More Physical Activity cuts Mortality Rate by Half in CKD Patients: Study Dr kartikeya kohli27 Feb 2021 1:15 AM GMTPhysical function, regardless of how it is measured, is strikingly low in patients at all stages of CKD. Patients with CKD have slow gait speed,...
New BP lowering guidelines could benefit 25 million americans with CKD Hina Zahid24 Feb 2021 10:00 PM GMTA recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management from an influential global nonprofit that publishes clinical practice guidelines in...
Stress-Related Disorder Increases the risk of AKI and Progression of CKD Dr kartikeya kohli23 Feb 2021 3:00 AM GMTStress-related disorders (SRDs) may compromise various physiological systems, increasing susceptibility to disease and death, particularly among...
Higher values of sensitive biomarker UACR tied to uncontrolled T2D Dr kartikeya kohli19 Feb 2021 3:15 PM GMTThe prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing worldwide and so are the disease-associated complications. Long-term complications of...
Low Parathyroid Levels tied to Peritonitis in Incident peritoneal dialysis patients Dr kartikeya kohli19 Feb 2021 12:30 AM GMTAbnormalities in serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) are exceedingly common in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, on maintenance dialysis and...
Salt restriction may help ease excessive urination at night, claims Study Dr kartikeya kohli18 Feb 2021 5:30 AM GMTNocturia is a highly prevalent lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) that equally affects both men and women of all ages, with higher rates in older...
Cabozantinib most effective treatment for metastatic papillary kidney cancer Hina Zahid18 Feb 2021 2:15 AM GMTA SWOG Cancer Research Network trial that put three targeted drugs to the test, the small molecule inhibitor cabozantinib was found most effective in...
High dose Telmisartan may help reduce proteinuria in CKD Patients: Study Dr kartikeya kohli16 Feb 2021 1:25 PM GMTRenoprotective therapy, including inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is important to...
Study finds no association between BP drugs and falls Medha15 Feb 2021 11:15 AM GMTUK: There is no association between antihypertensive treatment and falls, suggests a recent review in the journal BMJ. The researchers, however, did...
Dyskalemias Before Dialysis Increases Risk of Post-Dialysis mortality Dr kartikeya kohli14 Feb 2021 6:00 PM GMTPatients with advanced NDD-CKD are prone to plasma potassium (K) variability and dyskalemias(hypo- and hyperkalemia), because of the reduced...
In kidney transplant patients with COVID-19, withdrawal of immunosuppressants safe Dr kartikeya kohli13 Feb 2021 2:45 AM GMTImmunosuppressed patients such as kidney transplant recipients (KTs), have increased mortality risk in the setting of coronavirus disease 2019...
Botox receives FDA approval for neurogenic detrusor overactivity in children Medha12 Feb 2021 2:00 PM GMTUSA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval to AbbVie's onabotulinumtoxin (BOTOX). The approval is for the treatment of...
