Review Article
Muscle Wasting in Hemodialysis Patients: New Therapeutic Strategies for Resolving an Old Problem
Table 1
Therapeutic interventions for muscle wasting in hemodialysis patients.
| Therapeutic targets | Therapeutic interventions |
| Muscle strength | Endurance exercise and resistance exercise | Insulin resistance | Endurance exercise, insulin sensitizers (e.g., Thiazolidinediones) | Metabolic acidosis | NaHCO3 supplement | Hypogonadism | Testosterone supplement (e.g., Nandrolone decanoate) | Malnutrition | Endurance exercise, nutritional supplements, megestrol acetate (for adult) cyprohetadine (for children) |
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