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February 15, 2025. Kidney Facts. Mineral Metabolism Disorders 2 The magnesium ion is absorbed mainly via a paracellular route in the small intestine and secondarily (up tp 30%) via a transcellular pathway in the distal ileus and

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January 31, 2025. Kidney Facts. Acute Renal Failure 2 The combined use of IV albumin, IV (or SQ) octreotide and oral midodrine (or another blood pressure-increasing medication) can be useful for the treatment of the hep

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January 27, 2025. Kidney Facts. Glomerulonephritis 4 Avacopan is a medication that is used for ANCA associated vasculitis. (One example of this is what was called Wegener's granulomatosis). It inhibits C5a-mediated neu

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January 23, 2025. Kidney Facts. Electrolyte Disorders 2 Hyperglycemia can cause hyponatremia by causing an osmotic translocation of water from the intracellular space to the extracellular space. The hypoantremia usually c

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January 20, 2025. Kidney Facts. Chronic Kidney Disease 5 Hyperuricemia may be associated with chronic uric acid nephropathy. This condition, however, has not been conclusively proven. There is evidence suggesting that redu

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January 19, 2025. Kidney Facts. Mineral Metabolism Disorders 1 Hyperphosphatemia is associated with increased mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis. It is related to excess vascular calcification, which leads to worsenin

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January 18, 2025. Kidney Facts. Glomerulonephritis 3 Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a process in the kidney that damages the podocyte cells and leads to protein leaking. It can be primary (immune), second

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January 17,2025. Kidney Facts. Acid-Base 1 The Potential Renal Acid Load or PRAL is the amount of acid the diet produces in the body. It is measured in milliequivalents per acid per day.

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January 16, 2025. Kidney Facts. Glomerulonephritis 2 IgA nephropathy or Berger's disease is the most common glomerulonephritis worldwide. Its incidence is 2.5/100,000 adults per year and it is considered in the list of

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January 15, 2025. Kidney Facts. Anemia in CKD 1 Anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the combined result of decreased intestinal iron absorption associated to CKD and the decreased production of erythropoieti

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