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How to Prevent Renal Cachexia

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1 How to Prevent Renal Cachexia
How to Prevent Renal Cachexia? A Clinical Randomized Pilot Study Testing Oral Supplemental Nutrition in Hemodialysis Patients With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection  Michael Zilles, MD, Christoph Betz, MD, Oliver Jung, MD, Stefan Gauer, PhD, Renate Hammerstingl, MD, Astrid Wächtershäuser, MD, Thomas J. Vogl, MD, Helmut Geiger, MD, Aida Asbe-Vollkopf, MD, Rainer U. Pliquett, MD, PD  Journal of Renal Nutrition  Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages (January 2018) DOI: /j.jrn Copyright © 2017 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Example of the determination of cross-sectional area of iliopsoas muscle as determined by magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen (T2 weighted). Journal of Renal Nutrition  , 37-44DOI: ( /j.jrn ) Copyright © 2017 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Study flow of patients (Group 1: hemodialysis patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection; Group 2: hemodialysis patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection). Group 2 patients were randomized to Group 2A and Group 2B. Both Group 1 and Group 2A patients received oral supplemental nutrition over 6 months. Journal of Renal Nutrition  , 37-44DOI: ( /j.jrn ) Copyright © 2017 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions


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