OBJECTIVE Malnutrition is common among hemodialysis patients and is associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional status of geriatric hemodialysis patients. METHODS Total of 163 hemodialysis patients were initially screened, and 55 patients (28 males, 27 females; mean age: 72.9±8.4 years) met the criteria for inclusion. Patients wer...

Infant malnutrition remains an important cause of death and disability, and Haiti has the highest prevalence in the Americas. Therefore, preventive strategies are needed. Our aims were (1) To assess the prevalence of malnutrition among young children seen at a health center in Haiti; (2) Examine adherence to infant feeding practices recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ass...

Phosphorus is an essential substance in our body, and hypophosphataemia (HP) is well-described in rickets, refeeding syndrome, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and in chronic alcohol-abuse. However, to our knowledge, HP among severely-malnourished children has not been studied in detail, and information on prevalence, severity, and treatment is scarce. Currently, there are only a few published case...

The patients evaluated in this study were classified into three groups of severe, moderate, and mild according to the severity of exposure to sulfur mustard. We evaluated the Immunological and Cytogenetical status of the patients after eight years of their exposure to sulfur mustard. The investigations revealed that the number of neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes in the patients with sever...

background: pleurotomy during coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) may cause post-operative events, mostly pulmonary complications. in this study, we evaluated the influence of pleurotomy during cabg on the clinical outcome following left internal mammary artery (lima) harvesting. methods: between march and august 2009, 102 patients who underwent cardiac surgery were enrolled in this study an...

INTRODUCTION Severe acute malnutrition is common in developing countries. Children with severe acute malnutrition are prone to complications, including electrolyte imbalance and infections. Our patient was an 18-month-old boy who had severe acute malnutrition (kwashiorkor) and developed acute kidney injury, which was managed with peritoneal dialysis using improvised equipment. This case report ...

INTRODUCTION Protein energy wasting is common in hemodialysis patients and linked to increased morbidity mortality. Anthropometric measurements such as skin fold thickness, mid arm circumference muscle are widely used assess nutritional status on maintenance hemodialysis. Subjective global assessment dialysis malnutrition score classify patients’ status. The aim of this study was the using anth...

Severe malnutrition in children is frequently associated with infectious diseases. Animal models have been useful for studying the effects of malnutrition. One of the immunosuppressive mechanisms of malnutrition is inhibition of the activation of T lymphocytes. The voltage-dependent K(V) potassium channels are vital for the activation of T lymphocytes. The blockade of K(V) channels inhibits the...