While many homes deal with hard water, its effects on health—especially kidney health—are sometimes disregarded. Calcium and ...

To this end, the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN ... for donated blood), and affords direct control of clearance and ultrafiltration rates. At the time of publication, the new system had ...

The American Society of Nephrology released new clinical guidance in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology on the ...

In the past, patients with chronic kidney disease were less likely to ... and to the risk of hypotension during volume subtraction by ultrafiltration, on the other hand. Furthermore, nephrologists ...

Blood is transported to the kidney through the renal artery. The blood is filtered at a high pressure and the kidney selectively reabsorbs any useful materials such as glucose, salt ions and water.

The kidneys are organs of the urinary system - which remove excess water, mineral ions and urea. Blood is transported to the kidney through the renal artery. The blood is filtered at a high ...