Effect of prednisolone on linear growth in children with nephrotic syndrome
Objective: This study aims at determining the relationship between prednisolone cumulative dose and linear growth in pre‐pubertal children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
Ehsan Valavi +4 more
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The effect of the omega-3 supplement on uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients; a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial [PDF]
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and uremic syndrome cause malfunction in most of organs including skin. Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the effects of omega-3 supplement on uremic pruritus in chronic hemodialysis patients ...
Shokouh Shayanpour +3 more
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Evaluation of medical treatment in Iranian children with nephrolithiasis [PDF]
Introduction: Nephrolithiasis has been increasingly recognized in recent years. Urine metabolic abnormality is the main cause of renal stone in children. Therefore, identification and medical treatment of metabolic abnormalities have been suggested as an
Ehsan Valavi +3 more
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Religious beliefs; Barrier or mainspring to organ donation [PDF]
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: More studies are needed to characterize the associated factors in each unique culture and society for promoting the positive attitudes regarding tissue and organ transplantation for ...
Amin Zarghami +3 more
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Renal AA-amyloidosis in intravenous drug users - a role for HIV-infection? [PDF]
Background: Chronic renal disease is a serious complication of long-term intravenous drug use (IVDU). Recent reports have postulated a changing pattern of underlying nephropathy over the last decades.
Amann, Kerstin Ute +7 more
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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Definition, Diagnosis, and Clinical Characteristics [PDF]
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a recently recognized syndrome in cirrhosis characterized by acute decompensation (AD), organ failure(s), and high short-term mortality.
Arroyo, V +9 more
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Acute and chronic renal failure in liver transplantation [PDF]
We have performed a retrospective review of the incidence and etiologies of acute renal failure (ARF) in 105 adult patients receiving liver transplants. The prevalence of chronic renal failure was also determined. ARF occurred in 94.2% of these patients.
McCauley, J +3 more
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Pharmacokinetics of recombinant human erythropoietin applied subcutaneously to children with chronic renal failure [PDF]
The single-dose pharmacokinetics of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) given SC was investigated in 20 patients aged 7-20 years at different stages of chronic renal failure.
Braun, A. +5 more
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Weekly irinotecan in a patient with metastatic colorectal cancer on hemodialysis due to chronic renal failure [PDF]
Background: The cytotoxic treatment of patients suffering from advanced or metastatic cancer undergoing hemodialysis due to chronic renal failure still remains a problem, since for those patients pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data on most cytotoxic
Hacker, U. +4 more
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The functions of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)-MALAT-1 in the pathogenesis of renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a prevalent form of renal malignancy, is distinguished by its proclivity for robust tumor proliferation and metastatic dissemination.
Omid Anbiyaee +8 more
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