Study on characteristic about detecting and monitoring chronic renal failure in some coastal communes of Thua Thien Hue
- Author:
Vo -- Tam
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
renal failure
- MeSH:
Kidney Failure;
Kidney;
Diseases
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;466(11):63-64
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Among 1923 persons aged > 15 examined in Hue city from June to December 2001, there were 17 patients with chronic kidney failure. The definite diagnosis and the staging of the disease were based on the criteria of edema or no edema, according to the causes: blood hypertension, anemia, urine protein (+), urea, high blood creatinin level, reduced nephrotic glomerula filtration level < 60ml/min. 2 kidneys were smaller than normal because of hypotrophy. The incidence of chronic kidney failure accounted for 0.88% of the population, among them at early stage (33.3%) and at second stage (44.5%)
