Challenges for nephrology nurses in the management of children with...

Nephrology Nursing Journal;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in affected children and emphasize the...Objectives: 1. Identify the primary etiologies of CKD in children. 2. Describe the physiologic...growth and development in children with CKD. 3. Discuss recommendations for evaluation...

Effect of cement kiln dust (CKD) on mortar and concrete mixtures.

Construction and Building Materials;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......to investigate the use of cement kiln dust (CKD) as a cementitious material in concrete and mortar. CKD was added to concrete and mortar mixtures to...and toughness of concrete samples containing CKD are reported. The sorptivity and the initial...

Effects of Statins on Renal Function

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are much more likely to die of cardiovascular...Dyslipidemia is highly prevalent in patients with CKD and may contribute to the elevated cardiovascular risk as well as CKD progression. Statins are lipid-lowering drugs...

Recognizing the link between CKD and CVD in the primary care setting:...

Southern Medical Journal;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is becoming increasingly prevalent...hypertension, the two leading causes of CKD, are themselves reaching near epidemic proportions...both the development and progression of CKD, and CKD is a significant risk factor for...

Chronic kidney disease: Need for a national action plan

Indian Journal of Medical Research;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a devastating disease with clinical, economic and...replacement therapy (RRT), the mainstay of the management of CKD is beyond the reach of a large number of CKD patients in many developing countries, including India...

Influence of soil type on stabilization with cement kiln dust.

Construction and Building Materials;  March 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......evaluate the effectiveness of cement kiln dust (CKD) as a soil stabilizer. The study revealed...UCS) of soil occurred with the addition of CKD. Increases in UCS were inversely proportional...Significant PI reductions occurred with CKD treatment, particularly for high PI soils...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the elderly - a geriatrician's perspective

Aging Male;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming increasingly prevalent among...it is clear now that early detection of CKD might not only delay some of the complications...have turned their focus and attention to CKD and its risk factors, early detection and...

Chronic Kidney Disease.(ANNA Position Statements)(Disease/Disorder...

Nephrology Nursing Journal;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......for persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Health promotion, prevention of complications...vitally needed in management of persons with CKD. These may potentially result in improved...evaluation, classification, and stratification of CKD. * ANNA promotes the education of non-nephrology...

Extended dosing of darbepoetin alfa in patients with chronic kidney...

Nephrology Nursing Journal;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......appropriately managing early chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly being recognized (Go, Chertow...2004; Hostetter, 2004). Early detection of CKD is critical not just to slow progression...of the biggest threats to patients with CKD--cardiovascular disease (CVD) (Hostetter...

Dyslipidemias in chronic kidney disease.

Nephrology Nursing Journal;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......confused about cholesterol levels in patients with CKD. How often should they be monitored and what type...the KDOQI Work Group on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) concluded that individuals with CKD should be placed in the highest risk category for...

Pioglitazone may lower cardiovascular risk in CKD patients.(Cardiovascular...

Family Practice News;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......disease, the results of a large study suggest. CKD, as defined by a glomerular filtration rate...with diabetes and high risk identified by CKD can be treated effectively with pioglitazone...pharmaceutical companies. They assessed the effect of CKD on cardiovascular outcomes using data from...

Advancing chronic kidney disease care: new imperatives for recognition and...

Nephrology Nursing Journal;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......the patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with emphasis on recognition, cardiac...Objectives 1. Identify populations at risk for CKD and discuss interventions to improve patient...Discuss the management of hypertension in CKD in accordance with the Sixth Report of the...

K/DOQI gets to the heart of managing dyslipidemias in patients with...

Nephrology Nursing Journal;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at a higher risk for cardiovascular...the cardiovascular burden in patients with CKD. As a result, the National Kidney Foundation...treatment of dyslipidemias in patients with CKD, irregardless of the underlying cause of...

Treating patients with CKD who are violent or homeless: a need for further...

Nephrology Nursing Journal;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) by all members of the multidisciplinary...violent populations of individuals with CKD continue to generate more questions than...positive clinical outcomes. Patients with CKD Who Are Violent Following a presentation...

Continuous erythropoiesis receptor activator (CERA)

Formulary;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......kidney disease Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 20 million Americans, and an additional 20 million are at increased risk for developing CKD. Anemia is a common complication in patients with CKD. The predominant cause of anemia in this patient...