IN BRIEF Regardless of etiology, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is identified by two laboratory tests: 1) estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a measure of kidney function, and 2) urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), a measure of kidney damage. It is crucial for all health professionals to understand the significance and limitations of these tests to appropriately identify CKD patien...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of successful kidney transplantation (kt) on myocardial perfusion and left ventricular function by both qualitative (visual) interpretation and semiquantitative parameters, using myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with gated-single photon emission computed tomography (gated-spect) in patients suffering from end-stage renal disease. ...

conclusions oxygen therapy in the case group had no significant impact on protection from dgf. results forty living kidney transplantations including 17 cases and 23 controls were performed; female gender was more prevalent in recipients (n = 16, 40%). the mean age of recipients was 36.1 ± 12.4 (18-67) years old. dgf was detected in 2 (5.95%) individuals, from whom one was in the case group and...