kidney calculi/알부민

BACKGROUND Hypoparathyroidism is an endocrinopathy characterized by a deficient secretion or action of PTH associated with low calcium level. It can be primary (inadequate PTH activity), or secondary (peripheral resistance to PTH). The most common cause of chronic Hypoparathyroidism is the

1.0 Background 1.1 Definitions of chronic kidney disease The Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) defines chronic kidney disease as either kidney damage or a decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of less than 60 mL/min/1.73m2 for 3 or more

Study Design: This study involves a 24month commitment, constituting 12 visits as outlined below. The study coordinator will contact patients remotely by phone or email at the Month 9 visit, the Month 15, and the Month 21 visit so these do not require travel to Columbia University Medical

Inclusion criteria: Age ³ 18, CKD on hemodialysis, men and women, hemoglobin ³ 9g/dl, albumin ³ 3.0g/dl, no recent (in the last three months) admissions to the hospital, ability to walk ten feet with or without a walking aid. Exclusion criteria: Subjects who are pregnant or lactating; subjects with

Objectives The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the skeletal effects of hormone replacement therapy with HPTH in hypoparathyroidism. Study Population This study will enroll up to 69 subjects with physician-diagnosed hypoparathyroidism. Design This study will treat hypoparathyroid