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Showing 1 to 20 of 146 for “"renal failure"”.
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Acidosis and bone disease in chronic renal failure
… in a group of patients, most of whom had renal stones. The patients generally had a substantial reduction in glomerular filtration rate, a urine acidifying defect, and a number had clinically apparent osteomalacia. However, the association of the osteomalacia with the chronic metabolic …
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Severe acute renal failure at Groote Schuur Hospital
Acute renal failure (ARF) is a syndrome occurring over hours to days of renal dysfunction with a reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) resulting in a failure to excrete nitrogenous waste products.
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Renal failure and the neural control of the kidney
Renal failure (RF) is associated with an over activation of the sympathetic nervous system. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the hypothesis that as the kidney progresses into RF there is an inappropriate and sustained activation of renal afferent nerves which results in a dysregulation of …
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Probabilistic modeling of kidney dynamics for renal failure prediction
The large quantity of clinical data collected from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has made clinical investigation by a data-driven approach more effective. In this thesis, we developed probabilistic models for modeling variable kinetics and temporal dynamics of states. We applied the models to the …
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Lipoprotein Lipase Inhibitor Removal During Ultrafiltration of Renal Failure Patients
… seven hypertriglyceridemic (>150 mg/dl) chronic renal failure patients before and after regular hemodialysis. The effect of the plasma on the lipolytic activity of bovine milk lipoprotein lipase was investigated. The lipoprotein lipase activity, as measured by release of C<sup>14</sup>-labeled …
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Transforming growth factor beta 1 : Role in the progression of chronic renal failure.
… possible markers for the progression of chronic renal failure (CRF). One hundred and forty two Caucasian patients with CRF were screened for four TGFB1 SNPs: T-509C in the promoter region; Arg25Pro and Leu10Pro in exon 1 and Thr263Ile in exon 5. There were significant differences between CRF …
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Evaluation of alterations in cardiovascular structure and function in end-stage renal failure.
Background: Chronic renal dysfunction is associated with myriad alterations in cardiovascular structure and function, resulting in markedly elevated rates of cardiac and vascular morbidity and mortality. Utilising advances in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), we evaluated the …
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Tubular factors as the causes of reduced kidney function during ischemic renal failure in rats
This document only includes an excerpt of the corresponding thesis or dissertation. To request a digital scan of the full text, please contact the Ruth Lilly Medical Library's Interlibrary Loan Department (rlmlill@iu.edu).
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A study of the complications associated with haemodialysis vascular access in patients with renal failure
… and its maintenance in patients with advanced renal failure. The work described in this thesis describes the relative strength and independence of association between haemodialysis vascular access type and risk of mortality, bacteraemia and catheter thrombosis. Greater clarity is demonstrated …
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Factors limiting the exercise tolerance of patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing maintenance haemodialysis
… peak), is very low in patients with end-stage renal failure undergoing maintenance haemodialysis. Due to their associated anaemia and low peak heart rates during maximal exercise it has been argued that the reduced blood oxygen carrying capacity and central cardiovascular limitations are …
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Effects of GH on the IGFs and IGFBPs in children with chronic renal failure and transplantation
… proteins in the serum of children with chronic renal failure (CRF) and transplantation, before and after treatment with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH). IGF-IGFBP complexes in pooled serum from prepubertal and pubertal children of both sexes with CRF and renal transplantation, before and …
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Relationships in transition: the lived experience of young couples shifting from renal failure to post-renal transplant
… the impact 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 …
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The pharmacokinetics of ranitidine in patients with chronic duodenal ulceration and in patients with chronic renal failure
… were carried out in 6 patients with chronic renal failure (RF) (creatinine clearance <25 ml/min) and compared with those obtained for the 10 patients with chronic duodenal ulceration with normal renal function (creatinine clearance >65 ml/min). There appeared to be no significant differences …
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The meaning of caring for a child who has renal failure : a phenomenological study of urban Aboriginal caregivers
The story of Mennonite migrations since the sixteenth century is largely the history of some religious people who tried to find the perfect expression of their faith in this world. Initially because of religious persecution, migration to other countries, for those Mennonites, was often a means of …
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Biochemical markers of hypertension and chronic renal failure in a Gulf Arab population of the United Arab Emirates
… biochemical markers of hypertension and chronic renal failure (CRF), a disease which is normally associated with hypertension. The study population consisted of hypertensive and CRF patients and healthy Emirati subjects, who are mainly Gull Arabs of Bedouin descent. It has been hypothesized that …
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Effects of pomegranate extract supplementation on cardiovascular disease risk and physical function in patients with chronic renal failure
BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing maintenance hemodialysis therapy suffer from a variety of co-morbid conditions that greatly decrease physical function and increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Oxidative stress has been implicated in increasing CVD risk …
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