Background: The progressivity of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with several clinical conditions which contribute to high morbidity and mortality, including anemia hypoalbuminemia. This study aimed assess the association hypoalbuminemia mortality CKD patients undergoing routine hemodialysis (HD) in Siloam Hospital Kupang.Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort based on Indonesi...

Systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS), also known as Clarkson’s disease, is a rare and potentially lethal condition characterized by hypotension, hemoconcentration, hypoalbuminemia; however, the cause of SCLS still uncertain. We present case 62-year-old male with flu-like symptoms who presented to emergency department shock. Initial evaluation revealed hypoalbuminemia, acute kidney failure, p...

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the frequent complications COVID-19 infection. The predictors progressive disease for patients with COVID-19- associated AKI (COV-AKI) are unclear. In our study, we aimed to demonstrate risk factors non-recovery COV-AKI. Method: COV-AKI developed in 901 3337 treated hospital between April 1, 2020 and November 30, 2020. 331 died at hospital. Of the...

OBJECTIVE to estimate the prevalence of hypoalbuminemia in hospitalized elders, related to socio-demographic variables, nutritional status and length of stay. METHODS crosscutting study with 200 patients hospitalized in a large hospital in the South of Brazil during three months. Evaluations, lab tests and interviews through questionnaires were performed. RESULTS the average albuminemia was...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a chronic, progressive lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by a monoclonal population of functionally incompetent lymphocytes. Renal involvement is rare and poorly described. A 57-year-old male with no prior medical history was diagnosed with CLL and followed with a watch and wait approach. He was referred to our institution several months later due ...

Nephrotic syndrome is a common renal disorder in children, characterized by nephrotic range proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, and edema. The most common type is primary (idiopathic) associated with minimal change disease, which responds very well to steroid therapy and has a good long-term prognosis. Other causes, clinical presentation, laboratory findings, and management are discus...

BACKGROUND Mortality remains unacceptably high among patients hospitalized for acute stroke. Additional knowledge about factors that contribute to mortality after stroke is important for instituting therapies to lower mortality. We sought to determine the factors that predict mortality in patients hospitalized for acute stroke. METHODS In all, 1477 consecutively admitted patients with acute s...