Race/Ethnic Disparities Vary by Age in Kidney Failure Therapies
Younger Blacks and Hispanics are less likely than non-Hispanic Whites to undergo transplant or...
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Racial Disparity Seen in Healthcare Among Blacks With CKD
When encountering racism, Black veterans with chronic kidney disease described bottling up their...
High CKD Burden in Patients & Their Care Partners
CKD impacts multiple dimensions of patients and care partners’ lives, including HRQOL, work...
No Risk for AKI in Patients With Burns Who Have CT With IV CM
For patients with burn injuries who received a CT scan with IV contrast, there was no increased...
A Survey of Burnout Among Nephrologists in the United States
Burnout reduces job satisfaction and results in poor patient outcomes, yet it was still...
Roxadustat vs. Epoetin Alfa in the Treatment of Anemia in (DD)-CKD Patients
Concerns about the cardiovascular safety of conventional therapies for anemia in...
Discovery of Autoantibodies Targeting Nephrin in Minimal Change Disease
The failure of the glomerular filtration barrier, predominantly due to a loss of slit diaphragm architecture, is at the root of nephrotic syndrome in minimal change disease. The cause was still unknown. Because of the success of...
Examining Risk for CKD Progression & Kidney Failure Post-Nephrectomy
“Whether chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to surgical removal of kidney tissue (nephrectomy) is as...
Utilization of Palliative Care for Patients
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent consequence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a high fatality rate. Palliative care, a specialization that helps patients with terrible illnesses, was beneficial to these...
Elobixibat Improves Constipation in Chronic Kidney Disease
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with moderate- to end-stage chronic...
The Risk of Kidney Failure Equation and the Cost of Care in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a wide range of rates of progression to renal failure. The kidney failure risk equation (KFRE) has been found to reliably predict renal failure progression in persons with CKD. For...
Diuretics Not Independently Linked With CKD Progression
“Different types of diuretic drugs are widely used to help treat high blood pressure, fluid...
