Chronic Kidney Disease

✍ Scribed by Monika Göőz

• Publisher: Jana Sertic
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 455
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Chronic Kidney Disease......Page 2
©......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 9
1 ADAM Proteases as Novel Therapeutic Targets in Chronic Kidney Disease......Page 12
2 Severity and Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease......Page 24
3 The New Kidney and Bone Disease: Chronic Kidney Disease – Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD–MBD)......Page 36
4 The Prevalence of Renal Osteodystrophy in Chronic Renal Failure Patients in Urban Niger Delta of Nigeria......Page 58
5 Relationships Among Renal Function, Bone Turnover and Periodontal Disease......Page 84
6 Sarcoidosis and Kidney Disease......Page 98
7 Origins of Cardiorenal Syndrome and the Cardiorenal Connection......Page 118
8 Sub-Types and Therapeutic Management of the Cardiorenal Syndrome......Page 134
9 Atherosclerotic Renovascular Disease......Page 160
10 Pharmacologic Adjuvants to Reduce
Erythropoietin Therapy Dose in Anemia of
Chronic Kidney Disease and
End Stage Renal Disease
......Page 172
11 Molecular Mechanisms of
Nephro-Protective Action of HE-86 Liquid
Extract in Experimental Chronic Renal Failure
......Page 186
12 The Effects of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine
(ADMA), Nitric Oxide (NO) and Homocysteine
(Hcy) on Progression of Mild Chronic Kidney
Disease (CKD): Relationship Between Clinical
and Biochemical Parameters
......Page 208
13 Neutrophil Activation and Erythrocyte
Membrane Protein Composition in
Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
......Page 220
14 Assessing Iron Status in CKD Patients:
New Laboratory Parameters
......Page 236
15 Exogenous Fluorescent Agents for the
Determination of Glomerular Filtration Rate
......Page 262
16 Modern Surgical Treatments of
Urinary Tract Obstruction
......Page 272
17 Extra-Anatomic Urinary Drainage
for Urinary Obstruction
......Page 292
18 Percutaneous Nephrostomy
......Page 308
19 Unusual Vascular Access
for Hemodialysis Therapies
......Page 326
20 The Role of Nephron-Sparing Surgery (NSS)
for Renal Tumours >4 cm
......Page 340
21 Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
and Chronic Kidney Disease
......Page 358
22 Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ASB),
Renal Function and Hypertension
......Page 388
23 Sleep Disorders Associated
with Chronic Kidney Disease
......Page 396
24 The Allo-Immunological Injury
in Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
......Page 412
25 Prevention and Regression of Chronic
Kidney Disease and Hypertension
......Page 426
26 Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Renal
Predialysis Patients Exposed to a Prevention
Program – Medellín, 2007-2008
......Page 442