background: l-carnitine may prevent the incidence of aki by its antioxidant effects and improving circulation in ischemic conditions. the goal of this trial was to evaluate the impact of l-carnitine on contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing elective pci. methods: totally, the patients were randomly allocated to 2 groups. the treatment group received 1 g of l-carnitine orally 3 time...

background: the presence of hyperuricemia and renal function impairment, especially in the absence of urate stone formation is strongly suggestive of lead nephropathy. the evaluation of this association is essential in areas where lead exposure is still prevalent and uncontrolled. objective: to determine the relationship between serum uric acid and renal function indices in lead-exposed workers...

The Current view regarding renal disease complicating pregnancy suggests that there are no adverse effects on the kidney if kidney function is only moderately compromised in the absence of hypertension. Sustenance of a viable pregnancy depends mainly on the degree of functional impairment rather than on the underlying parenchymal disease. Polycystic kidney disease should be included in the diff...

Renal tubular cysts arise in several inherited human disorders which include autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), as well as rarer disorders such as autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) nephronophthisis and medullary cystic kidney. Despite their genetic, clinical and histopathological heterogeneity, all these diseases involve a dilation of tubules leading to cy...

Kidney disease is a common complication in patients with multiple myeloma. Traditionally, patients with active multiple myeloma and end-stage renal disease have been excluded from kidney transplantation due to the risk of malignancy progression. The introduction of bortezomib-based therapy for patients with multiple myeloma and renal impairment has significantly improved survival in this popula...

Patients with chronic kidney disease have a high burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The vast majority of patients with chronic kidney disease do not progress to end stage renal failure, but do have a significantly higher incidence of all cardiovascular co-morbidities. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors only partially account for this increased incidence of cardiovascular dis...

propose: to evaluate patients with renal transplantation for abnormal ocular findings and to determine the association of these findings with pretreatment dialysis duration, immunosuppressive regimen and underlying disease causing renal failure. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 150 patients who had undergone kidney transplantation for at least three months and with serum cre...

Background: Hyperkalemia is a common electrolyte disorder observed in the emergency department. It often associated with underlying predisposing conditions, such as moderate or severe kidney disease, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, significant tissue trauma. Additionally, medications, inhibitors of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, potassium-sparing diuretics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammato...