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Greetings dear friends of this prestigious group, to God almighty for the life and health that he gives us, today I am going to talk abo...

This little critter is just one of the seafood found in this Italian pasta dish, called Ciapino.. It was pretty good. I think I'd rathe...

It's been almost a year since some salty cod and a couple of litres of water put me in Hospital, so what's going on with all that then? I...

It is a well known fact that the human body is made up of many organs and glands which come together to form diverse systems. There is th...

Diabetes is a condition that affects multiple organs, with the kidneys being particularly vulnerable. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a c...

The magnesium ion is absorbed mainly via a paracellular route in the small intestine and secondarily (up tp 30%) via a transcellular pat...

Feeling constantly tired, weak, or out of breath? If you have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), these symptoms could be more than just everyd...

Kidney stones are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside your kidneys. Some may pass unnoticed as they occur in differ...

The combined use of IV albumin, IV (or SQ) octreotide and oral midodrine (or another blood pressure-increasing medication) can be useful...

Avacopan is a medication that is used for ANCA associated vasculitis. (One example of this is what was called Wegener's granulomatosis)....

Hyperglycemia can cause hyponatremia by causing an osmotic translocation of water from the intracellular space to the extracellular spac...

Hyperphosphatemia is associated with increased mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis. It is related to excess vascular calcifica...

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a process in the kidney that damages the podocyte cells and leads to protein leaking. It ca...

The Potential Renal Acid Load or PRAL is the amount of acid the diet produces in the body. It is measured in milliequivalents per acid ...

IgA nephropathy or Berger's disease is the most common glomerulonephritis worldwide. Its incidence is 2.5/100,000 adults per year and it...

Anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the combined result of decreased intestinal iron absorption associated to CKD and the decrease...

A renal biopsy is an extremely important tool for the diagnosis of certain renal conditions that present with proteinuria and/or hematur...

Hyponatremia (or low sodium concentration in the plasma) is a state of water intoxication. Measures should be implemented to achieve a n...

Chronic urate nephropathy is caused by the deposit of uric acid crystals in the medullary interstitium of the kidney causing decreased ...

Hypertension is one of the common causes for chronic renal failure. Over many years of elevated blood pressure, sclerosis and thickening...

Lupus nephritis is the inflammation of the kidney tissue caused by the autoimmune condition known as lupus. It can be mild or severe eno...

In patients with advanced chronic kidney disease the correction of metabolic acidosis may slow down the progression towards the need of ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease may develop econdary hyperparathyroidism as a consequence of the lack of activation of 25-OH vitami...

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I am writing this as a reflection from a recent case I was part of the managing team, I realise how unaware many well educated people a...

The use of non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor blockers (like finerenone) can reduce the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD...

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The use of sodium-glucose transporter (SGLT-2) inhibitors can reduce the progression of chornic kidney disease in diabetics and non-diab...

Obstructive uropathy is one of the important causes of acute renal failure. This can be caused by an enlarged prostate gland, kidney sto...

Citrate binds to calcium in the urine, keeping it away from from crystals that can become kidney stones. Patients with low citrate level...