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... with advancing age and social habits, many patients have co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus, respiratory, cardiovascular disease and behavioural health disorders that play a major role in selecting the optimal treatment and thus a likely worse long-term outcome. The majority of cases when diagnosed...

... to a higher risk of mortality. In this chapter clinical, social, and economic features covering the above mentioned issues related to hyponatremia will be discussed. Morbidity of Hyponatremia General Considerations In hypotonic hyponatremia, entry of water into the brain occurs and results...

... Abstract Morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease is exceedingly high worldwide. Depressive illness is a serious psychiatric illness that afflicts a significant portion of the population worldwide. Epidemiological studies have confirmed the high co-morbidity between these two entities...

... Abstract This chapter describes the nonhormonal factors associated with psychiatric morbidity during the menopausal transition and early postmenopause. Multiple psychosocial and health-related factors and prior exposures are associated with risk for clinical depression, anxiety, and negative...

... Abstract Conventional diffusion-based dialysis modalities including high-fl ux hemodialysis(HD) are limited in their capacity to clear uremic toxins. Moreover they are associated with arelatively high incidence of morbidity and mortality. Online hemodiafi ltration (ol-HDF)combining the use...