Hemodialysis initiation can lead to significant functional and cognitive decline in older adults. A continually progressing healthcare landscape has resulted in older patients undergoing treatment protocols that originally targeted a much younger...
Hemodialysis initiation can lead to significant functional and cognitive decline in older adults. A continually progressing healthcare landscape has resulted in older patients undergoing treatment protocols that originally targeted a much younger...
A genome-wide association study meta-analysis, published online April 26 in Nature Genetics, has identified 63 susceptibility regions containing 108 independent risk loci for kidney cancer. Mark P. Purdue, Ph.D., from the National Cancer Institute in Rockville,...
1. Compared with using only using a GLP-1 receptor agonist or an SGLT-2 inhibitor, combination therapy with both drug classes was associated with a reduced risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) and serious renal events. 2. The risk of serious renal events...
The following is a summary of “Dynamics and outcomes of AKI progression during the COVID-19 pandemic,” published in the March 2024 issue of Nephrology by Ratnayake et al. Patients associated with COVID-19 along with Acute Kidney Injury have a poor prognosis....
Use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) is associated with a substantially lower risk for dialysis and cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online...
The following is a summary of “Effect of a single small volume fluid bolus with balanced or un-balanced fluids on chloride and acid–base status: a prospective randomized pilot study (the FLURES-trial),” published in the March 2024 issue of Nephrology by Raes et al....
A genome-wide association study meta-analysis, published online April 26 in Nature Genetics, has identified 63 susceptibility regions containing 108 independent risk loci for kidney cancer. Mark P. Purdue, Ph.D., from the National Cancer Institute in Rockville,...
1. Compared with using only using a GLP-1 receptor agonist or an SGLT-2 inhibitor, combination therapy with both drug classes was associated with a reduced risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) and serious renal events. 2. The risk of serious renal events...
The following is a summary of “Dynamics and outcomes of AKI progression during the COVID-19 pandemic,” published in the March 2024 issue of Nephrology by Ratnayake et al. Patients associated with COVID-19 along with Acute Kidney Injury have a poor prognosis....
Use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) is associated with a substantially lower risk for dialysis and cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online...
The following is a summary of “Effect of a single small volume fluid bolus with balanced or un-balanced fluids on chloride and acid–base status: a prospective randomized pilot study (the FLURES-trial),” published in the March 2024 issue of Nephrology by Raes et al....
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