scholarly journals TO STUDY THE ETIOLOGICAL PROFILE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS

Author(s):  
Dr. Sukh Dev Choudhary ◽  
Dr. Manoj Lakhotia ◽  
Dr. Himanshi Choudhary ◽  
Dr. Ronak Gandhi

Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is determined by the presence of kidney injury and by the level of renal function, assessed according to the glomerular filtration rate. Methods: This observational case study will be conducted among patients of newly diagnosedor known cases of chronic kidney disease admitted or attending outdoor clinic at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital Jodhpur. Results: Twenty three patients out of 75 were diabetic, 19 patients had chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology and 12 had both DM and HTN, only one patient had CKD because of RCC. Conclusion:  Most common etiologies of CKD patients on hemodialysis are Diabetic nephropathy. Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Hypertension, Diabetes.

2012 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Jerums ◽  
Elif Ekinci ◽  
Sianna Panagiotopoulos ◽  
Richard J MacIsaac ◽  
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In the early 1980s, studies in type 1 diabetes suggested that glomerular filtration rate (GFR) loss begins with the onset of macroalbuminuria. However, recent evidence indicates that up to one-quarter of subjects with diabetes reach a GFR of less than 60 ml/min/1.73 m2(chronic kidney disease [CKD] stage 3) before developing micro- or macroalbuminuria. Furthermore, the prospective loss of GFR can be detected in early diabetic nephropathy (DN) well before CKD stage 3. Early GFR loss usually reflects DN in type 1 diabetes but, in older patients with type 2 diabetes, the assessment of early GFR loss needs to take into account the effects of aging. The assessment of GFR is now feasible at clinical level, using formulas based on serum creatinine, age, gender, and ethnicity. Overall, the estimation of early GFR loss is more accurate with the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology (CKD–EPI) formula than with the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study formula, but there is some evidence that the CKD-EPI formula does not exhibit better performance than the MDRD formula for estimating GFR in diabetes. Both formulas underestimate GFR in the hyperfiltration range. Formulas based on the reciprocal of cystatin C can also be used to estimate GFR, but their cost and lack of assay standardization have delayed their use at clinical level. In summary, early GFR loss is an important marker of DN as well as a potentially reversible target for interventions in DN.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling-Yun Zhou ◽  
Wen-Jun Yin ◽  
Jun Zhao ◽  
Bi-Kui Zhang ◽  
Can Hu ◽  
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Background: Over/under-estimating renal function may increase inappropriate dosing strategy associated adverse outcomes; however, previously reported equations to estimate renal function have limited accuracy in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Consequently, we intended to develop a novel equation to precisely estimate renal function and subsequently guide clinical treatment for CKD patients.Methods: A novel approach, Xiangya-s equation, to estimate renal function for CKD patients was derived by linear regression analysis and validated in 1885 patients with measured glomerular filtration rate (mGFR) < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 by renal dynamic imaging at three representative hospitals in China, with the performance evaluated by accuracy, bias and precision. In the meanwhile, 2,165 atrial fibrillation (AF) patients who initiated direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) between December 2015 and December 2018 were identified and renal function was assessed by estimated creatinine clearance (eCrCl). Events per 100 patient-years was calculated. Cox proportional hazards regression was applied to compare the incidence of outcomes of each group.Results: Xiangya-s equation demonstrated higher accuracy, lower bias and improved precision when compared with 12 creatinine-based and 2 CysC-based reported equations to estimate GFR in multi-ethnic Chinese CKD patients. When we applied Xiangya-s equation to patients with AF and CKD prescribed DOACs, wide variability was discovered in eCrCl calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault (CG), Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study (MDRD), Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI), Xiangya equation which we had developed for generally patients and Xiangya-s equations, which persisted after grouping by different renal function stages. Equation choice affected drug-dosing adjustments, with the formulas agreeing for only 1.19%, 5.52%, 33.22%, 26.32%, and 36.61% of potentially impacted patients for eCrCl cutoffs of <15, <30, 15–49, 30–49, ≥50 ml/min, respectively. Relative to CG equation, accordance in DOACs dosage was 81.08%, 88.54%, 62.25%, and 47.68% for MDRD, CKD-EPI, Xiangya and Xiangya-s equations for patients with CrCl < 50 ml/min (eCrCl cutoffs of <30, 30–49, ≥50 ml/min), respectively. Reclassification of renal function stages by Xiangya-s equation was significantly associated with stroke or systemic embolism, non-major clinically relevant bleeding and any bleeding events.Conclusion: Xiangya-s equation provides more accurate GFR estimates in Chinese CKD patients who need consecutive monitoring of renal function, which may assist clinicians in choosing appropriate drug dosages.


Author(s):  
Samel Park ◽  
Nam‐Jun Cho ◽  
Nam Hun Heo ◽  
Eun‐Jung Rhee ◽  
Hyowook Gil ◽  
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Background The relationship between vascular calcification and chronic kidney disease is well known. However, whether vascular calcification affects renal function deterioration remains unclear. We investigated whether kidney function deteriorated more rapidly in individuals with higher vascular calcification indicated by the coronary artery calcium score (CACS). Methods and Results Individuals with a normal estimated glomerular filtration rate (>60 mL/min per 1.73 m 2 ) who underwent cardiac computed tomography in our institution (a tertiary teaching hospital in Cheonan, Korea) from January 2010 to July 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. All participants were aged 20 to 65 years. Among 739 patients, 447, 175, and 117 had CACSs of 0, 1 to 99, and ≥100 units, respectively. The participants were followed for 7.8 (interquartile range, 5.5–8.8) years. The adjusted annual estimated glomerular filtration rates declined more rapidly in patients in the CACS ≥100 group compared with those in the CACS 0 group (adjusted‐β, −0.40; 95% CI, −0.80 to −0.03) when estimated using a linear mixed model. The adjusted hazard ratio in the CACS ≥100 group for Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes criteria (a drop in estimated glomerular filtration rate category accompanied by a 25% or greater drop in estimated glomerular filtration rate) was 2.52 (1.13–5.61). After propensity score matching, more prevalent renal outcomes (13.2%) were observed in patients with a CACS of ≥100 compared with those with a CACS of 0 (1.9%), with statistical significance ( P =0.004). Conclusions Our results showed that renal function declined more rapidly in patients with higher CACSs, suggesting that vascular calcification might be associated with chronic kidney disease progression.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-42
Author(s):  
Elena Kosmacheva ◽  
Anna Babich

Introduction. Chronic renal failure is a significant issue regarding treatment of patients after liver transplantation. One of the factors determining the impaired renal function after liver transplantation is a long-term immunosuppressive therapy based on calcineurin inhibitors. The objective of the study was to evaluate the dynamics of renal function, depending on the use of various calcineurin inhibitors in the long-term postoperative period in liver recipients in real clinical practice. Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of the renal function in patients operated in the State Public Health Budget Institution “Scientific Research Institute – S.V. Ochapovsky Regional Clinic Hospital № 1”, Krasnodar Region, was carried out. This article describes dynamics of creatinine level and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in patients before liver transplant, as well as 6 months, 1, 2 and 3 years after surgery. GFR was calculated using the CKD-EPI formula (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration). Statistical processing of the results was carried out using the Statistica 10 software package. Results and discussion. Before transplantation, the level of creatinine in the blood plasma was 82.9±19.8 mmol/l, 6 months later a20.4% increase in creatinine was registered (p=0.004), 12, 24 and 36 months later – it increased by 24.8% (p=0.00001), 24.4% (p=0.0004), and 26.0% (p=0.0005), respectively. Both cyclosporine and tacrolimus caused an increase in the level of creatinine. Baseline GFR was 83.4±25.9, the reduction in GFR occurred in comparison with the baseline by 14.2% (p=0.0005), 18.8% (p=0.00001), 20.2% (p=0.00003), 22.6% % (p=0.00006) 6, 12, 24 and 36 months later, respectively. The degree of the decrease in GFR against the background of tacrolimus therapy did not differ significantly from that in case of cyclosporine. Verification of chronic kidney disease and the administration of statins were recorded in isolated cases. Conclusions. In liver recipients, the level of creatinine rises and GFR decreases. Reduction of kidney function occurs against the background of both inhibitors of calcineurin, in connection with which it is necessary to increase the doctors’ alertness for early detection of a decrease in glomerular filtration rate with further verification of chronic kidney disease.


2019 ◽  
Vol 317 (2) ◽  
pp. F286-F295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Wei ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Shan Jiang ◽  
Liying Fu ◽  
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) significantly increases the risk of development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is closely associated with the severity of AKI. However, the underlying mechanisms for the AKI to CKD transition remain unclear. Several animal models with AKI to CKD transition have been generated and widely used in research; however, none of them exhibit the typical changes in glomerular filtration rate or plasma creatinine, the hallmarks of CKD. In the present study, we developed a novel model with a typical phenotype of AKI to CKD transition in C57BL/6 mice. In this model, life-threatening ischemia-reperfusion injury was performed in one kidney, whereas the contralateral kidney was kept intact to maintain animal survival; then, after 2 wk of recovery, when the renal function of the injured kidney restored above the survival threshold, the contralateral intact kidney was removed. Animals of this two-stage unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury model with pedicle clamping of 21 and 24 min exhibited an incomplete recovery from AKI and subsequent progression of CKD with characteristics of a progressive decline in glomerular filtration rate, increase in plasma creatinine, worsening of proteinuria, and deleterious histopathological changes, including interstitial fibrosis and glomerulosclerosis. In conclusion, a new model of the AKI to CKD transition was generated in C57BL/6 mice.


Author(s):  
Debra Ugboma ◽  
Helen Willis

The aim of this chapter is to provide nurses with the knowledge to be able to assess, manage, and care for people with the renal disorders chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury (AKI) in an evidence-based and person-centred way. In recent years, AKI has replaced the term ‘acute renal failure’. The chapter will provide a comprehensive overview of the causes, risk factors, and impact of CKD and AKI, before exploring best practice to deliver care, as well as to prevent further progression of these conditions. Nursing assessments and priorities are highlighted throughout, and further nursing management of some of the symptoms and common health problems associated with CKD and AKI can be found in Chapters 6, 9, 15, and 19, respectively. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the gradual and usually permanent loss of some kidney function over time (Department of Health, 2007). In CKD, the damage and decline in renal function usually occurs over years, and in early stages can go undetected (Department of Health, 2005a). CKD has rapidly moved up the healthcare agenda in recent years, primarily because of the links with cardiovascular risk, and with a shift in focus away from the treatment of established renal failure towards the detection and prevention of CKD in primary care (O’Donohue, 2009). Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is an indicator of renal function and is the rate at which blood flows through, and is ‘filtered’ by, the kidney; a normal GFR is approximately 125 ml/min. CKD is classified into five stages according to an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and, in the milder stages, further evidence of renal damage such as proteinuria and haematuria. This classification holds regardless of the underlying cause of kidney damage. The understanding of GFR is pivotal to caring for patients with renal disorders. Monitoring, management, and referral of the patient in the earlier stages of CKD became much clearer following the publication of the National Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary and Secondary Care (NICE, 2008a). Many people with stage 3 CKD, unless they have proteinuria, diabetes, or other comorbidity such as cardiovascular disease, have a good prognosis and can be managed in primary care (Andrews, 2008).


2020 ◽  
Vol 319 (6) ◽  
pp. F988-F999
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. Charlton ◽  
Weizhen Tan ◽  
Ghaleb Daouk ◽  
Lisa Teot ◽  
Seymour Rosen ◽  
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Pathogenic variants in the LRP2 gene, encoding the multiligand receptor megalin, cause a rare autosomal recessive syndrome: Donnai-Barrow/Facio-Oculo-Acoustico-Renal (DB/FOAR) syndrome. Because of the rarity of the syndrome, the long-term consequences of the tubulopathy on human renal health have been difficult to ascertain, and the human clinical condition has hitherto been characterized as a benign tubular condition with asymptomatic low-molecular-weight proteinuria. We investigated renal function and morphology in a murine model of DB/FOAR syndrome and in patients with DB/FOAR. We analyzed glomerular filtration rate in mice by FITC-inulin clearance and clinically characterized six families, including nine patients with DB/FOAR and nine family members. Urine samples from patients were analyzed by Western blot analysis and biopsy materials were analyzed by histology. In the mouse model, we used histological methods to assess nephrogenesis and postnatal renal structure and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging to assess glomerular number. In megalin-deficient mice, we found a lower glomerular filtration rate and an increase in the abundance of injury markers, such as kidney injury molecule-1 and N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase. Renal injury was validated in patients, who presented with increased urinary kidney injury molecule-1, classical markers of chronic kidney disease, and glomerular proteinuria early in life. Megalin-deficient mice had normal nephrogenesis, but they had 19% fewer nephrons in early adulthood and an increased fraction of nephrons with disconnected glomerulotubular junction. In conclusion, megalin dysfunction, as present in DB/FOAR syndrome, confers an increased risk of progression into chronic kidney disease.


2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
AJ Hill ◽  
RJ Thomson ◽  
JA Hunter ◽  
JP Traynor

Background The introduction of routine reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate coupled with a new definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has led to an unprecedented focus on kidney disease in many patient groups. In light of this, we performed an audit of patients attending the rheumatology clinics to assess the prevalence of CKD in this population. Methods Over a four week period, we reviewed the renal function of all patients attending the rheumatology clinics and day ward at our hospital (n=351). Renal function was assessed using the 4-variable MDRD formula. We then interviewed those patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 59 ml/min or lower. Results We found a prevalence rate of 18% for stage 3 CKD or lower in our audit population. Surprisingly, 60.3% of patients in this category were not aware of any problems with their kidneys (n=38). Conclusions The prevalence rate of 18% for stage 3 CKD or lower is significantly higher than the five per cent reported within the general population. As a result of this audit, we now plan to ensure that these patients undergo measurement of blood pressure, eGFR, and urinalysis on a six to twelve monthly basis.


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