PARTICIPANTS: All patients presenting to an ED in any of 9 emergency departments in Manitoba, Canada. EXPOSURE: Dialysis status. MAIN OUTCOMES: Presentation to the ED. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

cardiac function gains 11 of 23 working-age but unemployed patients returned to full-time work while on therapy Ting (Mountain View, CA; 96-present) 30 patients Short (2 hours) Center-based 30% 55% (hematocrit levels increased by 7.5%) 50% 21 of 30 [web.archive.org]

A 3-month-old boy with failure to thrive was referred to a nephrology clinic after a diagnostic workup for failure to thrive revealed a serum urea nitrogen level of 95 mg/dL and creatinine level of 3.6 mg/dL. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

(See Workup .) [3] The cutaneous lesions of bullous disease of dialysis are cosmetically distressing and interfere with the use of the hands. [emedicine.medscape.com]

There are currently no recommendations to obtain bleeding times in dialysis patients routinely as part of the preoperative workup. [clinicaladvisor.com]

Endovascular treatment was tried but we could not succeed. However, we found endovascular treatment safe and effective in treating AV fistula failures. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

While the water in your home might be safe to drink, it is not safe to use for your home hemodialysis treatments. [davita.com]

Each of the above treatments was continued for three consecutive months. Blood samples were collected from each subject before treatment and twice per month “pre-dialysis” for 3 months. [doi.org]

He has kidney disease and requires dialysis treatment to stay alive. Until last February, the closest place to get treatment was 600 kilometres away in Thunder Bay, Ont. [cbc.ca]

As mentioned in the introduction, PD is characterized by a better initial prognosis, and an equal or worse late prognosis. [doi.org]

This case demonstrates that proactive combination therapy can be extremely useful for preserving both RRF and peritoneal function, indicating a good prognosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

KEYWORDS: Clinical features; Diagnosis; Dialysis encephalopathy; Etiology; Examination; Treatment [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Etiology Because plasma porphyrin levels in individuals with chronic renal failure may be mildly elevated, [4] or occasionally high enough to overlap levels seen in porphyria patients with normal renal function, [5] porphyrin photosensitization may play [emedicine.medscape.com]

The presence of albuminuria and occasional granular casturia has made difficulty in excluding chronic glomerulonephritis as the possible etiologic factor. [doi.org]

Polymicrobial infections suggest an intra-abdominal process, and other etiologies, such as ischemic bowel, perforation, or diverticulitis should be considered. Metronidazole with ampicillin and ceftazidime can be used empirically. [clinicaladvisor.com]

We recommend that the clinical relevance of these epidemiological associations be tested using randomized controlled trials of multifaceted interventions. 2018 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Devereaux, research fellow in the departments of Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University and lead author on the study. "Private for-profit facilities have to generate profits to satisfy shareholders and pay taxes. [buffalo.edu]

Heaf, Sonja Wehberg x Published: March 10, 2014 Abstract Introduction Epidemiological studies consistently show an initial survival advantage for PD patients compared to HD. [doi.org]

Epidemiology The frequency of bullous disease of dialysis among dialysis populations in the United States has not been accurately determined but may be similar to that reported from several European surveys. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Woorwood, M: Estimation of body iron stores; in Anderson GM, McLaren GD (eds): Iron Physiology and Pathophysiology in Humans. New York, Springer, 2012, pp 499–528. [doi.org]

Understanding the causes of this disease and the efforts to prevent and treat it would help improve the prognosis and quality of life of affected patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Kuhlmann, MD 3 Hemodialysis solute transport and assessment of adequacy Brent Miller 4 PD Prescription Modeling Maria DeVita 5 Peritoneal Dialysis Adequacy Suzanne Watnick 6 Volume Management in PD Ali Abu-Alfa Infection Prevention 1 Infection Prevention [asn-online.org]

[…] infection (BSI) prevention in dialysis settings. [cdc.gov]