Chronic Kidney Disease

Preface
Chronic Kidney Disease......Page 1
01 ADAM Proteases as Novel Therapeutic Targets
in Chronic Kidney Disease
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02 Severity and Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
......Page 25
03 The New Kidney and Bone Disease:
Chronic Kidney Disease – Mineral
and Bone Disorder (CKD–MBD)
......Page 37
04 The Prevalence of Renal Osteodystrophy in
Chronic Renal Failure Patients in
Urban Niger Delta of Nigeria
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05 Relationships Among Renal Function,
Bone Turnover and Periodontal Disease
......Page 85
06 Sarcoidosis and Kidney Disease
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07 Origins of Cardiorenal Syndrome and
the Cardiorenal Connection
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08 Sub-Types and Therapeutic
Management of the Cardiorenal Syndrome
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09 Atherosclerotic Renovascular Disease
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10 Pharmacologic Adjuvants to Reduce
Erythropoietin Therapy Dose in Anemia of
Chronic Kidney Disease and
End Stage Renal Disease
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11 Molecular Mechanisms of
Nephro-Protective Action of HE-86 Liquid
Extract in Experimental Chronic Renal Failure
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12 The Effects of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine
(ADMA), Nitric Oxide (NO) and Homocysteine
(Hcy) on Progression of Mild Chronic Kidney
Disease (CKD): Relationship Between Clinical
and Biochemical Parameters
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13 Neutrophil Activation and Erythrocyte
Membrane Protein Composition in
Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
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14 Assessing Iron Status in CKD Patients:
New Laboratory Parameters
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15 Exogenous Fluorescent Agents for the
Determination of Glomerular Filtration Rate
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16 Modern Surgical Treatments of
Urinary Tract Obstruction
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17 Extra-Anatomic Urinary Drainage
for Urinary Obstruction
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18 Percutaneous Nephrostomy
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19 Unusual Vascular Access
for Hemodialysis Therapies
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20 The Role of Nephron-Sparing Surgery (NSS)
for Renal Tumours >4 cm
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21 Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
and Chronic Kidney Disease
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22 Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ASB),
Renal Function and Hypertension
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23 Sleep Disorders Associated
with Chronic Kidney Disease
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24 The Allo-Immunological Injury
in Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
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25 Prevention and Regression of Chronic
Kidney Disease and Hypertension
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26 Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Renal
Predialysis Patients Exposed to a Prevention
Program – Medellín, 2007-2008
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