The effect of an educational video about healthy diet on metabolic control of patients on hemodialysis: an interventional study with a one-year follow-up.

Background: Adherence to diet is effective for metabolic control in patients on hemodialysis. There are educational pamphlets or booklets to improve patients' knowledge about healthy diets. As video presentation is more desirable than the presentation of readable materials, we designed an educational video on healthy diets in renal failure patients who was played during several sessions of hemodialysis.

The role of electrolyte imbalances in predicting the severity of COVID-19 in the hospitalized patients: a cross-sectional study.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be fatal in severe cases. Accordingly, predicting the severity and prognosis of the disease is valuable. This study examined the role of electrolyte imbalances in predicting the severity of COVID-19.