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Effects on caregiver burden of education related to home care in patients undergoing hemodialysis
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2013)
Caring for a patient undergoing hemodialysis is highly stressful and can negatively affect a caregiver's physical and psychological well-being. This study was conducted to examine the effect of educational support concerning ...
Evaluation of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis Episodes
(TURK NEFROLOJI DIYALIZ TRANSPLANTASYON DERGISI, 2016)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of peritonitis in patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)-related peritonitis, microorganisms causing peritonitis and the clinical ...
Occult Hepatitis B Prevalence in Hepatitis B Vaccinated Dialysis Patients
(TURK NEFROLOJI DIYALIZ TRANSPLANTASYON DERGISI, 2018)
OBJECTIVE: Occult hepatitis B (OHB) virus infection is defined as the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the liver tissue or serum of subjects seronegative for hepatitis B surface antigen. OHB leads to the potential ...
Leptin as an InflammatoryMarker in Dialysis Patients
(ORTADOGU AD PRES & PUBL CO, 2010)
Objective: Markers of chronic inflammation, such as high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin (IL)-6, are predictive for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity ...
CT Assessment of Bone Remodeling in the Otic Capsule in Chronic Renal Failure: Association With Hearing Loss
(AMER ROENTGEN RAY SOC, 2013)
OBJECTIVE. Hearing loss (HL) is common in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), but its cause is controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of CRF on the bone density of the otic capsule using ...
Unusual manifestations of acute Q fever: autoimmune hemolytic anemia and tubulointerstitial nephritis
(BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2012)
Q fever is a worldwide zoonotic infection that caused by Coxiella burnetii, a strict intracellular bacterium. It may be manifested by some of the autoimmune events and is classified into acute and chronic forms. The most ...
Prevalence of known mutations in the MEFV gene in a population screening with high rate of carriers
(SPRINGER, 2011)
The Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) shows an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance and affects certain ethnic groups. Disease is caused by mutations in MEFV gene and more than 180 mutations have been defined in ...
Evaluation of 61 Secondary Amyloidosis Patients: A Single-Center Experience from Turkey
(DERMAN MEDICAL PUBL, 2016)
Aim: To evaluate demographic,clinical and laboratory characteristics. causes, MEFV gene mutations, and mortality rates of patients with secondary amyloidosis. Material and Method: 61 patients who had been diagnosed with ...
Upper extremity venous thrombosis associated with primary antiphospholipid syndrome and immunoglobulin M nephropathy in diabetes mellitus type II
(AVES, 2018)
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a disorder characterized by antiphospholipid antibody positivity, arterial or venous thrombosis, and fetal loss. In APS, renal as well as vascular and glomerular involvement is observed. ...
Mesangioproliferative Glomerulonephritis Due to Hepatic Hydatid Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review
(TURK NEFROLOJI DIYALIZ TRANSPLANTASYON DERGISI, 2015)
Hydatid cyst (CH), which is quite common in the world, mostly transmitted by dog faeces, is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. CH often infects the liver and lungs. During the clinical course, renal ...