en استانداردهای بهداشتی جانبازان يا معلولان Health Service Standards of Veterans or Handicapped توصیفی و نظرسنجی Descriptive & Survey <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#f79646">Aims:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"> The current study aimed to determine the influence of COVID-19 infection on kidney function and the levels of some related hormones.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#f79646">Instrument & Methods</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#f79646">:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">In this experimental study, some severe patients were admitted to the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital in Baghdad City, Iraq, from May to October 2021, at the end stage of the pandemic. All positive cases (n=60) were entered into the study, and a sample of 31 healthy individuals was</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"> also selected as the control group.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"> Urea, uric acid, creatinine, and ADH, EPO were estimated in patients&rsquo; serum samples with severe COVID-19. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">The Independent T-test and Pearson correlation coefficient were used for the analysis.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#f79646">Findings:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">There were significant differences between the patient and control groups in the total levels of urea (p=0.04), creatinine (p=0.009), uric acid (p=0.009), erythropoietin (p=0.0001), and</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">antidiuretic hormone (p=0.0001) except calcium (p=0.085)</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Female patients and controls significantly differed in uric acid levels and the other two hormones. Male patients and controls revealed significant differences in Creatinine and both hormones. Calcium and urea represented a significantly higher elevation in male than female patients.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#f79646">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Recombinant human erythropoietin weakens distress syndrome of the respiratory system and opposes SARS-COV-2.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Urea,Uric Acid,Creatinine,Antidiuretic,Erythropoietin,COV-19, 441 446 http://ijwph.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2140-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 A.A. AL-Naqeeb 15300319475328460027544 15300319475328460027544 Yes Basic Science Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq S.I. Bajilan 15300319475328460027545 15300319475328460027545 No Basic Science Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq B.H. Hameedi 15300319475328460027546 15300319475328460027546 No Basic Science Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq S.G. Turki 15300319475328460027547 15300319475328460027547 No Basic Science Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq