Background Over 300,000 patients receive maintenance dialysis in Japan; managing these
patients is extremely important. This study aimed to report on prior management of chronic …

Objectives Hypernatraemia is one of the major electrolyte disorders associated with mortality
among critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs). It is unclear whether this applies …

Gouty arthritis is a metabolic disorder associated with hyperuricemia. Despite the development
of novel pharmacotherapies, some hyperuricemia patients are drug refractory and …

Depression and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are correlated, leading to an increased healthcare
burden and decreased productivity. We aimed to investigate the association between …

A 26-year-old Japanese man without hypouricemia and with 3 previous episodes of seizures
concurrent with acute kidney injury (AKI) was admitted due to an epileptic seizure, lower …

Background Hypernatremia is a major electrolyte disorder associated with death among
critically ill patients. Glucocorticoid therapy may cause hypernatremia in refractory septic shock …

Temporal arteritis is an immunological disorder mostly affecting the elderly population. This
frequently occurs in association with other rheumatological diseases of the elderly. The …

Recent epidemiological or immunopathological studies demonstrate the possible association
between giant cell arteritis and infectious agents including Chlamydia pneumoniae. A 62-…

A 72-year-old woman who was a hemodialysis patient presented with an impaired mental
status several days after undergoing coronary angioplasty for angina pectoris. Livedo …

A recent study reported that the persistence of contrast material in the kidney is predictive of
contrast-induced nephropathy (1). The pathogenesis of persistent nephrogram is presumed …