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Do acute elevations of serum creatinine in primary care engender an increased mortality risk? [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The significant impact Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) has on patient morbidity and mortality emphasizes the need for early recognition and effective treatment.
A Bottle, A Lassnigg, A Wonnacott, AS Levey, B Talabani, Christopher KT Farmer, CY Hsu, Department of Health, EA Hoste, EM Burns, GM Chertow, Helen Hobbs, J Stewart, Jean Irving, JP Lafrance, L Gruberg, M Bedford, M Bedford, Michael Bedford, ML Praught, MM Levy, MM Schissler, Office of National Statistics, PA McCullough, Paul Bassett, Paul E Stevens, PG Metnitz, PK Li, R Bellomo, R Mehta, RL Mehta, RL Mehta, RW Schrier, S Uchino, SS Waikar, Toby Wheeler   +35 more
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Chronic Environmental and Occupational Lead Exposure and Kidney Function among African Americans: Dallas Lead Project II

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
Background: We examined the effects of lead on kidney function in occupationally and environmentally exposed adults from a Dallas lead smelter community that was the site of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund clean-up.
R. Reilly, S. Spalding, B. Walsh, J. Wainer, S. Pickens, M. Royster, J. Villanacci, B. Little   +7 more
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Correlation Between Haematological Parameters, Kidney Function Tests and Liver Function Tests in Plasmodium Falciparum and Vivax Malaria [PDF]

Walawalkar International Medical Journal, 2017
: Malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India. Plasmodium falciparum remains the main culprit although cases with vivax malaria are on the rise.
Mitul Chhatriwala, Anup Nillawar, Sandip Patil, Dinesh Bure   +3 more
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Interpreting pathology test result values with comparators (<, >) in Electronic Health Records research: an OpenSAFELY short data report [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2023
Background Numeric results of pathology tests are sometimes returned as a range rather than a precise value, e.g. “
David Evans, Ben Goldacre, Brian MacKenna, Helen J Curtis, Sebastian Bacon, Louis Fisher, Amir Mehrkar   +6 more
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Liver and kidney function tests in elderly gravidae presenting with preeclampsia

Advances in Human Biology, 2018
Background: Preeclampsia, a pregnancy-specific syndrome, causes derangement in liver and kidney functions. Increase in maternal age increases the pregnancy-associated complications.
Roopam Panda, Himel Mondal
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Postoperative renal functional changes assessed by 99mTc-DTPA scintigraphy and predictive factors after miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery: An observational 1-year follow-up study [PDF]

Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2020
Purpose: We evaluated the comparative effect of miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) on perioperative kidney function by use of diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid (99mTc-DTPA) scintigraphy and ...
Jae Hyun Jung, Sangjun Yoo, Juhyun Park, Min Chul Cho, Hwancheol Son, Hyeon Jeong, Seung Hoon Ryang, Sung Yong Cho   +7 more
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Association of Tenofovir Use With Risk of Incident Heart Failure in HIV-Infected Patients. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundThe antiretroviral medication, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), is used by most human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons in the United States despite higher risks of chronic kidney disease.
Chen, Ruijun, Estrella, Michelle M, Grunfeld, Carl, Horberg, Michael A, Hsue, Priscilla Y, Jotwani, Vasantha, Scherzer, Rebecca, Shlipak, Michael G   +7 more
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Response of volume and osmoregulatory kidney function to infusion loading in patients with dopamine-dependent compensation of sepsis-induced hypotension

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017
Objective. To study the response of volume and osmoregulatory kidney function to increased volume of extracellular space (IVECS) with dopamine-dependent compensation of sepsis-induced hypotension. Materials and methods. The inclusion criteria involved
V. M. Konovchuk, A. V. Andrushchak
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Reno-protective effects of fresh garlic against high fat diet induced damage

Hail Journal of Health Sciences, 2020
Background: Hyperlipidemia remains one of most challenging clinical problems. Garlic used to lower serum lipids in hyperlipidemia patients. The present experimental study evaluate garlic role as reno-protective against high fat diet (HFD) induced ...
Abeer Khalid Abdullah Alansari, Hailah M ALmohaimeed, Soaad Mabrook Baradea, Soad Saker Ali   +3 more
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Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty application effect on renal function in patients with renal artery stenosis: A case report on 4 patients [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2013
Introduction. Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is narrowing of one or both renal arteries or their branches. Clinically significant stenosis involves narrowing of the lumen, which is approximately 80%.
Mijušković Mirjana, Vavić Neven, Rusović Siniša, Ignjatović Ljiljana, Obrenčević Katarina, Radojević Milorad, Kovačević Zoran, Ćukić Zoran, Petrović Marijana, Pilčević Dejan, Tadić-Pilčević Jelena, Terzić Brankica   +11 more
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