Introduction: Renal length as measured on sonography is fundamental in diagnosis & follow up of renal diseases, and there’s increasing use of this kind of examination nowadays. Some radiologists believe in the effect of position on renal measurements. Regarding the above mentioned facts and in order to compare effect of patient position on sonographic measurement of renal length, this study ...

Background: Prevalence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is increasing in the world. Because of clinical importance of ESRD and absence of significant data, we studied the epidemiology of end stage renal failure in patients under hemodialysis in Lorestan province. Material and methods: This descriptive cross sectional study was carried out between January 2012 and January 2013 in dialysis cente...

Evaluation the Affecting Factors in Lipid Peroxidation of Hemodialysis and Renal Transplanted Patients GR. Moshtaghi Kashanian PhD , N. Rashtchi PhD , H. Ardakani MD , A. Ghorbani Haghjoo PhD2 Received: 23/07/05 Sent for Revision: 25/09/06 Received Revised Manuscript: 21/01/07 Accepted: 26/02/07 Background and Objective: Atherosclerosis is the most important cause of death in hemodial...

Introduction: In addition to high costs for society, treatment of end stage renal disease (ESRD) by permanent hemodialysis creates many physical and psychological problems for patients. The etiology of ESRD in every community differs according to genetic, nutrition, and public health status. The aim of this study was to investigate the most important causes of ESRD in hemodialysis patients of T...

    Background: Acute Renal Failure (ARF) is a common complication in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) and its quick diagnosis at the bedside is of utmost importance. Various systems have been introduced for the rapid diagnosis of the condition. One of these systems is RIFLE, which based on Glomerular filteration rate (GFR) and urinary output, ARF patients are divided into 5 categories na...

Background and purpose: Tuberculosis (T.B) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients. The incidence of mycobacterium tuberculosis in renal transplant patients compared with normal papulation is high specially in developing countries. Materials and methods : This study is a retospective review of the records of 700 renal transplant recipients 10 of whom...