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We aim to evaluate the nutritional status and the main causes of malnutrition in uremic children. Study group consisted of 29 children (15 male, 14 female) with end stage renal disease (ESRD). There were ten (5 male, 5 f...

Anemia is a common finding in children with chronic renal failure (CRF) due to the decreased production of erythropoietin when glomerular filtration rate diminishes below 35 mL/min/1.73m2. Red blood cells are normocytic ...

The level of blood pressure decrease obtained by salt restriction in children is very small. Furthermore, the relation of decreased blood pressure in these studies has not been linked to the risk and prevalence of hypert...

PURPOSE: Serum albumine levels frequently use to determine the nutritional aspect in hemodialysis patients. Osteocalcin is a protein which synthesized by osteoblastic cells and sensitive marker of bone formation. Relatio...