ALLMedicine™ Chronic Glomerulonephritis Center

Jul 28th, 2021 - Participants: We expect to recruit study participants at National Taiwan University Hospital and its Yunlin branch, where a systematic identification system has been applied to classify the tobacco addiction status of every patient in outpatient c...

May 8th, 2021 - Chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN) is a disease with a steady progressive course that involves the development of nephrosclerosis, which is especially evident in clinical courses with incidences of high proteinuria (PU). Currently, proteinuria is co...

Feb 9th, 2021 - The prevalence of cognitive impairment in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) is higher than that in healthy controls. To date, studies on the association between cognitive function and cerebral oxygenation in these patients are limited. Therefo...

Feb 2nd, 2021 - To elucidate the role of hemodilution in the alteration of thyroid hormone levels in end-stage renal disease (ESRD), we compared thyroid function before and after hemodialysis (HD). Twenty-three male ESRD patients (age <65 years) with either chron...

Feb 2nd, 2021 - Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an insidiously progressive and debilitating form of arthritis involving the axial skeleton, characterized by chronic back pain and progressive spinal stiffness, and lessening of pain and stiffness with exercise. Due ...

Jul 28th, 2021 - Participants: We expect to recruit study participants at National Taiwan University Hospital and its Yunlin branch, where a systematic identification system has been applied to classify the tobacco addiction status of every patient in outpatient c...

Mar 8th, 2018 - The number of ESRD patients is growing at a much faster rate than the total population, with almost 1,000 (941.7) ESRD patients per one million as of 2006. The ESRD prevalence in Korea is ranked as high as 10th globally. The most common underlying...

Jul 28th, 2016 - Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem worldwide over the past few decades, partly because of the increasing prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and elderly individuals in most countries. In southeast Asia, chroni...

Feb 23rd, 2015 - The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation of matrix metalloproteinases and atherosclerosis of chronic kidney disease. Patients with diabetes mellitus type 2,as a non-inflammatory leading cause of end stage renal failure and patient...

May 21st, 2014 - Walking could significantly decrease mortality and the need for dialysis in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online May 15 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. "Walking is the ...

May 21st, 2014 - Walking could significantly decrease mortality and the need for dialysis in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online May 15 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. "Walking is the ...

Oct 22nd, 2012 - Patients with psoriasis are more than 50% more likely than patients without psoriasis to have at least 1 other autoimmune disease and are nearly twice as likely to have at least 2 other autoimmune diseases, Jashin J. Wu, MD, director of dermatolog...

Oct 22nd, 2012 - Patients with psoriasis are more than 50% more likely than patients without psoriasis to have at least 1 other autoimmune disease and are nearly twice as likely to have at least 2 other autoimmune diseases, Jashin J. Wu, MD, director of dermatolog...

Sep 6th, 2005 - Summary 37 year-old female with a history of recurrent kidney stones presents with right flank pain. (Enlarge Image) Figure 1. (Enlarge Image) Figure 2. (Enlarge Image) Figure 3. (Enlarge Image) Figure 4. The most likely diagnosis is: Primary hype...