Nephrology
Conference Coverage
Keep antibiotics unchanged in breakthrough UTIs
Risk of a second resistant urinary tract infection was not increased by changing continuous antibiotics in children.
News
FDA approves dapagliflozin (Farxiga) for chronic kidney disease
Based on results of the DAPA-CKD trial, the FDA has granted approval for the diabetes drug in patients with CKD at risk for disease progression....
News
Pregnancy increases risk for symptomatic kidney stones
“We suspected the risk of a kidney stone event would be high during pregnancy, but we were surprised that the risk remained high for up to a year...
Conference Coverage
Half of patients in hospital for COVID-19 get acute kidney injury
It’s bad news when hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop acute kidney injury, which can prove fatal or can lead to the development or worsening...
Case Reports
Correction of Dialysis-Induced Metabolic Alkalosis
For a patient on dialysis, normal saline solution infusion with concurrent removal by ultrafiltration successfully corrected pretreatment...
News
‘Major update’ of BP guidance for kidney disease; treat to 120 mm Hg
“[Chapter one] of the guidelines is devoted to blood pressure measurement ... if [targeting] 120 [mm Hg systolic], the emphasis is on 120 measured...
News
Bone loss common in kidney stone patients, yet rarely detected
Almost one-quarter of patients diagnosed with kidney stones have osteoporosis or a fracture history on diagnosis, yet few undergo bone mineral...
News
Missed visits during pandemic cause ‘detrimental ripple effects’
ACP president says doctors are already seeing the consequences of postponing care.
News
Further warning on SGLT2 inhibitor use and DKA risk in COVID-19
Five new cases of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis seen in T2D patients with acute COVID-19 illness.
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ADA 2021 standards address financial hardship in diabetes
In the year of COVID-19, new ADA standards include assessment of socioeconomic challenges, individualization of type 2 diabetes treatment, and...