Renal function and kidney lengt ...
Renal injury in early life may lead to hypertension and renal disease in adulthood. In this prospective study, we estimated renal glomerular and tub ...
Hyperammonemia in review: patho ...
Ammonia is an important source of nitrogen and is required for amino acid synthesis. It is also necessary for normal acid-base balance. When present ...
Failure to thrive and nephrolit ...
1. Distal (Type I) renal tubular acidosis (RTA). This child had biochemical evidence of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis with a normal serum anion ...
Cachexia and protein-energy was ...
Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at risk for “cachexia” or “protein-energy wasting” (PEW). These terms describe a pathophysiologic pro ...
Exercise for children with chro ...
It is well known that adults suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience muscle wasting and excessive fatigue, which results in a reduced ...
Risk factors associated with ac ...
The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, risk factors, and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) i ...
The impact of dialysis solution ...
This study compares different peritoneal dialysis fluids (PDF) in rats over a short contact time. For greater accuracy, net ultrafiltration (UF) and ...
Body fat composition and occurr ...
In the last 10 years, the incidence of kidney stones has increased in the pediatric population, and this rise has been paralleled by a significant i ...
Acute tubulointerstitial nephri ...
Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) is a frequent cause of acute renal failure, characterised by the presence of inflammatory cell infiltrate i ...
Congenital nephrotic syndrome w ...
1. Syphilis serology in mother and child 2. Congenital syphilis (given the skin lesions, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, nephrotic syndrome in a ...
An infant with alternating meta ...
Cystic fibrosis is a monogenetic disorder with pulmonary and gastrointestinal manifestations and is conventionally diagnosed with abnormal levels of ...
Soy protein prevents renal dama ...
The study determines the effect of soy protein on inflammatory status and expression of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-êB P65) and receptor for advanced ...
Resistance to erythropoietin-st ...
Routine clinical and laboratory assessments facilitate diagnosis of erythropoietin (EPO) resistant anemia by allowing early identification of patien ...
High serum adiponectin concentr ...
Adiponectin (ADPN) counteracts the inflammatory response of the endothelium, which plays an important role in the development of atherosclerosis in ...
Fetal programming of renal func ...
Results from large epidemiological studies suggest a clear relation between low birth weight and adverse renal outcome evident as early as during ch ...
Sickle cell nephropathy: challe ...
This review explores the current model of sickle cell nephropathy and the limitations of the model. Renal abnormalities are common complications of ...
Surveillance biopsies in childr ...
Surveillance biopsies are increasingly used in the post-transplant monitoring of pediatric renal allograft recipients. The main justification for th ...
Glucocorticoid-induced hyperten ...
Glucocorticoid-induced hypertension is a common clinical problem that is poorly understood, thus rendering treatment strategies sub-optimal. This fo ...
Manifestation of atypical hemol ...
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare disease characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal fa ...
Renal involvement in mitochondr ...
Mitochondrial cytopathies constitute a group of rare diseases that are characterized by their frequent multisystemic involvement, extreme variabilit ...
Evaluation of microalbuminuria ...
Several epidemiologic studies have clearly demonstrated that obesity increases the risk of kidney diseases. We have attempted to evaluate the associ ...
Squamous cysts arising from seg ...
Background Cystic renal dysplasia is a common developmental abnormality of fetal kidney, featuring disorganized lobar organization, undifferentiated ...
An infant with alternating meta ...
A 40-day-old infant was referred to our center from a local hospital with abnormal renal function tests, oliguria, and dehydration. The infant was t ...
Psychological correlates of enu ...
The psychological correlates of enuresis are receiving growing attention, coherently with a multi-factorial approach to this problem, but to date th ...
Novel insights into the physiol ...
Renalase is an amine oxidase expressed in kidney, heart, liver, and brain that metabolizes catecholamines. Tissue and plasma levels are decreased in ...