Haemodialysis alters the serum metal contents in chronic kidney failure patients at hyderabad and adjoining areas.

Present study aimed to explore alterations of serum metal contents in patients of chronic kidney disease before and after haemodialysis (HD) compared to controls. For the levels of heavy metals in serum samples of kidney patients before and after HD belonging to different areas of Hyderabad and adjoining areas admitted at different hospitals of Hyderabad. In this study, the level of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) in serum sample of kidney patients and controls have been investigated using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS).