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Russell W. Chesney
Researcher at University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Publications - 306
Citations - 9148
Russell W. Chesney is an academic researcher from University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Taurine & Rickets. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 306 publications receiving 8736 citations. Previous affiliations of Russell W. Chesney include University of Wisconsin-Madison & Université de Montréal.
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The Maintenance Need for Water in Parenteral Fluid Therapy
TL;DR: Current textbooks and the latest editions of commonly used house officer manuals use this method of determining maintenance water needs based on calorie expenditure for estimating insensible and urinary water losses of children and adults of any size or age.
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Antimicrobial prophylaxis for children with vesicoureteral reflux.
Alejandro Hoberman,Saul P. Greenfield,Tej K. Mattoo,Ron Keren,Ranjiv Mathews,Hans G. Pohl,Bradley P. Kropp,Steven J. Skoog,Caleb P. Nelson,Marva Moxey-Mims,Russell W. Chesney,Myra A. Carpenter +11 more
TL;DR: Among children with vesicoureteral reflux after urinary tract infection, antimicrobial prophylaxis was associated with a substantially reduced risk of recurrence but not of renal scarring.
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Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux Effective in Preventing Pyelonephritis and Renal Scars? A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Ron Keren,Myra A. Carpenter,Saul P. Greenfield,Alejandro Hoberman,Ranjiv Mathews,Tej K. Mattoo,Russell W. Chesney +6 more
TL;DR: Continuous antibiotic prophylaxis was ineffective in reducing the rate of pyelonephritis recurrence and the incidence of renal damage in children who were younger than 30 months and had vesicoureteral reflux grades II through IV.
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Taurine: its biological role and clinical implications.
TL;DR: More than simply cataloging the numerous experimental models in which taurine plays a modulating role, this discussion aims at stimulating further investigation of the potential clinical value of this abundant sulfur amino acid.
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Enzymuria as a marker of renal injury and disease: studies of N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase in the general population and in patients with renal disease.
TL;DR: It is indicated that NAG enzymuria is a sensitive indicator of activity of renal disease and may prove to be a suitable screening test for significant renal disease or injury in childhood.