Comparable Hemodilution with Hypertonic Glucose in Patients with and without Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus during Hemodialysis.

(1) Background: It was examined whether glucose-induced changes in the relative blood volume are suitable to identify subjects with and without type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) during hemodialysis. (2) Methods: The relative blood volume was continuously recorded during hemodialysis and perturbed by the infusion of glucose comparable to the dose used for intravenous glucose tolerance tests. Indices of glucose metabolism were determined by the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA).

Cardiovascular Response to Intravenous Glucose Injection during Hemodialysis with Assessment of Entropy Alterations.

Background: The quality of autonomic blood pressure (BP) control can be assessed by the entropy of serial BP data. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of hemodialysis (HD) and glucose infusion (GI) on amplitude aware permutation entropy (AAPE) of hemodynamic variables during HD in chronic kidney disease patients with and without type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods: Twenty-one patients without DM (NDO) and ten with DM were studied.

Glucose tolerance in patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus during hemodialysis.

Aims: The disposal of a glucose bolus was studied to identify glucose metabolism in patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) during their regular hemodialysis (HD) treatment.

Methods: Plasma glucose, insulin, and c-peptide concentrations were measured during a 60 min observation phase following a rapid glucose infusion (0.5 g/kg dry weight).

Application of the Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System in Type 1 Hepatorenal Syndrome in the Course of Alcohol-Related Acute on Chronic Liver Failure.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS) effectiveness in patients with alcohol-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (AoCLF) complicated with type 1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). So far, MARS efficacy and safety has been demonstrated in various acute liver failure scenarios. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data from 41 MARS procedures (10 patients with type 1 HRS, in the course of alcohol-related AoCLF were considered for this study.

Hemodynamic characteristics and the occurrence of renal biopsy-related arteriovenous fistulas in native kidneys.

Purpose: Renal biopsy-related arteriovenous fistula (RB-AVF), although usually asymptomatic, may sometimes result in serious clinical implications. The aim of the study was to prospectively evaluate the incidence of RB-AVF in native kidneys, together with the assessment of hemodynamic characteristics and the impact of the histopathological results of biopsy.

Methods: The study included 138 patients (age 46.

[Acute kidney injury (AKI) requireing renal replacement therapy in a patient treated with intravenous immunoglobulin].

A case of 49 year old male patient with diabetic nephropathy is presented in whom the use of immunoglobulin in a 5-day regiment of 0.4 mg/kg/day because of diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) cause acute kidney injury requireing hemodialysis treatment. One hemodialysis was conducted.

Atypical clinical presentation of Churg-Strauss syndrome with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: case report.

The case of a 48-year-old man presented in this paper illustrates an atypical clinical course of Churg-Strauss syndrome with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with no signs of bronchial asthma.