Hypoglycaemia and monitoring practices following insulin-dextrose therapy for hyperkalaemia by Samuel Ford, Julian Williams, Ian Coombes, Adam La Caze

“…Results: Among 90 patients, 51 % were receiving chronic renal replacement therapies and the incidence of hypoglycaemia and severe hypoglycaemia was 30 % and 6.7 % respectively. …”
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Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acid on the Fatty Acid Content of the Erythrocyte Membrane and Proteinuria in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy by Su Mi Lee, Seuk Hee Chung, Yongjin Park, Mi Kyoung Park, Young Ki Son, Seong Eun Kim, Won Suk An

“…Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. …”
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Robotic-Assisted Transperitoneal Aortic Lymphadenectomy as Part of Staging Procedure for Gynaecological Malignancies: Single Institution Experience by V. Zanagnolo, D. Rollo, T. Tomaselli, P. G. Rosenberg, L. Bocciolone, F. Landoni, G. Aletti, M. Peiretti, F. Sanguineti, A. Maggioni

“…All the para-aortic lymphadenectomies were carried out to the level of the renal veinl but 6 cases were carried out to the level of the inferior mesenteric artery. …”
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Western Australia, 2010–2020 by Delia Hendrie, Crystal Man Ying Lee, Suzanne Robinson, Aron Chakera, James Boyd, Elizabeth Thomas, Sean Randall, Madison Frith, Kevin Chai, Kanika Mehta, Mohamed Estai

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Characteristics Associated with Acute-Phase Response following First Zoledronic Acid Infusion in Brazilian Population with Osteoporosis by Bruno S. A. Ferreira, Bernardo M. da Cunha, Luciana P. Valadares, Larissa A. Moreira, Frederico G. A. Batista, Cristiane da F. Hottz, Marina M. P. Lins, Gabriel G. R. Magalhães, Luanna M. de Arruda, Sergio H. R. Ramalho

“…Clinical demographics (age, sex, diabetes, smoking, body mass index, and previous oral bisphosphonate use) and laboratory data (calcium, parathyroid hormone, renal function, and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and carboxy-terminal crosslinked telopeptide of type 1 collagen [CTX], both before and after infusion) were compared between patients with and without APR. …”
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Similarities and Differences between Coronavirus Disease 2019-related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Kawasaki Disease in Indian Patients by Utkarsh Singh, Suhas Prabhu, Deepak Phalgune

“…Liver function tests (LFTs), renal function tests (RFTs), and inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were comparable between the two groups. …”
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DNA Damage and Augmented Oxidative Stress in Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells from Angiotensin-Dependent Hypertensive Mice by Bianca P. Campagnaro, Clarissa L. Tonini, Breno V. Nogueira, Dulce E. Casarini, Elisardo C. Vasquez, Silvana S. Meyrelles

“…The current study was performed to examine the effects of angiotensin-II-dependent hypertension in bone marrow mononuclear cells (BM-MNC); dihydroethidium staining was used to assess reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and the comet assay was used to assess DNA fragmentation in 2K1C hypertensive mice 14 days after renal artery clipping. In this study we demonstrated that 2K1C hypertensive mice have an elevated lymphocyte count, while undifferentiated BM-MNC counts were diminished. 2K1C mice also showed an augmented ROS production and marked BM-MNC DNA fragmentation. …”
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Systemic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Childhood Obesity: Sex Differences in Adiposity Indices and Cardiovascular Risk by Tjaša Hertiš Petek, Evgenija Homšak, Mateja Svetej, Nataša Marčun Varda

“…Fasting blood samples were obtained to assess C-reactive protein (CRP), leukocytes, myeloperoxidase (MPO), adiponectin, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, superoxide dismutase-1, I-TAC/CXCL11, and a comprehensive cardiometabolic profile, including glucose, lipid, renal, liver, and thyroid function markers. Adiposity indices were determined using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and anthropometric measures, including BMI, waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios, and visceral and subcutaneous fat thickness. …”
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A Case of Skull Base Osteomyelitis with Multiple Cerebral Infarction by Haruka Miyabe, Atsuhiko Uno, Takahiro Nakajima, Natsue Morizane, Keisuke Enomoto, Masayuki Hirose, Toshinori Hazama, Yukinori Takenaka

“…A male in his 70s with diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure presented with left hemiparesis. Imaging studies showed that blood flow in the carotid artery remained at the day of onset but was totally occluded 7 days later. …”
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Hypovitaminosis D3, Leukopenia, and Human Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa by Anna Tasegian, Francesco Curcio, Laura Dalla Ragione, Francesca Rossetti, Samuela Cataldi, Michela Codini, Francesco Saverio Ambesi-Impiombato, Tommaso Beccari, Elisabetta Albi

“…We choose 18 patients with a normal blood test profile such as thyroid hormones, hepatic and renal parameters, triglycerides, proteins, vitamin B12, and folic acid. …”
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Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Is It Worth Still Performing the Retroperitoneal Route? by Idir Ouzaid, Evanguelos Xylinas, Géraldine Pignot, Arnaud Tardieu, Andras Hoznek, Clément-Claude Abbou, Alexandre de la Taille, Laurent Salomon

“…From 1997 to 2009, a retrospective study of 153 consecutive patients who underwent TLPN or RLPN for suspicious renal masses was performed. Complications, functional and oncological outcomes were compared between the 2 groups. …”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis Clinical Management in Endemic Districts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh by Megha Raj Banjara, Siddhivinayak Hirve, Niyamat Ali Siddiqui, Narendra Kumar, Sangeeta Kansal, M. Mamun Huda, Pradeep Das, Suman Rijal, Chitra Kumar Gurung, Paritosh Malaviya, Byron Arana, Axel Kroeger, Dinesh Mondal

“…Physician awareness of renal or liver toxicity as Miltefosine side effects was lower in Bangladesh. …”
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Primary Intimal (Spindle Cell) Sarcoma of the Heart: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by A. Ibrahim, A. Luk, P. Singhal, Bo Wan, A. Zavodni, R. J. Cusimano, J. Butany

“…Postoperatively, he developed acute renal failure requiring dialysis and reintubation for volume overload. …”
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Transcriptome analysis of novel B16 melanoma metastatic variants generated by serial intracarotid artery injection by Jenny C. Kienzler, Erick M. Contreras, Janet Treger, Linda M. Liau, Geoffrey C. Owens, Robert M. Prins

“…Abstract The incidence of brain metastases (BrM) in patients with metastatic melanoma is reported to be 30–50% and constitutes the third most frequent BrM after breast and renal cancers. Treatment strategies including surgical resection, stereotactic radiation, and immunotherapy have improved clinical response rates and overall survival, but the changes that occur in circulating melanoma cells to promote invasion of the brain are not fully understood. …”
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Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

“…Factors that were identified to prolong CICU LOS were non-elective surgery, current congestive heart failure (CHF), renal failure, combined coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valve surgery, and other non-isolated valve or CABG surgery. …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram for predicting of patients with acute sedative-hypnotic overdose admitted to the intensive care unit by Guo Tang, Tianshan Zhang, Ping Zhang, Sha Yang, Tao Cheng, Rong Yao

“…Patients were divided into ICU and non-ICU groups based on admission criteria including the need for blood purification therapy, organ support therapy (ventilatory support, vasoactive drugs, renal replacement therapy, artificial liver), or post-cardiopulmonary resuscitation. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuate Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in iNOS-Dependent Manner by Bojana Simovic Markovic, Marina Gazdic, Aleksandar Arsenijevic, Nemanja Jovicic, Jovana Jeremic, Valentin Djonov, Nebojsa Arsenijevic, Miodrag L. Lukic, Vladislav Volarevic

“…MSC treatment significantly attenuated influx of leukocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs), neutrophils, CD4+ T helper (Th), and CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in damaged kidneys and attenuated the capacity of renal-infiltrated DCs, CD4+ Th, and CD8+ CTLs to produce TNF-α and IL-17. …”
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Caracterización clínico-epidemiológica de la hipertensión arterial en adultos mayores by Raidel González Rodríguez, Mercedes Martínez Cruz, Dora Castillo Silva, Olga Lidia Rodríguez Márquez, Jannet Hernández Valdés

“…<strong>Fundamento:</strong> la hipertensión arterial es la enfermedad crónica no transmisible que más afecta la salud de los adultos mayores, constituye también un factor de riesgo para las patologías cardiovasculares, cerebrovasculares y la insuficiencia renal. <br /><strong>Objetivo:</strong> describir las características clínico-epidemiológicas de la hipertensión arterial en adultos mayores. …”
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Combined Use of Excimer Laser and High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy to Overcome a Severely Calcified Lesion in Endovascular Therapy by Keisuke Nakabayashi, Shinya Hata, Nobuhito Kaneko, Akihiro Matsui, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Hiroshi Ando, Minoru Shimizu

“…In this report, we discuss the case of a 74-year-old male with coronary artery disease and end-stage renal disease who presented at our institution with bilateral intermittent claudication. …”
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Optimization of 25% Sulfosalicylic Acid Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio for Screening of Low-Grade Proteinuria by Ambulugala Gamage Rajika Greshamali Jinadasa, Lanka Acharige Shalka Madushan Srimantha, Indika Deepani Siriwardhana, Kalani Buddika Gunawardana, Anoja Priyadarshani Attanayake

“…The aim of this study was to optimize SSA test as a quantitative screening tool to assess proteinuria at lower excretory levels which would facilitate the screening and early diagnosis of renal impairment using protein-to-creatinine ratio (PCR). …”
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