EVALUATION OF RENAL FUNCTION IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS ATTENDING MADONNA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
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ABSTRACT
Rheumatoid arthritisis a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints and resulting in painful deformity and immobility, especially in the fingers, wrists, feet, and ankles. This study was aimed at evaluating the renal function of confirmed Rheumatoid arthritis patients. Ethical clearance was obtained from the committee and informed consent of the 50 confirmed Rheumatoid arthritis patient attending MUTH was obtained before samples were collected for the study. 50 apparently healthy individuals were used as control in this study. Modified Jaffe’s method was used for serum creatinine estimation, Berthelot method was used in urea estimation and ion selective electrode was used in the estimation of sodium and potassium. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 26. The results of this evaluation, showed that there was a significant difference (p-value
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