Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease(CKD)and end-stage kidney disease(ESKD)worldwide.While both haemodialysis(HD)and peritoneal dialysis(PD)are commonly used treatment options for ESKD,the choice of...
Introduction: Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a common complication in chronic hemodialysis patients. It is characterized by hypersecretion of parathormone by the parathyroid glands to maintain phosp...
Background: Chronic haemodialysis patients present a lack of immunity responsible for a high incidence of tuberculosis of atypical and non-pulmonary localizations. Observation: We present a clinical case of a haemodia...
Background: In March 2006, evidence-based guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults in the UK were published including the recommendation that kidney function should be assessed by formul...