[Motor skills testing in patients with chronic renal failure].

Background: During chronic renal failure, number of complex metabolic and endocrinal changes in organism can develop, which in consequence lead to an inception of associate complications and in principle change the activity of all organ systems. Functional capacity of the chronically dialysed patients is limited, muscle strength is decreased, joint mobility is limited and the muscular imbalance is frequently found. According to the recent literature, an acceptable choice of exercise activity could contribute to prevention of disturbances and improve the patient's status.

[Renal excretion of amino acids in chronic renal failure and in chronically dialyzed patients].

The authors investigated the renal amino acid (AK) excretion in patients having regular dialyzation treatment (PDL). It was revealed that the excretory fraction (EF) of all amino acids with the exception of taurine (Tau) increases, while there is a marked reduction of the working number of nephrons. The increase of the EF of amino acids in relation to the drop of Cin can be characterized by hyperbolic relationships.

[Significance of selected parameters of protein metabolism in patients on chronic dialysis].

In a group of 45 patients treated by chronic dialysis the author followed up during 38 months the nutritional status influenced by various complications. For detection of nutritional disorders the author selected albumin, prealbumin, transferrin, Whitehead's quotient (WQ). The most valuable indicator proved to be transferrin.