Introduction: Our objective was to shed light to the in vivo nephroprotective activity of Panax ginseng in animal models. Methodology: Systematic review in which the databases Medline (PubMed), Web of Science, Embase and Virtual Health Library were used to search for articles. The eligibility criteria were preclinical in vivo trials that evaluated the nephroprotective effect of P. ginseng by dosing biochemical ...
A Doença Renal Crônica (DRC) é uma deterioração progressiva e irreversível da função renal e sua evolução clínica é insidiosa e, por isso, identificar as pessoas susceptíveis a desenvolvê-la, ou em fases iniciais o mais precoce possível é essencial para abordagem preventiva e mitigação da evolução para a fase terminal. O objetivo desse trabalho foi analisar a assistência aos pacientes com DRC na atenção básica ...
Objective: to evaluate potential severe and moderate drug interactions in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) not on dialysis and using polypharmacy. Methodology: cross-sectional study carried out in a city in the center-west of Minas Gerais/Brazil. The population consisted of patients with non-dialysis kidney disease treated at the municipal nephrology clinic. Descriptive analysis was used to characteri...
Objective: To investigate the association between the change in the estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in elderly people with the use of Potentially Inappropriate Medicines for the elderly and polypharmacy. Methodology: Cross-sectional and analytical study based on data from 1216 elderly users of the Public Health System who had estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate exams, the same being considered altered wh...
Objective: To compare by means of a specific instrument (Malnutrition Inflammation Score - MIS) and dietary recall, the nutritional profile of patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) on hemodialysis with and without Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (HPT2). Methods: cross-sectional study with 204 patients with CRF on hemodialysis with and without HPT2. Nutritional status was assessed by means of the MIS instrumen...