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News
New diabetes drugs solidify their cardiovascular and renal benefits
January 7, 2019
CHICAGO – Empagliflozin’s heart failure and renal benefits surprised when reported in 2015. The evidence has grown stronger and broader since.
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Opinion
Dialysis decision in elderly needs to factor in comorbidities
November 13, 2018
Palliative care specialist advises avoiding age cutoffs, considering harms of dialysis.
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News
In pediatric ICU, being underweight can be deadly
November 1, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Skinniest patients face the highest mortality risk, even more than the obese and overweight.
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News
Acute kidney injury linked to later dementia
October 26, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Vascular disease, especially of the small blood vessels, may be a culprit.
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News
Association between hospice length of stay and health care costs
October 9, 2018
Does increasing the length of hospice stays lead to decreased utilization and costs in patients on maintenance dialysis?
News
Short-term NSAIDs appear safe for high-risk patients
October 8, 2018
The findings challenge the Choosing Wisely campaign of the American Society of Nephrology, which recommends against NSAIDs for high-risk patients.
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News
Skip ultrasound in acute UTI in small children
July 26, 2018
MALMO, SWEDEN – Wait at least 2 weeks after treatment initiation to avoid high false-positive rates triggering unnecessary invasive testing, a Polish study argues.
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News
Avoiding in-hospital acute kidney injury is a new imperative
April 29, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – The myth that acute kidney injury in certain hospitalized patients is inevitable has been destroyed.
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News
Impaired kidney function no problem for dabigatran reversal
April 23, 2018
ORLANDO – Idarucizumab, reversal agent for the anticoagulant dabigatran, worked fine in patients with renal dysfunction.
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News
Sodium bicarbonate and acetylcysteine for prevention of contrast-related morbidity and mortality in CKD patients
April 20, 2018
Clinical question: Do either intravenous sodium bicarbonate or oral acetylcysteine prevent renal morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing angiography?.
