Kidney Disease

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MedWire News: N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) independently predicts outcome for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) with and without chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), say researchers. ...

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Related Articles Outcome of Kidney transplantation in patients with polycystic Kidney Disease: a single center study. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 Jan;19(1):72-5 Authors: Roozbeh J, Razmkon AR, Jalaeian H, Raiss-Jalali GA, Behzadi S, Sagheb MM, Salahi H, Bahador A, Nikeghbalian S, Davari HR, Salehipour M, Malek-Hosseini SA Autosomal dominant polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is a common cause of end-stage renal Disease and a common indication for renal transplantation. Patients with ADPKD show some differences in graft outcome and complications following renal transplantation. This study was undertaken to evaluate the demographics, outcome and complications of renal transplantation in patients with ADPKD. In a retrospective case-control design, 51 patients with ADPKD were recognized amongst a total of 1200 renal transplant patients. For each case, a matched control based on sex, age (+/- 5 years) and type of Kidney donor, was selected. All relevant data were gathered using patients' records and PNOT software. There were 34 males (66.7%) and 17 females (33.3%) with ADPKD. Mean age at transplantation was 42.6 +/- 14.3 years and source of donor organ was predominantly live unrelated (72.5%). Forty patients (78.4%) had extra-renal manifestations of ADPKD, the most common of which were cardiac valvular Disease (24 cases, 47.1%), and liver cysts (10 cases, 19.6%). Rejection occurred in 12 patients in the case-group (23.5%) in comparison ...

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Title: Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease Category: Health News Created: 8/18/2008 Last Editorial Review: 8/18/2008 ...

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BERGEN, Norway (MedPage Today) -- Women who developed preeclampsia during pregnancy appear to have a significantly greater risk of eventual end-stage renal Disease (ESRD) than those who had problem-free pregnancies, researchers here reported. ...

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Rate can be 5 times higher than for women without pregnancy complication, study finds ...

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Risk of hypertension with multicystic Kidney Disease: a systematic Risk of hypertension with multicystic Kidney Disease: a systematic review diseases; multicystic dysplastic Kidney; hypertension. This article has Source: adc.bmj.com Journal of Human Hypertension - Abstract of article: Genetic Review Article. Journal of Human Hypertension (2005) 19, 7 [...] ...

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Australian scientists have developed a drug they say might prevent Kidney Disease and reduce the need for dialysis or transplants. ...

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Related Articles Treatment options for end stage renal Disease. Prim Care. 2008 Sep;35(3):407-32 Authors: Crawford PW, Lerma EV The latest National Health and Nutrition Study revealed an increasing incidence of Kidney Disease among aging baby boomers, as the incidence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension rises. Because of this trend, a greater proportion of a primary care physician's practice will involve patients with chronic Kidney Disease, and consequently, end stage renal Disease. Unfortunately, far too many of these chronic Kidney Disease patients are referred to a nephrologist very late. More often than not, the opportunity for secondary preventive intervention, with the goal of avoiding renal replacement therapy, is lost. This article addresses the various treatment options for patients with end stage renal Disease. PMID: 18710662 [PubMed - in process] ...

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Related Articles Urethroplasty in Patients With Kidney and Pancreas Transplants. J Urol. 2008 Aug 16; Authors: Meeks JJ, Gonzalez CM PURPOSE: In patients with solid organ transplants urethral strictures may develop from repeat catheterization, recurrent urinary tract infection or chronic irritation of the urethral mucosa secondary to contact with pancreatic enzymes. We describe surgical outcomes in patients with Kidney and Kidney-pancreas transplants after urethral reconstruction for stricture or fistula Disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten males underwent urethroplasty for urethral stricture (9) or urethral fistula (1) Disease after Kidney or Kidney-pancreas transplantation. Median patient age was 41.5 years (range 25 to 56) and average time from transplantation was 9 years (range 1 to 14). Four patients underwent bulbar urethroplasty with buccal mucosa, 3 underwent stricture excision and primary anastomosis of the bulbar urethra, 2 underwent penile urethroplasty with graft tissue and 1 underwent bulbar urethrocutaneous fistula repair. RESULTS: The etiology of stricture Disease was pancreatic enzyme induced stricture in 40% of cases, catheter trauma in 40% and unknown in 20%. Nine of 10 patients (90%) were free of symptoms and recurrence at a median followup of 32.5 months (range 4 to 83). One patient who required cystoscopy and dilation for a bulbar urethral recurrence is currently Disease-free. Postoperative morbidity included urina ...

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Related Articles Vitamin D Dependent Rickets Type II: Late Onset of Disease and Response to High Doses of Vitamin D. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 Sep;19(5):796-8 Authors: Soni SS, Adikey GK, Raman AS Vitamin D dependent rickets Type II is a rare autosomal recessive disorder. The disorder is characterized by end organ hyporesponsiveness to vitamin D. Common presentation of the disorder is total body alopecia and onset of rickets during the second half of the first year of life. Patients may display progressive rachitic bone changes, hypocalcemia and secondary hyper-parathyroidism. It is differentiated from vitamin D dependent rickets type I by virtue of response to physiological doses of exogenous vitamin D in the later. Target organ hyporesponsiveness can be overcome by higher doses of vitamin D or its analogues. We report a case of vitamin D dependent rickets type II with onset of rickets at the age of thirteen years without alopecia progressing to marked disability by twenty three years of age. She responded to massive doses of vitamin D with significant clinical improvement after six months of therapy. PMID: 18711299 [PubMed - in process] ...

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Related Articles Whipple's procedure in a renal transplant recipient with polycystic liver Disease. JOP. 2008;9(4):515-9 Authors: Bonatti H, Huguet K, McLaughlin S, Stockland A, Aranda-Michel J, Al Haddad M, Dougherty M, Fitzpatrick P, Kim G, Martin K, Hinder R, Nguyen JH CONTEXT: Polycystic Disease is a rare disorder, which most commonly manifests in the Kidney and liver. Recently an increased risk for pancreatic malignancies in subsets of patients with polycystic Disease has been reported. CASE REPORT: We report a patient with polycystic liver and Kidney Disease who successfully underwent a Whipple's procedure for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSION: Although technical difficulty may increase, pancreaticoduodenectomy can be safely performed in patients with polycystic liver Disease. PMID: 18648145 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] ...

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LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Hypertension Journal Circulation University of Maryland on Sleep Hygiene CDC Report on Sleep Lack of Deep Sleep Linked To Adolescent Obesity IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockphoto/ sleep / author: borisyankov Teenagers who get insufficient amounts of sleep are at risk of developing hypertension , suggests a new study in the journal Circulation . Studies show teens that sleep fewer than 6 ½ hours each night are at twice the risk of hypertension (high blood pressure) and those with troubled sleep habits are at triple the risk, found researchers at Western Reserve University in Cleveland. "Our findings underscore the high incidence of inadequate sleep habits in adolescence along with the risk of developing high blood pressure among other health problems," said Dr. Susan Redline , pediatrician and study author. The findings also suggest low sleep efficiency (trouble falling asleep or waking too early) may be more consistently associated with pre-hypertension (borderline high blood pressure) than shorter periods of sleep. High blood pressure affects over 50 million Americans. Patients who are diagnosed with high blood pressure are at an increased risk of developing Kidney Disease , blindness , heart attacks , strokes , and hardening of arteries. Researchers studied 238 13-to-16-year-olds and found 14 percent of them had high blood pressure or pre-hypertension. For adults, hypertension is defined as a reading of 140/90 or ...

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AUSTRALIAN scientists have developed a drug they say might prevent Kidney Disease and reduce the need for dialysis or transplants among patients already afflicted by the Disease. ...

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other topics: click a “category” or use search box A Reuters report says US researchers have determined that poor teen sleep habits are not just a parental annoyance; they can have serious effects on teen blood pressure. High blood pressure can damage arteries and kidneys, causing stroke, Kidney Disease and other illnesses. Writing in the American Heart Association [...] ...

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Dr. Stephen Wright, a researcher in Belfast, Ireland has successfully treated Lupus (an abbreviation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ), a potentially-fatal autoimmune disorder that can affect many different organs, with low doses of omega-3 fish oil. Symptoms can include joint and muscle aches or pain, permanent rashes on the cheek, Kidney problems, extreme fatigue, ulcers, hair loss, flu-like symptoms, depression and more. "Part of my work was to investigate different aspects of vascular Disease (blood vessels) in patients with lupus by studying the function of the cells lining the blood vessels," he said. "I was able to show that in patients with lupus there was an impaired function that could be improved by Omega-3 fish oils." Patients that took fish oil, even at low doses, “showed improvement in blood vessel function and a reduction in cell damaging molecules.” Patients also reported far fewer incidents of “fatigue, joint pain, rashes, mouth ulcers and headaches.” For his research on fish oil and lupus, Dr. Wright received the Irish Society for Rheumatology’s Young Investigator of the Year Award. Source: Lupus Breakthrough with Fish Oil read more ...

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Most patients have two options when getting an MRI scan. One option is the old conventional way in which the patient is scanned with the machine and the scans are unenhanced. The other option is to have the scans enhanced. These scans are enhanced with a contrast agent that is injected into a patient’s body prior to the scan. The contrast agent makes the abnormal tissues very bright on the scans and this helps the doctors to identify and assess tumors that are spreading in the body. The FDA has approved five substances to be used in these MRI scans. All of these substances are based on the chemical gadolinium . However, the use of gadolinium has been linked to a Disease called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy . More commonly called NSF/NFD, this Disease can lead to serious injuries and sometimes even death. NSF is a rare Disease mostly affecting patients with serious Kidney problems. The first symptoms of NSF appear within six months of the enhanced MRI scan. Even a single exposure of gadolinium to a patient with a Kidney Disease will trigger NSF. The most common symptom of NSD is hardening of the skin. The skin turns into a hard wooden texture. Other symptoms of NSF include an inability to fully extend one’s arms and legs, difficulty walking, pain in the ribs and hip bones, and high blood pressure. Once a person contracts NSF, there is no reliable cure, only treatments that can slow the progress of NF ...