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Volume 8 Issue 6 (June, 2020)

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Assessment of metabolic complications in patients with chronic kidney disease
Surendra Kumar Ghintala, Pradeep Kumar

Background: CKD metabolic complications, which include anemia, metabolic acidosis, and mineral and electrolyte disorders, may be asymptomatic for a long time. The present study conducted to determine metabolic complications of chronic kidney disease. Materials & Methods: 110 patients of chronic kidney disease of both genders were assessed for estimation of calcium, phosphate, bicarbonate, potassium, urea etc. Results: Out of 110 patients, 65 were male and 45 were females. Out of 110 patients, common clinical features werefatigue was seen in 54 patients, muscle pain in 48, bone pain in 22, vomiting in 17 and numbness in 32.Hyperkalemia was seen in 14, hypocalcemia in 20, hyperuricemia in 22, metabolic acidosis in 14, hyperphosphatemia in 7 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Metabolic complications such as common was hyperuricemia and hypocalcemia was common in CKD patients.

 
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