Awareness of stroke among patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Stroke is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Renal dysfunction is an important risk factor for stroke. Brazilian studies on stroke knowledge are generally population based.

Case report: Isolated tubular basement membrane deposits in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus - A diagnostic challenge.

Lupus nephritis is one of the most serious and frequent manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus. It usually presents in the first years of the disease, which suspicion should be raised in cases of elevated serum creatinine, presence of proteinuria above 500 mg/day or active urinary sediment, in the absence of other apparent causes such as urinary tract infection and use of nephrotoxic drugs. In most cases, it affects the glomerulus, and its presentation is rare in the form of isolated tubulo-interstitial disease.

Awareness towards stroke among high school students in Brazil: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Stroke is one of the main causes of death worldwide. Educational interventions on stroke are potentially effective in reducing the period between the onset of symptoms and the initial emergency medical assistance.

Objectives: To assess high school students' knowledge of stroke.

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous renal biopsy at a university hospital: retrospective analysis of success and complication rates.

Objective: To evaluate the success and complication rates of ultrasound-guided renal biopsy at a tertiary care hospital.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 97 ultrasound-guided renal biopsies, all performed by the same radiologist, between 1 March, 2017 and 31 October, 2019.

Results: Of the 97 biopsies evaluated, 87 had a definitive pathological diagnosis.

Fever of unknown origin in special groups.

Fever of undetermined origin (FUO) is a challenging entity with a striking presence in hospitals around the world. It is defined as temperature ≥ 37.8 ° C on several occasions, lasting ≥ three weeks, in the absence of diagnosis after three days of hospital investigation or 3 outpatient visits.

Fever of unknown origin - a literature review.

Fever of undetermined origin (FUO) is a challenging entity with a striking presence in hospitals around the world and can be associated with a myriad of differential diagnoses. It is defined as axillary temperature ≥ 37.8 ° C on several occasions, lasting ≥ three weeks, in the absence of diagnosis after three days of hospital investigation or three outpatient visits.