background :attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is the most common childhood neurological disorder. this disorder is more prevalent in some chronic diseases. the aim of this study was to investigate adhd in children with early stages of chronic kidney disease (ckd) and to compare it with healthy children.   methods : seventy five 5-16-year-old children with early stages of ckd (stag...

background contrast-induced nephropathy (cin) is one of the most important complications of angiography in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd) or diabetes mellitus. the prevention of cin can decrease therapeutic costs and hospital stays. there is controversy in the literature over the preventive effect of statins on cin. objectives this study was designed to evaluate the preventive effec...

background: chronic kidney disease is a progressive and irreversible loss of renal function. anemia is one of the main complications of end-stage renal disease (esrd) which is linked closely with other complications of the disease. the primary therapy for anemia in these patients is erythropoietin (epo). the goal of this study was to find the effect of vitamin d administration in addition to th...

background the aim of this survey was to explore the baseline knowledge of the iranian community about chronic kidney disease (ckd) definition and its two main risk factors, i.e. diabetes and hypertension. this study also introduced a model of public education program with the purpose of reducing the incidence of ckd in high-risk groups and thereby decreasing the economic burden of ckd in iran....

conclusions this study focused on important effects of malnutrition and inflammation on health-related quality of life aspects, both physically and mentally in hd patients. sga and mis are highly correlated with quality of life in hd patients. background malnutrition, inflammation and poor quality of life are prevalent among hemodialysis (hd) patients. health-related quality of life is an impor...

background few studies have focused on patients’ characteristics that affects acute kidney injury (aki) after total knee replacement surgery (tkr). objectives the primary objective of this retrospective study was to identify patients’ characteristics associated with aki after tkr. patients and methods between january 2008 and december 2009, 659 patients with a mean age of 67.1 years (range, 39-...

background: the prevalence of vitamin d deficiency is higher in end-stage renal disease (esrd) patients compared to healthy populations. this deficiency could lead to several complications with different mechanisms and might result in reduced survival in patients. leptin and adiponectin are messenger proteins with endocrine secretion from adipocytes and various effects in cellular mechanisms. t...