Does vitamin D benefit CKD patients? Vitamin D is widely used to treat renal bone disease in chronic kidney disease. In a recent study, Yeung et al, (2023) evaluated the effects of vitamin D therapy on mortality, cardiovascular, bone, and kidney outcomes in patients with CKD. Vitamin D had a central role in bone metabolism […]
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What is rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis? Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is one of the 7 types of chronic glomerulonephritis (GN). They are all ‘autoimmune diseases’ where the immune (defence) system attacks normal tissue in the kidney (including the glomeruli). Why and how they occur is unclear. RPGN is not caused by a single disease. It has
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What is post-infectious glomerulonephritis? Post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) is one of the 7 types of chronic glomerulonephritis (GN). They are all ‘autoimmune diseases’ where the immune (defence) system attacks normal tissue in the kidney (including the glomeruli). Why and how they occur is unclear. So. What is post-infectious glomerulonephritis? PIGN normally develops rapidly, and (classically) follows
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What is mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis? Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis (MCGN) is one of the 7 types of chronic glomerulonephritis (GN) but one of the least common types. They are all ‘autoimmune diseases’ where the immune (defence) system attacks normal tissue in the kidney (including the glomerulus). Why and how they occur is unclear. MCGN is also known as
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Does chronic kidney disease usually get worse? The short answer is .. yes, sometimes. If can also stabilise. It does not often get better But we don’t really know why. It is true that CKD tends to get progressively worse. The outlook is very variable though. Many patients with mild-moderate CKD (CKD1-3A) stabilise (especially with
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What is membranous nephropathy (MN)? Membranous nephropathy (MN) is one of the 7 types of chronic glomerulonephritis (GN). They are all ‘autoimmune diseases’ where the immune (defence) system attacks normal tissue in the kidney (including the glomerulus). Why and how they occur is unclear. MN is called membranous nephropathy as immune complexes (antigen–antibody combination) are
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In a recent study (Tuğlular S et al, 2023) the effects of the Ukraine War on patients with ERSD were described. These were the main conclusions: Most dialysis units except three were operational, one of which was disrupted due to a bomb attack and the other two were disconnected from water and electricity Most dialysis
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What is minimal change disease (MCD)? Minimal change disease is one of the 7 types of chronic glomerulonephritis (GN). They are all ‘autoimmune diseases’, where the immune (defence) system attacks normal tissue in the kidney (including the glomerulus). Why and how they occur is unclear. MCD is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in
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What is focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)? Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is one of the 7 types of chronic glomerulonephritis (GN). They are all ‘autoimmune diseases’ where the immune (defence) system attacks normal tissue in the kidney (including the glomerulus). Why and how they occur is unclear. FSGS affects both children and adults. The phrase ‘sclerosis’
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What is PTH (parathyroid hormone)? Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a hormone (chemical) that your parathyroid glands make and release to control the level of calcium in your blood. Calcium is one of the most important and common minerals in your body. PTH also helps control the levels of phosphate (another mineral) and vitamin D (a
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