2016 - Volume 3 - Issue 1 Articles
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Clinical Image | ArticleJanuary 02, 2016 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract The principle of fluid removal during intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) is to induce a relative hypovolemic state by ultrafiltration followed by vascular refill from the interstitial and cellular compartments (plasma refill rate). However, if the ultra.....
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Case Report | ArticleJanuary 08, 2016 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Adrenal incidentalomas are becoming a frequent finding as imaging technologies are readily available and more accurate. These lesions rarely represent hormonally active tumors. We report the case of a 53-year-old woman who presented with an adrenal i.....
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Review Article | ArticleJanuary 14, 2016 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an important health problem all over the world. Pregnant women are in higher risk for UTI because of physiological adaptations, and several studies have described a relationship between adverse outcomes and maternal U.....
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Case Report | ArticleJanuary 27, 2016 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract A 69-year-old man with chronic hemodialysis (HD), who had end-stage renal disease secondary to diabetic nephropathy and had been on HD for 4 years, presented with first-time severe transient hypotension (60/32mmHg, base 140/65mmHg), elevated heart ra.....
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Research Article | ArticleJanuary 27, 2016 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Background: Globally, acute respiratory infection (ARI) and urinary tract infection (UTI) are the predominant infectious triggers of relapse in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. In the West African sub-region, most studies on the syndrome have focused e.....