Journal of nephrology
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Journal of nephrology · May 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialSodium bicarbonate versus THAM in ICU patients with mild metabolic acidosis.
Sodium bicarbonate is despite its side effects, considered the standard alkali therapy in metabolic acidosis. THAM is an alternative alkalizing agent; however, there are limited data on the use of THAM in metabolic acidosis. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of a single dose of sodium bicarbonate and THAM in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with mild metabolic acidosis. ⋯ Sodium bicarbonate and THAM had a similar alkalinizing effect in patients with mild metabolic acidosis; however, the effect of sodium bicarbonate was longer lasting. Sodium bicarbonate did decrease serum potassium, and THAM did not; THAM is therefore not recommended in patient with hyperkalemia. As sodium bicarbonate leads to an increase of serum sodium and THAM to a decrease, THAM may be the alkalinizing agent of choice in patients with hypernatremia. Similarly, because sodium bicarbonate increases PaCO2 and THAM may even decrease PaCO2, sodium bicarbonate is contraindicated and THAM preferred in patients with mixed acidosis with high PaCO2 levels.
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Journal of nephrology · May 2005
Comparative StudyAssessing glomerular filtration rate in healthy Indian adults: a comparison of various prediction equations.
Accurate measurement of renal function is important for the diagnosis, stratification and management of kidney disease. As the use of recommended filtration markers is limited by cumbersome and costly techniques, renal function is typically estimated by using various specifically derived prediction equations. Most of these equations have been derived from Caucasian patients suffering from varying degrees of chronic kidney disease. This study considers the validity of these equations in an Indian population without known kidney disease. ⋯ Our results from a healthy Indian population suggest that of all the predictive equations, MDRD 1 and MDRD 2 were the most precise, MDRD 1 the most accurate and CG-GFR the least biased. However, the poor correlation and error level exhibited by these equations makes them sub-optimal for clinical use.
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Journal of nephrology · May 2005
Crescentic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis.
We describe the association of crescentic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome. A 39-year-old woman presented edema and proteinuria and later a non-pruritic urticarial rash. Laboratory results showed nephrotic syndrome, hypocomplementemia and positive anti-C1q antibodies. ⋯ As far as we know only 3 cases, 2 in children and one in an adult, of crescentic glomerulonephritis and hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome have been reported. In our patient renal manifestations preceded urticarial lesions. We provide information on the evolution during a 42-month follow-up.