Older patients with CKD who started allopurinol at higher risk of severe cutaneous reaction Written By Dr. Shravani Dali11 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTOlder patients with CKD who started allopurinol at >100 mg/d versus <100 mg/d were twice as likely to visit a hospital with a severe cutaneous...
Roxadustat advantageous for improving anemia in chronic kidney disease Written By Dr.Niharika Harsha B9 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTA new study found that Roxadustat is very effective in improving anemia with no significant adverse events in patients with chronic kidney disease....
KIMS Doctors remove 12 kg polycystic liver from 50-year-old woman Kajal Rajput9 Dec 2022 3:45 PM ISTHyderabad: A liver weighing 12 kg is too preposterous a thought and hard to believe even by the best of medical brains. And if the patient is a woman...
Hypertension crisis, the first symptom of renovascular hypertension in children? Written By Medha Baranwal9 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTChina: Most renovascular hypertension (RVH) patients with hypertensive crisis (HTN-C) as the first symptom, particularly in males over six years,...
Atrasentan reduces triglycerides, albuminuria, and LDL-C in patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD Written By Medha Baranwal8 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTNetherlands: In high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and CKD (chronic kidney disease), atrasentan provides cardioprotection, is the...
Half of patients with low-grade proteinuria develop treatable lupus nephritis within two years Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found that 50% of people with...
HbA1C to be lower than 7% to cut down complications in type 1 diabetes patients: Study Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Dec 2022 10:00 AM ISTAccording to a new study HbA1C levels should be lower than 7% to cut down complications among patients of type 1 diabetes.People with diabetes may...
Combo of SGLT2 and ACE inhibitors reduces risk of cardiorenal complications: Circulation Written By Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2022 7:30 PM ISTEmpagliflozin addition to ramipril, betters surrogate measures of kidney protection in patients with uncomplicated type 1 diabetes and preserved...
Conservative management vs. dialysis for preventing hospitalizations in patients with advanced kidney diseases and different ethnicities Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Dec 2022 11:30 AM ISTFor some individuals with advanced kidney disease, dialysis may not be the optimal treatment strategy for their condition, and these patients may be...
Personalized kidney screening in type 1 diabetes tied to early detection and reduced testing frequency Written By Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2022 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Adopting a personalized approach alternative to annual screening for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can considerably reduce the frequency of...
Intravenous vs Oral Iron not tied with increased CKD Risk individuals with normal kidney function Written By Dr. Shravani Dali5 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTIntravenous (IV) vs oral iron therapy is not associated with a higher risk for new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) among individuals with normal...
Sarcopenic obesity elevates risk of CKD among diabetes patients Written By Dr. Shravani Dali4 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTSarcopenic obesity elevates risk of CKD among diabetes patients suggests a recent study published in the ObesityThis study aimed to investigate the...
