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Post–acute kidney injury proteinuria predicts subsequent kidney disease progression
June 25, 2021
Does the degree of proteinuria after an episode of acute kidney injury (AKI) predict subsequent loss of kidney function?
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Fact or fiction? Intravascular contrast and acute kidney injury
June 22, 2021
The risks of contrast-associated AKI are overstated, implying the truer danger lies with inadequate imaging.
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For patients with advanced CKD, low risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with group II GBCAs
June 9, 2021
What is the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) with use of group II gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages IV and V?
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Half of patients in hospital for COVID-19 get acute kidney injury
April 27, 2021
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 of CKD.
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Thyroid hormone analogues can reverse NASH
April 27, 2021
In patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and stages 1-3 fibrosis, does the thyroid hormone receptor beta-agonist, resmetirom reduce hepatic steatosis compared with placebo?
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‘Major update’ of BP guidance for kidney disease; treat to 120 mm Hg
March 16, 2021
“[Chapter one] of the guidelines is devoted to blood pressure measurement ... if [targeting] 120 [mm Hg systolic], the emphasis is on 120 measured properly.”
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Further warning on SGLT2 inhibitor use and DKA risk in COVID-19
January 19, 2021
Five new cases of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis seen in T2D patients with acute COVID-19 illness.
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DOACs show safety benefit in early stages of CKD
January 15, 2021
In terms of efficacy and bleeding risk, what is known about anticoagulation in patients with chronically impaired renal function?
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New eGFR equation ‘less biased’ by age, kidney function; some disagree
November 10, 2020
The European Kidney Function Consortium equation surpasses existing equations by "resulting in generally lower bias across the spectrum of age and kidney function," according to its developers.
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PICC lines often used inappropriately in advanced CKD patients
October 26, 2020
How common is peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) use in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), and are there associated complications?