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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"ESRD"”.
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Improving Blood Pressure Control In Esrd Through A Supportive Educative Nursing Intervention
… <p>IMPROVING BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN ESRD THROUGH A</p> <p>SUPPORTIVE EDUCATIVE NURSING INTERVENTION</p> <p>by</p> <p>ZORICA KAURIC-KLEIN</p> <p>May 2011</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Nancy T. Artinian</p> <p>Major: Nursing</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>Problem: Hypertension in …
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The prevalence and severity of the symptom burden in patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in a resource limited setting
Globally, kidney failure is Increasing. In South Africa, limited access to kidney replacement therapy (KRT) necessitates urgent improvement in kidney supportive and palliative care. Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional, mixed-method study was conducted at two Cape Town hospitals from June …
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The Genetics of Type 2 Diabetic End-Stage Renal Disease in African Americans
… (T2DM) associated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) (T2DM-ESRD) in African Americans was performed using 206 affected sibling pairs. Following ordered subset analysis (OSA), evidence for linkage was found on chromosomes 3q, 7p, and 18q. On chromosome 18, linkage was observed at 100.5cM in …
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Compassion and conflict: The impact of the medicare end-stage renal disease program
… those individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or kidney transplant. To date, patients with ESRD are the only disease-specific population entitled to federal coverage for services on virtually a universal basis. \r\n\r\nBecause of the unique …
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Relationship between Age and Pre-End Stage Renal Disease Care in Elderly Hemodialysis Patients
… Services (CMS) is the primary payer for CKD and ESRD services, differences in reimbursement policy interpretation between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico result in additional burdens for those served. Pre-end stage renal disease (ESRD) clinical care can improve outcomes for maintenance …
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Thai Patients' Experiences of End-Stage Renal Disease: A Path through an Unknown World
… was to explore how Thai end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients manage the challenges of living with hemodialysis. The participants were Thai ESRD patients, who were receiving hemodialysis in one of the central provinces in Thailand. A grounded theory approach was employed in this study as it …
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Develoment of a guideline for professional nurses in Ghana to support self-management in patients with end-stage renal disease
Background End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is an increasing public health concern in Ghana, where limited healthcare infrastructure, and high treatment costs often affecting patient outcomes. Supporting patients to manage their conditions is therefore essential. This study aimed to develop an …
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Clinico-pathological correlation and outcome in patients with mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis in Cape Town: A single centre study
… is a major cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESRD) in Africa. There is scanty data on the clinico-pathological characteristics and outcome of the mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritides in Africa, despite the non-IgA subtype being reported as a common cause of nephrotic syndrome. This study …
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Clinical characteristics of end stage renal disease patients at hemodialysis initiation
… in impending end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, we investigated the clinical features of ESRD patients at the start of hemodialysis at a university hospital center in Korea. We retrospectively analyzed 409 ESRD patients who were newly started on hemodialysis treatment between …
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Outcomes of renal transplantation in patients with lupus nephritis: a single centre study in Cape Town
… when they develop end stage renal disease (ESRD), the risk of recurrence of LN post-transplantation can be as high as 30%. Since the outcomes of renal transplantation in ESRD-LN patients has not been adequately studied in South Africa, the present study aims to retrospectively explore the …
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The impact of vascular calcification among dialysis dependent South African CKD patients. A five year follow up study. Cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, ethnic variation and hemodynamic correlates
… in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). In Western countries, Blacks with ESRD appear to have lesser degrees of vascular calcification compared to non-Blacks. However, there is no published data on the association of ethnic differences in vascular calcification and survival in ESRD …
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An Analysis of the Differences in Preemptive Kidney Transplantation Between Blacks and Whites
… (CMS) as having end stage renal disease (ESRD), >19 years of age, either black or white, and receiving either a PKT (0-<6 months dialysis) or conventional transplant between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2003 (n = 10,067) from any of the 11 organ procurement regions in the United …
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Relationships in transition: the lived experience of young couples shifting from renal failure to post-renal transplant
… of one such illness, End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and its treatments on the relationship between the ill spouse and his or her w ell partner. In an exploratory, phenomenological fashion, six couples are asked to share the intimate details of their experiences with ESRD and its impact on their …
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Unmasking risk variability in a changing climate: acute effects from exposure to outdoor heat and air pollution among patients with end-stage renal disease
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a chronic condition that disproportionately affects communities of color and diabetics. Hallmark burdens include the lack of essential renal functions and routine life-saving dialysis treatments to filter and remove toxic wastes from the body. Given their …
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Family relations and chronic renal disease
… psychosocial aspects of end stage renal disease (ESRD) has focused solely on the individual, without considering the family's role in patient adjustment. Little research has been conducted on the contextual elements of the patient's adjustment to renal failure and dialysis. It was the purpose of …
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Economic studies of chronic kidney disease
… (CKD). Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the most advanced form of CKD, comprise 0.15% of the global population but consume 2-4% healthcare budgets. While the impact of CKD and ESRD are experienced most immediately by people with these diseases, the impact extends beyond them to …
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Access to Life: Advanced Heart Failure Therapies for Undocumented Immigrants
… expansions for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the work proposes actionable solutions to redress inequities exacerbated by immigration policies. The findings underscore that structural reform is both ethically imperative and financially viable, with critical implications for public …
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Quality of Life and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease: an Omani Context
<b>Background</b>: ESRD is a serious and irreversible condition. Understanding the impact of ESRD and its treatment on an individual's QoL is important. There are limited studies found that assess QoL and Health-related QoL in Arab Muslim patients, and Oman in particular.<br/><b><br/>Method</b>: A …
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Odor sensitivity and the presence of p-cresol
… of kidney disease. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have experienced improved olfactory function after dialysis, leading some researchers to suspect uremic toxins as the cause of olfactory decline (Raff et al., 2008; Bomback & Raff, 2011). It is thought that p-cresol is the specific …
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