Evaluation of thyroid profile and renal function tests in chronic kidney disease patients

Lipid profile and thyroid function tests assessment in residents of a geriatric center in Hormozgan, Iran

Introduction: Aging may lead to increase or decrease in the level of total cholesterol, LDL and HDL. Furthermore, prevalence of thyroid dysfunctions increase with age in iodine sufficient area. The present study is designed to evaluate lipid profile and thyroid function tests in a group of elderly population in Hormozgan province. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 60 (19 females and 41 ...

Evaluation of chronic kidney disease and associated factors in psoriasis patients at Razi hospital, Tehran, Iran

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic and recurrent inflammatory disease that involves skin, joints and different organ systems. It is associated with Multiple morbidities such as cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Due to the high importance of the association between psoriasis and CKD which results in major side effects the aim of th...

Evaluation of liver and kidney function in favism patients

 Backgrounds: G6PD deficiency is the most common enzymopathy of red blood cells. The clinical symptoms of favism are jaundice, hematuria and haemolytic anaemia that seem to affect liver and kidney in long term. Thus we evaluate kidney and liver function of favism patients in an endemic area of the disease with a high rate of fava beans cultivation. Methods: This study was performed on favism pa...

the impact of human recombinant erythropoietin on renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease

Evaluation of Hypothyroidism in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Western Iran

Background and Objective: Chronic kidney disease (CKD)  determined by permanent kidney damage. Due to the similarity of clinical symptoms of hypothyroidism with CKD, hypothyroidism may be neglected and remain untreated. The goal of our study was to evaluate the rate of hypothyroidism in CKD patients who need hemodialysis. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional research. The sampling ...