[PDF] Top 20 Introduction: Chronic kidney disease

... Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent risk factor for several unfavorable outcomes including cardiovascular disease (CVD), particular- ly in the elderly, who ... See full document

... in chronic kidney disease (CKD-MBD) constitute a syndrome de- fined by changes in calcium, phosphorus (P), vitamin D and parathormone, fibro- blast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) and its specific ... See full document

... the introduction section, current AKI classifi- cations are not able to discern prognosis between patients with pure AKI or acute-on-chronic kidney disease ... See full document

... with chronic kidney disease (CKD), however, an overload of this mineral can contribute to oxidative stress, a condition closely related to the cardiovascular risk in these patients, as well as ... See full document

... to chronic kidney disease are still under ...the disease, having all had great success with proven ...specific disease-related data predefined by specialized healthcare professionals ... See full document

... of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing with the increasing age of the population and the increasing number of elderly survivors of acute kidney injury ... See full document

... renal disease (ESRD). Those are: cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the inflammation pathogenic ...Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the main reasons of this effect with its presence being further ... See full document

... with kidney stones showed a slightly higher risk for CKD than male ...with kidney stones history showed a significant increased risk of developing moderate to severe chronic kidney ...of ... See full document

... eral population: ACEI, ARBs, β­blockers, inotropic drugs and diuretics. Hypervolemia and most of the related symptoms can be kept under control effectively by the isolated or ultra­ filtation, in conjunction with ... See full document

... Frequent users had higher Charlson Comorbidity Scores revealing increased severity of comorbidities other than HF and 19% died in hospital following an inpatient admission for HF principal diagnosis. Patients who died ... See full document

... renal disease and coronary atherosclerosis. Chronic kidney disease accelerates the course of coronary artery disease, independent from conventional cardiac risk ...addition, ... See full document

... injury included valve replacement (OR=4.7, P=0.002, 95% CI=1.76-12.62, age (OR=1.044, P=0.012, 95% CI=1.01-1.07), previous cardiac surgery (OR=36.1, P=0.015, 95% CI=1.99-653.85), postoperative use of the vasoactive drug ... See full document

... for diagnosing hypertension and ignoring prehypertension were controversial [18]. Hence, evi- dence regarding whether prehypertension predicts progression to hypertension and targets organ damage is important. A ... See full document

... Collaborative Chronic Care Network (C3Ns), which, with the support of the Instituto Nacional de Diabetes e Doenças Di- gestivas e Renais [National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases], has ... See full document

... Introduction: Chronic kidney failure is a disease that affects the functions of the kidneys and can cause irreversible kidney failure over ...this disease are hypertension and ... See full document

... National Kidney Foundation Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) ...cerebrovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorder, systemic lupus erythematosus, severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] ... See full document

... At a conservative treatment outpatient clinic in the city of Rio de Janeiro, the need was noticed to advance in the patient approach strategies to improve their treatment adherence. A collective strategy was adopted, ... See full document

... to chronic kidney disease are still under de- ...the disease, having all had great success with proven ...specific disease-related data predefined by specialized healthcare ... See full document

... Most participants have income up to a mini- mum wage, derived from social grants provided by the government for not being able to develop activi- ties due to physical limitations and to the time spent on treatment. Some ... See full document

... artery disease, congestive heart failure, time of CKD, smoking, pack years of smoking, alcohol use, antihyperten- sive numbers, antidepressants and anxiolytics use, hematocrit, cholesterol, high density lipid ... See full document