Project Overview
One key function of the kidney is to balance the level of sodium in our bodies by getting rid of it through urine. There have been studies that show when kidney function is impaired, the extra sodium may end up on skin, muscle or bones, causing inflammation. There is a potential link between sodium and inflammation that may explain the symptoms that dialysis patients experience such as itch, low energy and restless legs. This study will try to examine sodium deposition in the skin, muscle and bones of patients with different kidney function and different dialysis modalities and its association with symptoms.
Evaluation of sodium deposition in soft tissues of patients with kidney disease and its association with patient symptomatology
Project lead(s):
Dr. Christopher McIntyre
Research theme(s):
Symptom Management
Publications
Comparison of Clinical and Social Characteristics of Canadian Youth Living with Type 2 and Type 1 Diabetes
Canadian Journal of Diabetes
Carino M, Elia Y, Sellers E, Curtis J, McGavock J, Scholey J, Hamilton J, Clarson C, Pinto T, Hadjiyannakis S, Mertens L, Samaan MC, Ho J, Nour M, Panagiotopoulos C, Jetha M, Gabbs M, Mahmud FH, Wicklow B, Dart A
Keywords: type 2 diabetes, Type 1 diabetes
Evaluation of novel glomerular filtration rate estimation equations in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes
Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
Gaebe K, White CA, Mahmud FH, Scholey JW, Elia YT, Sochett EB, Cherney DZ
Research Project: AdDIT
Keywords: Glomerular Filtration Rate, Type 1 diabetes
Hyperfiltration, urinary albumin excretion, and ambulatory blood pressure in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes mellitus
American Journal of Physiology – Renal Physiology
Lovshin JA, Škrtić M, Bjornstad P, Moineddin R, Daneman D, Dunger D, Reich HN, Mahmud F, Scholey J, Cherney DZI, Sochett E
Research Project: AdDIT
Keywords: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
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