Aging is known to be associated with an increased prevalence of multiple chronic diseases,
which frequently causes the use of complex therapeutic regimens. The aging process is …

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent cardiovascular risk factor.
The knowledge of prevalence in general population may help to early detection of CKD and …

Nephrotoxicity is the development of functional or structural kidney damage after exposure
to one or more of a wide variety of drugs, other treatments or exogenous toxins, and may …

Background Accurate assessment of kidney function is important for the management of
solid-organ transplant recipients. In other clinical populations, glomerular filtration rate …

Estimation of creatinine clearance requires knowledge of creatinine generation which can
vary in different groups of patients. Since the main source of creatinine is muscle we used …

Background Prevalence of stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing according to
the NHANES study. Prevalence has been calculated using the MDRD study equation for …

Introducción: La insuficiencia renal crónica (IRC) constituye un factor de riesgo
cardiovascular independiente. El conocimiento de su prevalencia en la población general …

Background Systemic hypertension and proteinuria are frequent complications in dogs with
Cushing's syndrome and do not always resolve after treatment of hypercortisolism …

Background Anthropogenic vanadium (V) emissions and exposure in the general population
have recently increased. Experimental studies have shown that V is a nephrotoxic agent, but …

Background: Impaired glomerular function is one of the health problems affecting childhood
cancer survivors (CCS). It is unclear whether glomerular function deteriorates or recovers …