Kidney stones affect up to 5% of the population, with a lifetime risk of passing a kidney stone
of about 8-10%. 1 Increased incidence of kidney stones in the industrialised world is …

The number of patients with end stage renal disease is growing worldwide. About 20-30
patients have some degree of renal dysfunction for each patient who needs renal replacement …

Background Haemodialysis centres have conventionally provided maintenance haemodialysis
using a standard dialysate temperature (eg, 36·5C) for all patients. Many centres now …

1038 JAMC• 29 OCT. 2002; 167 (9) sepsis and DIC with intravenous antibiotic therapy and
heparinization1, 3 (if feasible) are essential components of SPG management. Other …

… To that end, ongoing research into disease mechanisms remains vital, and the current
article by Dr Parmar reviews a key mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity with potential …

Methods: We used the database of healthcare providers affiliated with the Northern Ontario
School of Medicine, in Sudbury (East Campus) and Thunder Bay (West Campus), Ontario. …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication, affecting up to 37% of hospitalized
patients with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and is proportional to its severity and portends poor …

RECURRENT EPISODES OF SPONTANEOUSLY RESOLVING HYPERTHYROIDISM may
be caused by release of preformed hormone from the thyroid gland after it has been …

Background: Small randomized trials demonstrated that a lower compared with higher
dialysate temperature reduced the average drop in intradialytic blood pressure. Some …

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac complication of hyperthyroidism and occurs in
15% of patients with hyperthyroidism. It is associated with a higher risk of thromboembolism …