THE activity of the transport mechanisms which regulate the renal tubular reabsorption of phosphate is dependent on a number of factors. Of paramount importance is parathyroid hormone which acts to ...

Four patients who received renal homografts were studied during the first 24 hours after operation to determine the mechanisms of the post-transplantation diuresis. The marked diuresis was associated ...

This is the solution to a case we presented recently. You may review the case here. The patient had complained of dyspnea, and an abnormal electrolyte panel revealed a decreased bicarbonate level of ...

Seufert et al. (Dec. 27 issue) 1 describe a man with tumor-induced (oncogenic) osteomalacia, in which the subcutaneous administration of octreotide abolished renal tubular phosphate wasting. The ...

Renal drug excretion involves filtration, reabsorption, and secretion, crucial for drug clearance and minimizing toxicity. The study models renal clearance using pharmacokinetic parameters, validated ...

SARS-CoV-2-associated acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the more frequently encountered organ involvements in COVID-19 - in as many as 80% of critically ill patients, according to a recent study.

Nephrotoxicity is defined as the rapid deterioration in kidney function as a result of medications and chemicals. Nephrotoxicity can also be defined as an adverse event caused by substances that ...