{"title":"Evaluation of the Empiric Treatment of Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis","authors":"E. Cheng","doi":"10.24966/nrt-7313/100065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/nrt-7313/100065","url":null,"abstract":"Peritonitis is a serious complication of Peritoneal Dialysis (PD). At our hospital, PD- related peritonitis is treated empirically with intraperitoneal cefazolin plus ceftazidime.","PeriodicalId":159310,"journal":{"name":"Nephrology and Renal Therapy","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115487325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hypokalemia-Induced Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient with Anorexia Nervosa: A Case Report","authors":"Yu-Wei Fang","doi":"10.24966/nrt-7313/100064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/nrt-7313/100064","url":null,"abstract":"Sudden death is the main cause of mortality in patients with anorexia nervosa. Contribution form Life-threatening arrhythmia was highly suspected. Herein, we describe the case of a 20-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with general weakness and vertigo followed by sudden change in consciousness and syncope.","PeriodicalId":159310,"journal":{"name":"Nephrology and Renal Therapy","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124457620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adult Health Behaviors Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease: 2003-2006 NHANES Data","authors":"Maya N. Clark-Cutaia","doi":"10.24966/nrt-7313/100061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/nrt-7313/100061","url":null,"abstract":"The study objective was to explore the distribution of healthy behaviors across the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) spectrum using a national sample.","PeriodicalId":159310,"journal":{"name":"Nephrology and Renal Therapy","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116582534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Incidence, Severity, and Short-Term Outcome of Acute Kidney Injury in Hospital Admissions of Hong Kong","authors":"C. Szeto","doi":"10.24966/nrt-7313/100063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/nrt-7313/100063","url":null,"abstract":"Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a common problem in hospitalized patients and is associated with poor clinical outcome. We studied the incidence, severity, and short-term outcome of AKI amongst patients admitted to a general hospital in Hong Kong.","PeriodicalId":159310,"journal":{"name":"Nephrology and Renal Therapy","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122158933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}