COVID-19: a novel menace for the practice of nephrology and how to manage it with minor devastation?

COVID-19: a novel menace for the practice of nephrology and how to manage it with minor devastation?

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Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) became a nightmare for the world since December 2019.Although the disease affects people pride empire bowling ball at any age; elderly patients and those with comorbidities were more affected.Everyday nephrologists see patients with hypertension, chronic kidney disease, maintenance dialysis treatment or kidney transplant who are also high-risk groups for the COVID-19.Beyond that, COVID-19 or severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to infection may directly affect kidney functions.This broad spectrum of COVID-19 influence on kidney patients and kidney functions obviously necessitate an up to date management policy for nephrological care.

This review overviews and purifies recently published literature in a question to answer tc m350 format for the practicing nephrologists that will often encounter COVID-19 and kidney related cases during the pandemic times.