Erythrocyte ferritin levels in chronic renal failure patients.

Unlabelled: The authors studied the level of erythrocyte ferritin and its importance as a marker of iron metabolism in renal anemia patients.

Methods: We studied 33 chronic renal failure patients--12 men and 21 women, aged 33-72 years. Hemoglobin levels, erythrocyte counts, hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, serum creatinine, iron and ferritin in serum and erythrocytes were measured on a regular basis throughout the study period employing the monoclonal IRMA "Micromedic" kit.

Dynamic follow-up of the intact parathormone levels in hemodialysis patients treated with Rocaltrol and calcium.

Unlabelled: The object of the present study was to follow prospectively the serum levels of intact parathormone (PTH) of hemodialysis patients and the subsequent changes following the oral administration of 1.25(OH)D3 and calcium.

Methods: We studied 30 chronic renal failure hemodialysis patients--16 men and 14 women, aged 20-70 years.