β - Thalassemia minor is a common heterozygous hemoglobinopathy that is characterized by both microcytosis and hypochromia. It has been postulated that low grade hemolysis, tubular iron deposition and ...

Diabetic nephropathy is traditionally considered to be a primarily glomerular disease, although this contention has recently been challenged. Early tubular injury has been reported in patients with ...

Renal hemodynamics were not substantially changed with treatment with sitagliptin or liraglutide in adults with type 2 diabetes. Further, no changes were observed in tubular functions or renal damage ...

THE earliest lesions of certain types of experimental nephrocalcinosis involve the distal portions of the renal tubules and the collecting ducts. 1,2 Disturbances in renal tubular function might ...

HYPERCHLOREMIC acidosis is a characteristic feature of a variety of kidney diseases that have in common impairment of urinary acidification with the excretion of an alkaline urine. These disorders, ...

Comparison of Iodine-123 Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) Scan and [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography to Evaluate Response After Iodine-131 MIBG Therapy for Relapsed Neuroblastoma Of ...

Acute kidney injury, also known as acute renal failure, involves a rapid decrease in renal function demonstrated by a reversible increase in nitrogen waste products and creatinine monitored by serum ...