scholarly journals Correlation of Ultrasonographic Parameters with Serum Creatinine in Chronic Kidney Disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagdeesh K. Siddappa ◽  
Saurabh Singla ◽  
Mohammed Al Ameen ◽  
S.C. Rakshith ◽  
Naveen Kumar

Objective: The purpose of our study is to correlate renal echogenicity with serum creatinine in order to determine the significance of renal echogenicity when it comes to identifying the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and for the sonographic grading of CKD. Materials and Methods: Sixty patients above 30 years of age who had been diagnosed with CKD according to the guidelines of the National Kidney Foundation were included in the study. Patients on kidney replacement therapy or with fatty liver findings on ultrasonography were excluded. Ultrasounds of kidneys were performed by two radiologists who were blind to the patients’ serum creatinine levels. Renal cortical echogenicity was compared with serum creatinine. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA followed by Scheffe's test. The relationship between serum creatinine and sonographic features was assessed by correlation coefficient analysis. A P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Mean serum creatinine was 2.80 mg/dl for Grade 1 (range: 0.9-9.2 mg/dl), 3.69 mg/dl for Grade 2 (range: 1.2-10.3 mg/dl), 3.86 mg/dl for Grade 3 (range: 1.1-6.5 mg/dl), and 7.90 mg/dl for Grade 4 (range: 3.1-11.4 mg/dl). The grades being determined by cortical echogenicity on imaging A statistically significant, positive correlation was observed between serum creatinine and grading based on cortical echogenicity (P = 0.004). Conclusion: Renal echogenicity and its grading correlates better with serum creatinine in CKD than other sonographic parameters such as longitudinal size, parenchymal thickness, and cortical thickness. Hence, renal echogenicity is a better parameter than serum creatinine for estimating renal function in CKD, and has the added advantage of irreversibility.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
Eko Naning Sofyanita ◽  
Roni Afriansya ◽  
Nur Indah Palupi

Kidneys are part of the body that has an important role. One of the functions of the kidney is the production of erythropoietin. Erythropoietin stimulates the production of red blood cells. People or patients who have kidney problems can cause anemia. This study aims to determine the relationship between hemoglobin levels and blood creatinine levels in patients with chronic kidney disease after receiving a transfusion. Blood creatinine levels in this study were used as an index to measure kidney function. The study was conducted at the Wira Tamtama Hospital Semarang by taking data on 20 patients in 2020 with chronic kidney disease and taking data on hemoglobin (cut-off 12 g/dL) and serum creatinine (cut-off 1.5 mg/dL). The relationship between the two was calculated by chi-square test and found 80% of patients with low hemoglobin in patients with high creatinine levels and 0% of patients with low hemoglobin in patients with normal creatinine levels (p=0.040). There is a risk of decreased hemoglobin levels (OR = 3,442) in patients with high creatinine levels. It was concluded that there was a significant relationship between hemoglobin levels and blood creatinine levels and patients with high creatinine levels tended to be at risk of anemia.


Endocrine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Reinhardt ◽  
Nils Mülling ◽  
Stefan Behrendt ◽  
Sven Benson ◽  
Sebastian Dolff ◽  
...  

Abstract Purpose The relationship between proteinuria and thyroid function remains controversial in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We prospectively investigated the association between kidney and thyroid function in thyroid antibody-negative patients through all CKD stages. Methods We enrolled 184 nondialysis patients (mean age: 63.1 ± 16.9 years) without previous thyroid disease or thyroid-specific antibodies. Kidney function was assessed by estimating the glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) classified according KDIGO (CKD G1–5). Kidney damage was assessed by albuminuria (albumin-to-creatinine ratio, ACR) and classified as mild, moderate, or severe (ACR1: <300, ACR2: 300–3000, and ACR3: 3000 mg/g). To evaluate thyroid function, TSH, T4, fT4, T3, fT3, reverse T3 (rT3), and thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) were measured. Results rT3 concentrations correlated negatively with albuminuria (r = −0.286, p < 0.001) and were significantly lower in patients with severe albuminuria than in those with mild or moderate albuminuria (ACR3: 0.28 vs. ACR2: 0.32 vs. ACR1: 0.36 nmol/l, p < 0.001). The severity of albuminuria revealed no impact on TSH, fT4, T3, fT3, and TBG. EGFR correlated with increasing T4, fT4, T3, fT3, and TBG (T4: r = 0.289, p < 0.01; fT4: r = 0.196, p < 0.01; T3: r = 0.408, p < 0.01; fT3: r = 0.390, p < 0.01) but not with rT3. Conclusions In thyroid antibody-negative patients presenting advanced CKD (stages 4 and 5), even severe kidney protein loss failed to influence thyroid hormone status. However, albuminuria severity correlated negatively with rT3, which was significantly lower in patients with albuminuria in the nephrotic range.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Mostafa Abdelsalam ◽  
A. M. Wahab ◽  
Maysaa El Sayed Zaki ◽  
Mohamad Motawea

Background. Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. Microalbuminuria is the cornerstone for the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy. However, it is an inadequate marker for early diagnosis. MicroRNAs are not only new and promising markers for early diagnosis but also, but they may also play a role in the prevention of disease progression. Methods. This study included ninety patients with type 2 DM in addition to 30 control subjects. MicroRNA-451 expression in blood and plasma using real-time PCR was evaluated in addition to the classic diabetic nephropathy markers (serum creatinine, urinary albumin, and eGFR). Results. There was a significant difference between the studied groups versus control regarding serum creatinine, eGFR, urinary, and plasma microRNA-451 with p=0.0001. Patients with eGFR 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 showed a significantly higher plasma microRNA-451 (29.6 ± 1.6) and significantly lower urinary microRNA-451 (21 ± 0.9) in comparison to patients with eGFR >60 ml/min/1.73 m2 and p=0.0001. eGFR showed a positive correlation with urinary microRNA-451 and negative correlation with both plasma microRNA-451 and urinary albumin. Both plasma and urinary microRNA-451 are highly sensitive and specific markers for chronicity in diabetic nephropathy patients with sensitivity of 90.9% and 95.5% and specificity of 67.6% and 95.6%, respectively. Conclusion. MicroRNA-451 is a promising early biomarker for chronic kidney disease in diabetic nephropathy with high sensitivity and specificity.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roser Torra ◽  
Mónica Furlano ◽  
Alberto Ortiz ◽  
Elisabet Ars

Abstract Inherited kidney diseases (IKDs) are among the leading causes of early-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) and are responsible for at least 10–15% of cases of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) in adults. Pediatric nephrologists are very aware of the high prevalence of IKDs among their patients, but this is not the case for adult nephrologists. Recent publications have demonstrated that monogenic diseases account for a significant percentage of adult cases of CKD. A substantial number of these patients have received a non-specific/incorrect diagnosis or a diagnosis of CKD of unknown etiology, which precludes correct treatment, follow-up and genetic counseling. There are a number of reasons why genetic kidney diseases are difficult to diagnose in adulthood: a) adult nephrologists, in general, are not knowledgeable about IKDs, b) existence of atypical phenotypes, c) genetic testing is not universally available, d) family history is not always available or may be negative, e) lack of knowledge of various genotype–phenotype relationships, f) conflicting interpretation of the pathogenicity of many sequence variants.


Hypertension ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Wang ◽  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Cuicui Li ◽  
Wenyu Gong ◽  
Tanqi Lou

Background: Neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated 4-like (NEDD4L) is a candidate gene for hypertension, and carriers of an intact NEDD4L C2-domain,encoded by the NEDD4L rs4149601 (G/A) GG genotype, together with the C-allele of the NEDD4L rs2288774 (C/T) polymorphism have been found be associated with hypertension both in African Americans and whites. However, there is no data on the relationship between polymorphism of NEDD4L rs4149601 and rs2288774 and hypertension in Chinese chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between the variation of NEDD4L rs4149601, rs2288774 and hypertension in CKD patients. Methods: A total of 546 Chines Hans CKD patients were enrolled in our study. The SNPs were genotyped using PCR-based techniques. All patients underwent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and clinical data were also collected. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the relationship between polymorphisms and hypertension. Results: 506 patients carried GG/GA genotype and 30 carried AA genotype. Rs4149601 AA genotype carriers had significantly higher rate of hypertension (68.3% vs 46.2%, P = 0.022) than GG/GA genotype carriers by Chi-squared test. AA genotype carriers also had a higher day-time and bedtime systolic blood pressure (142±16 vs 135±23, P=0.036; 137±18 vs 127±13, P=0.022, respectively) when compared with GG/GA genotype carriers. AA genotype [OR= 3.08, 95% CI (1.06-9.80)], lowever eGFR [OR=0.98, 95% CI (0.97-0.99)], older age [OR=1.03, 95% CI (1.01-1.05)] were independently associated with hypertension in CKD patients by multivariate logistic regression. However, No difference was found in blood pressure with rs2288774 TT/TC/CC genotypes, and no difference was found in the incidence of hypertension among patients with three genotypes. Conclusions: Our results suggested 4149601AA genotype of NEDD4L may be associated with hypertension in CKD patients, and further genetic and functional studies are required to understand its role in the manifestation of hypertension in Chinese CKD patients.


2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 3593-3599 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Cain ◽  
A. Shankar ◽  
A. M. Ducatman ◽  
K. Steenland

Author(s):  
Shahida Akhter ◽  
A. S. M. Rizwan

Background: Hyperuricaemia is a metabolic marker of decreased renal function in chronic kidney disease (CKD). It increases cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and mortality risk in patients with CKD. Objectives: To estimate serum uric acid level in different stages of CKD. Methods: The present study was a cross sectional analytical study and was conducted in the Department of Physiology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka from July 2012 to June 2013 on 300 participants. They were divided into group A (150 control healthy participants) and group B (150 diagnosed cases of CKD). Serum creatinine and serum uric acid levels were measured by auto analyzer in Department of Pathology, Dhaka Medical College. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated from serum creatinine level by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation. For statistical analysis unpaired Student “t” test, one way ANOVA test, Bonferroni test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) test and Linear regression were performed using SPSS for windows version 20. Result: In this study, serum uric acid level was significantly (p<0.05) higher and eGFR were significantly lower in study groups than that of control group. There was gradual rise of serum uric acid level in CKD subjects from stage I to V. A significant inverse correlation was observed between serum uric acid level and eGFR. Serum uric acid level increased 0.048 mg/dl for each ml/min/1.73m2 decrease of eGFR. Conclusion: This study concludes that serum uric acid level increases gradually in accordance with the higher stages of CKD. There is a negative correlation of serum uric acid with eGFR in all stages of CKD which was statistically significant (p<0.05). Screening of serum uric acid level in different stages of CKD may be beneficial for assessing renal damage as well as prediction of co-morbidities associated with it.


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