The FDA has approved orphan drug designation for a new supplemental dialysate solution for patients on peritoneal dialysis. Zytoprotec, a biopharmaceutical company based in Vienna, Austria, said the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a recently published study, researchers examined the challenges of assessing hydration status for patients on ...

Main driver genes and BRCA mutation in Chinese patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Nab-paclitaxel/S-1(AS) versus nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine(AG) for first-line ...

RECENT clinical studies have demonstrated that osmotic diuresis, with or without urinary alkalinization, will accelerate the renal excretion of drug in patients with barbiturate intoxication. 1–5 When ...

W.R. (J.H.H. 234109), a 21-year-old Negro orderly, was admitted to the Johns Hopkins Hospital with the chief complaint of jaundice of 3 days' duration. His prior health had been excellent, and neither ...

Chylous ascites is the accumulation of chyle (lymphatic fluid) in the peritoneal cavity. It can be the result of congenital defects of the lymphatic system, inflammatory processes, malignancy, and ...

Conducted over 5 years, from 2008 to 2013, this RCT tried to determine the optimal time for peritoneal dialysis (PD) after catheter insertion in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. The ideal ...

Mesotheliomas are rare neoplasms arising from mesothelial cells that cover the peritoneum, pleura, pericardium, and tunica vaginalis. 1 We present the case of a 62-year-old woman with primary ...

Morison’s pouch is an area between your liver and your right kidney. It’s also called the hepatorenal recess or right subhepatic space. Morison’s pouch is a potential space that can open up when fluid ...

The organs of the abdominal cavity (stomach, intestine, pancreas, liver, kidney, gallbladder, etc.) are surrounded and supported [held in place] by a 2-layer membrane called the peritoneum. The ...