Essays about: "end stage renal disease"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words end stage renal disease.

  1. 1. Priorities in Pairwise Kidney Exchanges - A Simulation Study on European Kidney Exchange Programs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

    Author : Samuel Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Kidney Exchange; Pairwise Kidney Exchange; KEP; Priority; ESRD; Kidney Transplantation; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: For most patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) kidney transplantation is the best treatment option. Best outcomes are achieved with living donation. To increase access to living donation for patients who are not compatible with their living donors, Kidney Exchange Programs (KEPs) have evolved. READ MORE

  3. 2. Identification of epigenetic biomarkers associated with the development of diabetic kidney disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a nested cohort study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Marian Paiva Marchiori; [2023]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Introduction. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is the most common type of diabetes, and it can cause complications such as diabetic kidney disease (DKD), the main cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. There is an urgent need to develop new biomarkers that would improve DKD’s risk prediction in patients with T2D. READ MORE

  4. 3. Life experiences of long-term hemodialysis patients : A descriptive review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Miaoting Tong; Yujie Wang; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Background : Hemodialysis improved quality of life and reduced morbidity andmortality in patients with end-stage renal disease. At the same time, contemporarysociety was increasingly concerned about the life experience and needs of patientsduring the treatment phase. READ MORE

  5. 4. Light-Sheet Imaging of Collagen in Renal Tissue in Aqueous and Anhydrous Conditions

    University essay from KTH/Tillämpad fysik

    Author : Felicia Näsman; [2023]
    Keywords : Kidney disease; Renal fibrosis; Light-sheet Microscopy; Collagen; Fast Green; Kronisk njursjukdom; Njurfibros; ”Light sheet”-mikroskopi; Kollagen; Fast Green;

    Abstract : Chronic kidney disease is a progressive kidney disease that affects approximately one tenth of the world population. In almost all cases of progressive, end-stage kidney disease, fibrosis is seen. Renal fibrosis is a condition of the kidneys in which collagens and other proteins accumulate in the extracellular matrix of the kidneys. READ MORE

  6. 5. Omvårdnad av katter med kronisk njursjukdom (CKD) : en översikt om prevalens, behandlingsåtgärder och möjligheten att förbättra dessa katters livskvalitet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Julia Höglund; [2021]
    Keywords : IRIS; omvårdnadsåtgärder; prognos; riskfaktor;

    Abstract : Chronic kidney disease (CKD) kronisk njursjukdom är vanligt förekommande bland katter och tidiga symtom kan vara svåra att upptäcka. CKD är en diagnos som innefattar både katter med mindre långtgående njurskador till katter i livets slutskede med mycket låg njurkapacitet. READ MORE