Chronic Kidney Failure
Reports from R.A. Incalzi and colleagues advance knowledge in chronic kidney failure
Published in Blood Weekly, May 20th, 2010
Research findings, 'Chronic renal failure: a neglected comorbidity of COPD,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Cosenza, Italy, "To the best of our knowledge, the association between COPD and chronic renal failure (CRF) has never been assessed. Lean mass is frequently reduced in COPD, and the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) might be depressed in spite of normal serum creatinine (concealed CRF)."
"We investigated the prevalence and correlates of both concealed and overt CRF in elderly patients with COPD. We evaluated 356 consecutive elderly outpatients with COPD enrolled in the Extrapulmonary Consequences of COPD in the Elderly Study and...
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