1 treatment in patients with severe kidney failure. The authors report this case of a patient on dialysis treated with anakinra in which no complications were registered. …”
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Renal Autotransplantation for Iatrogenic High-Grade Ureteric Stricture by Jose Soto Soto, Michael Phillips, Joseph Cernigliaro, William Haley

“…This was deferred, due to concern for progressive kidney failure associated with her comorbidities. A radionuclide Tc-99m MAG3 renal scan revealed differential perfusion as follows: 44% left kidney and 56% right kidney, with symmetrical uptake on the renogram phase and delayed excretion on the left, which were correctted following furosemide administration. …”
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Subclinical systolic dysfunction in children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome identified by speckle tracking echocardiography by Mohamed Hashem Mahgoob, Amr Mostafa Setouhi

“…Abstract Background Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) is a clinical phenotype of nephrotic syndrome (NS) that does not respond to steroid therapy and usually results in kidney failure. The aim of this study was to determine whether children with SRNS have subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction and, if so, to identify the risk factors for myocardial involvement in those children. …”
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Creatinine-Based Estimations of Kidney Function Are Unreliable in Obese Kidney Donors by Nidhi Aggarwal, Anna C. Porter, Ignatius Y. S. Tang, Bryan N. Becker, Sanjeev K. Akkina

“…Since obese kidney donors may be at higher than average risk for kidney failure, accurate assessment of kidney function in these donors is crucial to ensure their long-term health postdonation.…”
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Extensive Thrombosis of the Inferior Vena Cava and Left Renal Vein in a Neonate by Moez Kdous, Oussema Khlifi, Marwene Brahem, Mohamed Khrouf, Sarah Amari, Monia Ferchiou, Fethi Zhioua

“…The baby died 20 days later of kidney failure, metabolic acidosis, and polypnea with severe hypotrophy. …”
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Designing of Aplikasi Pendamping Diabetes (Si-PenDi) as a Control Tool for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Siti Julaiha, Elma Viorentina Sembiring, Citra Yuliyanda Pardilawati

“…Diabetes Mellitus is known as the mother of other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, and blindness. Indonesia ranks 5th in the world in terms of the number of Diabetes Mellitus sufferers in 2014. …”
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Gender Difference in Renal Blood Flow Response to Angiotensin II Administration after Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats: The Role of AT2 Receptor by Maryam Maleki, Mehdi Nematbakhsh

“…Renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is one of the major causes of kidney failure, and it may interact with renin angiotensin system while angiotensin II (Ang II) type 2 receptor (AT2R) expression is gender dependent. …”
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The prevalence and evidence-based management of needle fear in adults with chronic disease: A scoping review. by Emily Duncanson, Richard K Le Leu, Lisa Shanahan, Luke Macauley, Paul N Bennett, Rick Weichula, Stephen McDonald, Anne L J Burke, Kathryn L Collins, Anna Chur-Hansen, Shilpanjali Jesudason

“…The following chronic diseases were included: arthritis, asthma, chronic back pain, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, and mental illness, or kidney failure. Literature concerning dentistry, vaccination, intravenous drug users and paediatric populations were excluded.…”
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Ligation of Left Renal Vein for Spontaneous Splenorenal Shunt to Prevent Portal Hypoperfusion after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Lampros Kousoulas, Kristina Imeen Ringe, Michael Winkler, Frank Lehner, Nicolas Richter, Juergen Klempnauer, Fabian Helfritz

“…We report a case of recovered portal flow by ligation of the left renal vein on the first postoperative day after orthotopic liver transplantation of a 54-year-old female with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, chronic kidney failure, and spontaneous splenorenal shunt. After reperfusion, Doppler ultrasonography showed almost total diversion of the portal flow into the existing splenorenal shunt, but because of severe coagulopathy and diffuse bleeding, ligation of the shunt was not attempted. …”
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