Here we discuss the role of heat stress from climate change on kidney disease. The kidney is a major “barometer” for climate change. Heat stress can cause acute kidney injury as part of the syndrome of heat stroke. However, chronic …
Video: Update on epidemics of CKD of unknown etiology in agricultural communities with Professor Tarek El Baz
Academy of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation View on YouTube. 0:00 Introduction 2:04 Current epidemics of kidney diseases 2:50 Mesoamerican nephropathy 4:22 Sri Lankan nephropathy 5:10 Uddanam nephropathy 6:13 potential roles of heat stress, dehydration, and heatstroke 15:35 Role of uric …