Nephrology
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Avoiding in-hospital acute kidney injury is a new imperative
NEW ORLEANS – The myth that acute kidney injury in certain hospitalized patients is inevitable has been destroyed.
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MDedge Daily News: Which nonopioids are ripe for abuse?
And bum kidneys shouldn’t stop dabigatran reversal.
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Impaired kidney function no problem for dabigatran reversal
ORLANDO – Idarucizumab, reversal agent for the anticoagulant dabigatran, worked fine in patients with renal dysfunction.
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Clearer picture emerging of renal impact of SGLT2s
It’s true, it’s true, EMPA-REG shows that SGLT2 inhibitors are renal protective in type 2 diabetes.
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Can case management cut hypertension’s consequences?
The hazard ratio for all-cause mortality fell to 0.504 after 3 years of the intervention.
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FDA: Gadolinium retention prompts new GBCA class warning, safety measures
Gadolinium-based contrast agents used for MRI will now carry a warning regarding potential retention in the bodies and brains of treated patients...
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FDA: Gadolinium retention prompts new GBCA class warning, safety measures
Gadolinium-based contrast agents used for MRI will now carry a warning regarding potential retention in the bodies and brains of treated patients...
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Acute kidney injury linked with doubled inpatient VTEs
TORONTO – Which comes first: the acute kidney injury or the venous thromboembolism?
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Intense urine output monitoring beneficial in ICU
Patients who underwent intensive urine output monitoring received less fluid in their first 24 hours than did those who received less intensive...
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Bicarb, acetylcysteine during angiography don’t protect kidneys
PRESERVE showed sodium chloride does just as well on its own.
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Low vitamin D levels linked to increased ESRD risk in SLE patients
Evidence suggests role for supplementation in reducing renal disease and overall organ damage.