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Peritonitis associated with gram-negative bacteria presents difficulties in the follow-up of patients with chronic peritoneal dialysis. Especially in perionitis related to Pseudomonas spp., treatment becomes difficult an...

A 54-year-old female who had been receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis therapy for 5 years because of end-stage renal disease, was admitted to hospital because of peritonitis due to Candida albicans. Ultra...

Patients with heart failure (HF) often develop hyponatremia owing to the activation of many neurohormonal systems leading to decreased sodium levels. Treatment options for hyponatremia such as water restriction or the us...

Abstract The brake unit bracket of a bogie frame is an important load-carrying component, particularly under emergency start/stop conditions. Conventional infinite/safe life approaches provide an over-conservative recomm...

A 63-year-old woman with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease presented with severe weakness, nausea, and vomiting. A catheter was inserted to the right femoral vein for hemodialysis. She received low molecular weight heparin ...

PURPOSE: To report a patient treated with enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS), in whom infrequent side effects developed. CASE REPORT: A 14-year-old girl presented with hair loss after starting EC-MPS. She had...

Tenofovir is one of the first-line new generation antiviral agents commonly used in chronic hepatitis B treatment. While being considered an effective and safe treatment, the most important side effect known is nephrotox...

A new microemulsion formula (Sandimmun Neoral: SIM-NO) was developed to solve the problem of variable absorption and lower bioavailability of conventional Sandimmune (SIM), showed 74 to 139% better bioavailability, and w...

Protein-C (PC) is a vitamin-K-dependent anticoagulant proenzyme produced by the liver. PC deficiency may cause both venous and arterial thromboses. In patients with PC deficiency, warfarin further decreases PC activity a...