Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic condition requiring global attention. Renal microangiopathy is a life-threatening microvascular complication often leading to derangements in renal function and progressive renal failure. Renal haemodynamic assessment by duplex Dopp...
Eleki Beniboba Jenewari, Briggs Datonye Christopher, Membere Ibinabo, Nonju Tamunobarabiye Ibifubara, Okachi Elageche Wesley & Peterside Michael Philip·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2023
Introduction: In Nigeria, the occurrence of kidney disease is on the rise and prevention is key. Disease awareness is low, yet knowledge of kidney in disease and health is an essential preventive measure. Information on the knowledge of the kidney, disease prevention and therapeu...
Adeyemi Abiola Adefidipe, Akinwunmi Komolafe, Bamikefa Titilope, Kayode Adelusola, Adegoke Aremu & Fatiu Arogundade·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2023
Background: Nephrotic syndrome is one of the major ways in which kidney disease presents clinically the world over. Where biopsies are carried out, the microscopic appearances observed in the affected patients vary according to age, gender, race and geographical location. In most...
Taofeeq Oduola, Muhammed K. Dallatu, Zayyanu U. Umar, Fatimah O. Mazai, Miftahu Bello, Khadijat O. Oduola, Ibrahim B. Isah & Makusidi A. Muhammad·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2022
Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of common diseases, including acute kidney injury. G6PD deficient individuals are prone to developing acute kidney injury if exposed to certain medication, food or infecti...
Adedeji Okikiade, Nourhan Abdulrahman, Miriam Tikanide, Jeffrey Ndu, Annah Akoth, Esther Akinyode, Twanna Browne-Caesar & Aromedonghene Osharode·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2022
Alport syndrome (AS), also known as hereditary nephrosis, is an X-linked genetic disease that predominantly affects type IV collagen mainly in the kidneys and the eyes. It primarily affects males, particularly children, and can be transmitted via autosomal dominant and recessive...
Background: Iron deficiency is common in Nepal due to low socioeconomic reason in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients than in the hemodialysis population. Little is known about the iron indices in CKD patients in Nepal. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate th...
M. M. Sulaiman, I. Chiroma, A. A. Ndahi, A. D. Dayar, U. Loskurima, J. Shettima, M. Lawan, A. Mamza, A. J. Turajo & I. Ummate·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2022
Introduction: Diabetic Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder of carbohydrates, lipids and protein resulting from absolute or relative lack of insulin. The myriad of metabolic derangements lead to development of complications such as DKD. Insulin deficiency is the comm...
Fenofibrate is the most common drug prescribed to treat atherogenic dyslipidaemia. The nephrotoxicity of fenofibrate, as characterised by the increased Serum Creatinine (SCr) and reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), though reported in literature, it's clinical awa...
Mohammad Mirazul Hasan, Md. Nazrul Islam, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Dilder Hossain Badal, Md. Naheed Hasan & Golam Fahad Bhuiyan·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2022
Background: A well-known risk factor for accelerated atherosclerosis in hemodialysis patients is hyperhomocysteinemia. In hemodialysis patients, folic acid and vitamin B12 have been administered singly or in combination to lower homocysteine (Hcy) levels. Objectives: To evaluate...
Safa A. Elbashir, Almoeiz Y. Hammad, Alaa M. Abdalrahem, Mawa M. Idris, Aseel M. Ahmed, Moneer A. Abdalla, Sayed A. Sayed, Murtada A. Abdalla & Osama Khatim·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2022
Background: Hypertension defines as a rise in persistent force per unit area with heartbeat one hundred forty mmHg and pulse pulse ninety mmHg. Prevalence of cardiovascular disease is calculable to be 27.6%. Cardiovascular disease in Sudanese people was related to high sugar and...
An inverse relationship between the raised Serum creatinine (Crn) and High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is well known. A raised S. Creatinine / low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a marker of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Besides, the eGFR, indicates the...
Objectives: Despite advances made in dialysis delivery, management strategies for intradialytic hypotension (IDH) has largely remained suboptimal hence the need for more interventions to improve on it. Methods: We compared in this retrospective study, predialysis dopamine (PDD) w...
Arterial hypertension is a common medical condition worldwide and an important predictor of several complicated diseases that can lead to death if not treated. Several factors contribute to the development of arterial hypertension, including physiological, genetic, and lifestyle...
Background: Paint is a blend of standardized constituents specifically binder, additives, pigment and heavy metals, which on application to an exterior as a thin coating is transformed to a solidified film. Increasingly eruption of newly painted buildings is a phenomenon in fast...
Background: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a relatively common genetic disorder in Nigeria with attendant kidney disease. There is growing evidence that Sickle cell trait (SCT) may have smothering kidney disease. Microalbuminuria is a sensitive predictor of kidney damage. Aims: To...