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Doença renal crónica: um guia prático (ACT-NAU)
Corte-Real, Ana; Nunes, Andreia; Rodrigues, Ana Isabel; Belino, Carolina; Outerelo, Cristina; Ramos, Diogo; Silva, Gil; Guimarães, GilbertoA doença renal crónica (DRC) é um importante problema de saúde pública que está associada ao aumento da morbimortalidade global e é um fator de risco significativo para a doença cardiovascular. A prevalência da DRC tem aumentado exponencialmente em todo o mundo. A sua prevalência em Portugal é de 20,9% nos estádios 1 a 5 da DRC e de 9,8% para os estádios ≥G3a/A1 da DRC, pelo que é de extrema importância que est...
Hyperkalemia management: a multidisciplinary expert panel’s perspective on the ...
Fonseca, Cândida; Garagarza, Cristina; Silva, Gil; Caires, Graça; Marques, Irene; Lopes, José António; Branco, Patrícia; Alves, Rui; Ferreira, AníbalHyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening condition frequently encountered in clinical practice, particularly among patients with chronic kidney disease, heart failure, diabetes, and hypertension and those undergoing treatment with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi). The management of chronic and acute hyperkalemia is complex and requires timely intervention to prevent severe complicat...
Celiac Disease as a Rare Cause of Membranous Nephropathy: A Case Report
Pestana, Nicole; Vida, Carlota; Durães, José; Silva, Gil; Vieira, PedroMembranous nephropathy is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults. A non-negligible number of cases are associated with systemic conditions. We report a case of a 50-year-old man who presented with nephrotic syndrome six months after being diagnosed with celiac disease. Although the patient showed disappearance of circulating immunoglobulin A (IgA) anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies following...
Fabry disease in patients under dialysis: A screening study and identification ...
Silva, Francisca Gomes; Pestana, Nicole; Durães, José; Silva, GilFabry disease (FD) is a rare systemic disease, with a large spectrum of disease severity. A GLA gene mutation in X‑chromosome leads to progressive accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) in various organs. We screened all patients under dialysis from a single center for GLA gene changes. Enzymatic activity of alpha galactosidase A (α‑Gal A) and concentration of lyso‑Gb3 were determined in dried blood spots....
Salmonella peritonitis in an automated peritoneal dialysis patient- Case report
Carvão, João; Resende, Luís; Vida, Carlota; Silva, Francisca; Durães, José; Silva, GilPeritonitis remains one of the main complications of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and one of the main reasons for abandoning this treatment and switching to hemodialysis. It also accounts for considerable mortality and hospitalization among PD patients. Most cases of peritonitis related to PD result from the contamination caused by the poor management of the Tenckhoff catheter by the patient or care-provider. The m...
Obstructiva Acute Kidney Injury with maintenance of diuresis: A Case of Ureter ...
Silva, Francisca Gomes da; Rosa, Nuno; Pestana, Nicole; Silva, GilPercutaneous kidney biopsy in transplanted kidneys remains an essential and commonly performed procedure required for diagnostic and prognostic information. Hemorrhage is the main complication of renal graft biopsy. We report a case of a 47-year-old caucasian woman admitted to perform an ultrasound (US)-guided biopsy of the renal graft. Six hours later, she presented with macroscopic hematuria which improved af...
IgA dominant glomerulonephritis associated to staphylococcus infection: a pecul...
Pestana, Nicole; Vieira, Pedro; Silva, Francisca; Figueira, José Ricardo; Silva, Gil; Durães, JoséIgA dominant glomerulonephritis associated to Staphylococcus infection is a rare clinical entity that has been described mainly in case reports. Biopsy features can resemble other disease entities mainly IgA nephropathy and Henoch‑Schönlein purpura nephritis. Treatment of IgA dominant glomerulonephritis associated to staphylococcal infection is based on antibiotics for the underlying infection, controlling hype...
A new millennium for women and kidney disease
Pestana, Nicole; Vieira, Pedro; Silva, GilIntroduction: Taking advantage of this year’s synergy, as World Kidney Day (WKD) and International Women’s Day fall on the same day, the theme chosen for WKD 2018 was “Kidneys and Women’s health”, drawing the attention of the nephrology community to the special features of diseases of the kidney as they affect women. When focusing on this subject, we come to see the major gaps in this area of knowledge. On one ...
Rare aetiology of obstructive kidney injury: Bilateral ureteral endometriosis
Correia, Maria Inês; Vieira, Pedro; Gonçalves, Miguel; Durães, José M; Santos, Dina; Rosa, Nuno G; Silva, GilEndometriosis is highly prevalent in women at the reproductive age, ranging from 6-10%, though ureteral involvement is rare, only seen in 0.1% of the cases, but may lead to urinary tract obstruction with potential renal function loss. As endometriosis has a non-specific symptomology, diagnosis may be elusive, though it must be considered in order to prevent irreversible kidney injury and resultant morbidity. He...
Blood pressure and phosphate level in diabetic and non-diabetic kidney disease:...
Mendes, Margarida; Resende, Luis; Teixeira, Alves; Correia, João; Silva, GilA statistically significant and moderate positive correlation was verified between systolic blood pressure and plasma phosphate concentration in the whole sample (diabetic and non-diabetic), due to the diabetic chronic kidney disease group.A statistically significant and moderate positive correlation was verified between the diastolic blood pressure and plasma phosphate concentration in the whole sample (diabet...