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“The COVID-19 pandemic: consequences for nephrology”

Leave a Comment / All, English Articles, Medical and Health Sciences, Medicine / Isuru Hasantha

Source – https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11030926 Introduction The article by Annette Bruchfeld, published in Nature Reviews Nephrology (February 2021) provides a timely analysis of COVID-19’s impact on nephrology. The article effectively summarises early research findings from 2020 regarding the relationship between COVID-19 and kidney disease. This review will evaluate the article’s scientific merits, methodological approach, findings, limitations, and […]

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Critical review of the article on ‘Patient Management and Clinical Outcomes Associated with a Recorded Diagnosis of Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease: The REVEAL-CKD Study’

Leave a Comment / English Articles / Naduni Erandika

Citation: Tangri, N., Peach, E. J., Franzén, S., Barone, S., & Kushner, P. R. (2023). Patient management and clinical outcomes associated with a recorded diagnosis of stage 3 chronic kidney disease: the REVEAL-CKD study. Advances in Therapy, 40(6), 2869-2885. Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health concern [1], and its prevalence is

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Critical Review of the Paper Titled The Incidence, Prevalence, and Trends of Chronic Kidney Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Aetiology (CKDu) in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka: An Analysis of 30,566 Patients

Leave a Comment / All / Dulanjali Herath

Ranasinghe, A. V., Kumara, G. W. G. P., Karunarathna, R. H., De Silva, A. P., Sachintani, K. G. D., Gunawardena, J. M. C. N., Kumari, S. K. C. R., Sarjana, M. S. F., Chandraguptha, J. S., & De Silva, M. V. C. BMC Nephrology, 2019 Introduction This study by Ranasinghe et al. examines the incidence,

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Critical Review: Sri Lanka’s Mental Health Crisis – Underfunding, Stigma, and Service Gaps

Leave a Comment / Medical and Health Sciences / Ishan Dimuthu

Three main issues affect mental health in Sri Lanka: limited finances, much stigma, and poor services, particularly in rural areas. Despite having effective policies, inequalities are still generated by inefficiencies and cultural factors. Approximately 13.3% of people experience untreated mental illness as a result (Mental Health in Sri Lanka A Summary – Join Health, n.d.;

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Potential diagnostic biomarkers for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka: a pilot study

Leave a Comment / All, Medical and Health Sciences / Nilantha Pushpakumara

Critical Review Introduction The study by Sayanthooran et al. (2017) explores a significant public health issue in Sri Lanka—chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu)—which predominantly affects farming communities in dry zones. Unlike typical CKD cases, which are often linked to diabetes or hypertension, CKDu lacks a clearly defined cause. The researchers aimed to identify

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Critical review of “Artificial Intelligence as a Replacement for Animal Experiments in Neurology: Potential, Progress, and Challenges” by Thorsten Rudroff

Leave a Comment / All, Medical and Health Sciences / Santhushya Hewapathiranage

Thorsten Rudroff’s 2024 perspective article explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to supplant animal experimentation in neurology. The article offers a comprehensive and optimistic overview of emerging AI methodologies, including brain organoids, computational modeling, and machine learning, positing them as superior alternatives to traditional animal-based research. While the article is rich in

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Distinctive Patterns of Trace Elements in Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology: Comparative Analysis Across Multiple Control Groups

Leave a Comment / Abstracts, All / Nishantha Nanayakkara

Buddhi N. T. Fernando 1,2 ,Nishantha Nanayakkara 3 ,Rohana Chandrajith 4 ,Hemalika T. K. Abeysundara 5 and Dulanjali Herath 6 1 Centre for Education, Research and Training on Kidney Diseases, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka 2 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Walahanduwa, Galle 80000, Sri

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