Objectives: To identify the trends in the diagnostic frequency of glomerular disease
subtypes by renal biopsy in children in Saudi Arabia over the last 20 years. Methods: In this …

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rapidly increasing globally. There has
been an established association between CKD and thyroid dysfunction. Hemodialysis appears …

Background Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is characterized by the presence
of glomerular damage on histopathological examination. The major defining symptom of …

Preparatory courses taken before the final exam have been shown to have a positive impact,
especially in the postgraduate education field. In this study, a pre-objective structured …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with an increase in patient mortality and
high rates of renal/non-renal complications. Late detection of the disease has been …

Background Intravascular contrast media (CM) are a group of chemical compounds that are
commonly used to help in pathology characterization by enhancing the contrast resolution of …

Background: Intravascular contrast media administration, during commonly performed diagnostic
and therapeutic procedures like coronary angiography (CA) or percutaneous coronary …

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an acute decrease in renal function that leads to an
elevation in the serum blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and other nitrogenous waste …

Background: Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary aetiology
of glomerulonephritis worldwide, and it is the most important type in terms of morbidity and …

Background: Pre-eclampsia is new-onset hypertension with proteinuria in pregnancy. Some
patients may develop acute kidney injury (AKI) due to pre-eclampsia. However, very few …