Uremic pruritus

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 644-652

  Kfoury, Lara W ^a   Jurdi, Makram A ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Pruritus; Uremic

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CALCIUM; CAPSAICIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GABAPENTIN; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; GLYCEROL; GRANISETRON; LORATADINE; MAGNESIUM; NALFURAFINE; NALTREXONE; NICOTINAMIDE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PARAFFIN; PIMECROLIMUS; PLACEBO; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); PRAMOCAINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TACROLIMUS; THALIDOMIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FATIGUE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEOPLASM; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOMNOLENCE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UREMIC PRURITUS;

ANIMALS; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

EID: 84866982014     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jn.5000039     Document Type: Review

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