Renal insufficiency refers to a state in which the kidneys are not functioning at their full capacity. This condition may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) and indicates a decline in kidney ...

The following is a summary of “Association between perioperative platelet distribution width changes and postoperative acute ...

Renal insufficiency refers to a state in which the kidneys are not functioning at their full capacity. This condition may be ...

Medication errors frequently occur in the treatment of patients with renal insufficiency and can cause serious adverse events. Although computerized systems that adjust the drug dose on the basis ...

It appears highly unlikely that renal insufficiency per se would ever lead to death within such a brief period. There is no doubt that the underlying or precipitating condition is frequently the ...

In patients with renal insufficiency associated with increased hemoglobin levels and polycythemia, the possibilities of recombinant erythropoietin overdosing and disorders such as neoplasms and ...

The signs and symptoms of kidney cancer that alert people and their healthcare providers to its presence have changed dramatically in recent years. In the past, the classic triad of flank pain, blood ...

A review of more than three decades of literature about kidney care in First Nation communities has found there's still a ...

Elimination half life was significantly increased and total clearance was significantly reduced with the degree of renal impairment. Linear regression revealed good correlations between clearance ...

Background: Osteoporosis and renal insufficiency are coexisting disease states in a substantial proportion of postmenopausal women. Since bisphosphonates are generally contraindicated in patients with ...

and pre-renal acute kidney insufficiency (creatinine 71µmol/l). ECG showed severe abnormalities of ventricular repolarization (QTc max 0.52 msec). Intravenous K + supplementation, together with ...

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia. Among patients with CKD and anemia who experience MI, it remains uncertain if a liberal ...