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i have a renal failure and take a dialysis. i'd like to find long-term friends who can encourage... More
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bedtime reading: End stage renal disease in the US: an update from the US renal data system by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert JASN, October 2007 Vol 18, No 10 End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States: An Update from the United States Renal Data System Robert N Foley and Allan J Collins Shows modest in survival...
Acute Renal Failure, Round 2 by Jeff .. Patient Expert For the second time in less than a year, I had another episode of acute renal failure... and Acute Renal Failure!  I had a rather blunt discussion with the hospitalist, and she decided to not...
Renal Clearance Seminar, PBL, and POD by CCLCM Student .. Medical Student with diabetes. I hadn't realized before today that renal failure can be a complication of diabetes. Not...
What is the mechanism of renal failure in infective endocarditis ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor and mortality  in IE  is the renal involvement. Kidney gets affected in almost all the patients  with IE.  As IE is a  a systemic illness and  immunological activation is  the  norm ,  some degree of renal...
Why ACE inhibitors are contraindicated in bilateral renal artery stenosis ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor It is traditionally believed  , renal blood flow is critically determined by the  luminal diameter  of  renal artery.But in reality  there are more important factors  other than renal  arterial...
Preparing for end stage renal disease by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert for End Stage Renal Disease Project, conducted by the Delivering Quality and Value team over the past year... from diagnosis to end stage renal failure to assessment and placement on the transplant list?" by focussing...
UNC to Better Prepare Patients & Surrogates for End-Stage Renal Disease by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy -Kyung Song will recruit 200 patients with end-stage renal disease, along with their selected decision makers...
Focus on: Preparing for end stage renal disease by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert Since the publication of the National Service Framework for Renal Services in 2004, considerable effort has gone into making improvements in renal services. Over the past few years we have seen exciting...
Identification of Renal Cell Carcinoma Biomarkers by nih.gov Description of Invention: This invention describes the identification of potential renal cancer biomarkers which could be utilized in the development of a renal cancer diagnostics. The invention...
Agonist Epitopes for Renal Cell Carcinoma by nih.gov Description of Invention: Approximately 30,000 patients are diagnosed with renal cell...: an allogeneic-based immunotherapy for renal cell carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2004 Sep 15;10(18 Pt 2):6353S-6359S...

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hi Bob,I'm the one whose mother is on immuonsuppressants due to renal failure.I really appreciate your reply.Thankyou for taking the time to answer me.your admirer. Robert J. Frascino, M.D. thankyou! Hi,You're welcome!Dr. Bobcrap

How can a prostate of size 95 contribute to acute renal failure
I just had acute renaL failure. My prostate size is 95. Should this be removed and why? Flomax in the past hasn't worked Joseph Geiscrap

How can a prostate of size 95 contribute to acute renal failure
I just had acute renaL failure. My prostate size is 95. Should this be removed and why? Flomax in the past hasn't worked Joseph Geiscrap

My father is 68 yrs KNO case of insulin dependent type - 2 diabetese ...... (continued below )
...  with chronic renal failure (cerum creatinine - 1.8) had 2 episodes of spatial disorientation while travelling in car at night in known surroundings.   How should we go about for further management... and renal vessels. Dr. Upma ...crap

what do i do
i am curently seeing a patient who has chronic renal failure not yet on dialysis latest creatinine... with end-stage renal failure on dialysis. There are a number of antiretroviral medications that require... that most fixed-dose combination pills are not recommended in renal failure because of the inability to adjust...crap

Could Gingivitis, if gone untreated for decades, be a cause for kidney failure?
I was wondering if gingivitis that has gone untreated for decades be a factor in Acute Renal Failure.  If so, where can I obtain the results or proof that this could be cause or factor along with hypertension. Renacrap

what is renal artery blockage?
what does renal artery blockage mean? dorothycrap

I take 75mg plavix.and am bruising a lot.. .
I take 75mg plavix daiy.Have a coronary stent, and a renal stent in last 6 mos.   I am bruising all over for no reason..  They just pop up. Purple dark bruises on every place of my body..  Mostly trunk and upper legs. Shoule I continue taking this medication..  I do not feel well taking it and my bp has gone up too high...crap

is lantus the insulin of choice for patients on hemodialysis due to decreased excretion from renal f
Renal failure causes decreased excretion of insulin. What is the insulin of choice for patients on hemodialysis that are type I DM?   chriscrap

Tenofovir-Containing Regimens May Not Be the Best Option for Patients With Abnormal Baseline Renal Function
Since the development of tenofovir (TDF, Viread) began, decreases in renal function among HIV... due to the renal clearance and metabolic pathway of this agent. So no one will argue that there isn't a degree of renal dysfunction observed in a certain number of treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients...crap