Conference Highlights: NKF 2020
New research was virtually presented at NKF 2020, the Spring Clinical Meetings of the National...
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ESRD
Social Support & ESRD Treatment Adherence
Although patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) cannot survive without lifelong renal...
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Statement Addresses Concerns About Heart Meds and COVID-19
Patients advised to continue ACE inhibitors/ARBs after researcher posits risk for severe COVID-19...
Read MoreSerum magnesium, bone-mineral metabolism markers and their interactions with kidney function on subsequent risk of peripheral artery disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
Few studies have investigated the association of magnesium levels with incident peripheral artery disease (PAD) despite emerging evidence of magnesium contributing to vascular calcification. Moreover, no data are available on...
Read MoreInterleukin-36α as a potential biomarker for renal tubular damage induced by dietary phosphate load.
Excessive intake of phosphate has been known to induce renal tubular damage and interstitial inflammation, leading to acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease in rodents and humans. However, sensitive and early biomarkers...
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Digestive Symptoms Reported for About Half of COVID-19 Patients
Likelihood of being cured, discharged higher for patients without versus with digestive symptoms
Read More Wide Variation Seen in Screening Practices forType 2 Diabetes
Variation exists regardless of guideline-based screening strategy used
Read MoreNarratives of patient participation in haemodialysis.
To explore how working-age adults experience patient participation in hospital haemodialysis.End-stage kidney disease is a progressive, chronic condition imposing patients with high treatment burdens and low health-related...
Read MorePeritoneal Dialysis as an Urgent-Start Option for Incident Patients on Chronic Renal Replacement Therapy: World Experience and Review of Literature.
Chronic kidney disease is a significant problem of public health worldwide, and up to 60% of patients start dialysis in an unplanned manner without a definitive dialysis access. Recently, peritoneal dialysis (PD) has emerged as...
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