Effects of Oral Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Protein Metabolism and Inflammation in Iraqi Hemodialysis Patients: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: The effect of correcting metabolic acidosis on protein metabolism in hemodialysis patients is controversial.

Objectives: To study the effects of oral sodium bicarbonate on protein metabolism and markers of inflammation in acidotic hemodialysis patients. .

Lung Ultrasound and Caval Indices to Assess Volume Status in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.

Volume overload is common in end stage kidney disease (ESKD) and dialysis patients. Hence, the need for objective tools to detect such volume excess. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a goal-directed, bedside examination to answer such a specific diagnostic question.

Perception and satisfaction of nephrology education and training in Iraq.

Background: Interest in training in nephrology is declining around the world. This is a particularly worrisome issue for future nephrology practice with the aging population and the increasing number of patients with kidney disease. We wished to understand the perception and measure the satisfaction of Iraqi medical interns regarding nephrology and explore factors affecting career decisions towards becoming a specialist nephrologist.

Living Kidney Donation: Glomerular Filtration Rate-Based Donor Selection Criteria.

Despite different guidelines and recommendations for evaluating the renal function of living kidney donors, there is still no consensus about the best approach. It is uncertain whether to have measured glomerular filtration rate, estimated it, or both. The absolute value, body surface area-dependent, and age-specified estimated glomerular filtration rates have not been consistent across different populations and practices.

Relapsing De Novo Membranous Nephropathy.

Allograft membranous glomerulopathy can be a recurrent or de novo disease. Both instead have different underlying immune pathophysiology and disease pattern. While the introduction of ANTI-PLAR2 and THS7A brought new insights into the management of Immune/primary MN, the treatment of de novo MN is not clear.

Knowledge and Attitude of People With or Without a Medical Education Regarding Organ Donation and Transplant: A Sample From the City of Baghdad.

Objectives: Organ donation is the driving force for transplant. Awareness about donation and transplant is invaluable for improved transplant services in any country. Our objective was to assess the knowledge and attitude toward organ donation and transplant among medically educated adult Iraqis versus adult Iraqis who were not medically educated, in Baghdad, Iraq.

A rare cause of tumour lysis syndrome and acute kidney injury.

Tumour lysis syndrome is rare in solid malignancies. Here, we report a case of tumour lysis syndrome and acute kidney injury in a 23-year-old female with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. Hydration and early dialysis therapy were started with good recovery.

Analysis of Anelloviridae sequences characterized from serial human and animal biological samples.

Rolling-circle amplification-sequence-independent single primer amplifications (RCA-SISPA) and/or RCA-PCR-based approaches were applied to serial human plasma and animal (domestic cat) saliva samples. Complete SENV-H-related and PRA4 Anelloviridae genomes were characterized and analysed over time (~16 and 6.5years for human and animal samples, respectively).