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PULMONARY DISORDERS IN RELATION TO CHRONIC RENAL DISEASES

Dr. Rashid Ahmed Khan, Dr. Zakir Hussain Rajpar, Dr. Tariq Zaffar Shaikh, Dr. Hamid Nawaz Ali Memon, Dr. Samar Raza and Dr. Aneeta Lohana

Objective: To determine the pulmonary disorders in relation to chronic renal diseases Patients And Methods: The one year cross sectional study was conducted at tertiary care hospital. All the patients either gender who were diagnosed as chronic kidney disease were included in the study. These patients were allowed to undergo necessary investigations and treatment. All the specific patients had thorough clinical history, relevant clinical examination and important investigations to explore the pulmonary pathologies while the frequency / percentages (%) and means ±SD computed for study variables. Results: During one year study period total fifty patients with chronic kidney disease were explored and studied. The frequency for male and female population was 32 (64%) and 18 (36%) with mean ± sd for age of male and female individuals was 54.73±8.84 and 52.64±6.54 respectively. gender male 32 (64%), female 18 (36%), pulmonary manifestation includes pulmonary edema 07 (14%), pleural effusion 16 (32%), pneumonia 14 (28%), pulmonary emboli 06 (12%), impaired pulmonary function 07 (14%). Conclusion: Documentation of pulmonary function is important in patients with kidney disorders. Keywords: Lung, Kidney and pulmonary.

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