Lysozyme nephropathy in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
Lysozyme nephropathy is a frequently unrecognized cause of renal disease in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and may serve as a novel indication for treatment in this patient population.
Ami B. Patel+2 more
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Development of acute kidney injury following pediatric cardiac surgery
Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the pediatric population is a relatively common phenomenon. Specifically, AKI has been found in increasing numbers within the pediatric population following cardiac surgery, with up to 43% of pediatric patients developing AKI
Aditya Sharma+4 more
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When the Earth trembles in the americas: the experience of haiti and chile 2010. [PDF]
The response of the nephrological community to the Haiti and Chile earthquakes which occurred in the first months of 2010 is described. In Haiti, renal support was organized by the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force (RDRTF) of the International Society of ...
Borniche, D+13 more
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Classification of histopathology images using ConvNets to detect Lupus Nephritis [PDF]
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system of the patient starts attacking healthy tissues of the body. Lupus Nephritis (LN) refers to the inflammation of kidney tissues resulting in renal failure due to these attacks.
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Effect of a pedometer-based walking intervention on body composition in patients with ESRD: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
BackgroundA randomized trial of a pedometer-based intervention with weekly activity goals led to a modest increase in step count among dialysis patients.
Johansen, Kirsten L+3 more
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A hybrid‐nested microneedle/cryogel scaffold (MQW‐CMg‐MOF) is designed for efficient biofilm removal and accelerated healing of diabetic wounds. The scaffold shows substantial biofilm removal in vitro and in a preclinical diabetic swine biofilm‐infected wound model compared to the control.
Syed Muntazir Andrabi+11 more
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Next Generation Sequencing: A Tool for This Generation of Nephrologists [PDF]
The emergence of next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques has made the sequencing of whole genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes faster and more readily available than previous methods such as Sanger sequencing, which was developed in the 1970s.
Lea Landolt+3 more
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Exploring the Potential of Chatbots in Critical Care Nephrology
The exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has allowed for its integration into multiple sectors, including, notably, healthcare.
Supawadee Suppadungsuk+6 more
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New Arabic Medical Dataset for Diseases Classification [PDF]
The Arabic language suffers from a great shortage of datasets suitable for training deep learning models, and the existing ones include general non-specialized classifications. In this work, we introduce a new Arab medical dataset, which includes two thousand medical documents collected from several Arabic medical websites, in addition to the Arab ...
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'A Better Way to Measure Choices' Discrete Choice Experiment and Conjoint Analysis Studies in Nephrology: A Literature Review [PDF]
Discrete choice experiments (DCE) and conjoint analysis (CA) are increasingly used to address health policy issues. This is because the DCE and CA approaches have theoretical foundations in the characteristics theory of demand, which assumes goods ...
Clark, Michael D+7 more
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