Peritoneal Dialysis is significantly improving patient outcomes: Experts hina15 March 2021 1:15 PM ISTNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose an increasingly large threat to the world today. What is more alarming is that India is one of the countries ...
Older adults with kidney stones at higher risk for fractures: Study Medha Baranwal15 March 2021 10:30 AM ISTUSA: Older people with kidney or ureteral stones are at increased risk of fracture or osteoporosis, according to a recent study in the Journal of Bone...
Terlipressin improves renal outcomes in hepatorenal syndrome: CONFIRM Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli10 March 2021 10:15 AM ISTHepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a fatal complication of advanced cirrhosis with ascites and liver failure, with nearly 50% of patients dying within...
Corticosteroids lower risk of kidney scarring in kids with acute pyelonephritis: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan8 March 2021 10:16 PM ISTAccording to recent research published in the BMJ Journals, researchers have observed that duration 'adjuvant corticosteroid therapy' along with...
Kidney Donors are at Increased Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease, finds study Dr Kartikeya Kohli7 March 2021 9:32 PM ISTPrevious study findings suggest an increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular mortality after kidney donation. In a recent study, researchers...
ACEI/ARB, SGLT2 inhibitors combo better for diabetes control than ACEI/ARB alone: Study Medha Baranwal7 March 2021 7:00 PM ISTChina: The combo of SGLT2 inhibitors and ACEI/ARB is effective and well-tolerated than ACEI/ARB alone in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D),...
Novel urine test may help diagnose human kidney transplant rejection Dr Kartikeya Kohli6 March 2021 11:23 AM ISTPatients can spend up to six years waiting for a kidney transplant. Even when they do receive a transplant, up to 20 percent of patients will...
Phosphate-binders Increase Blood Pressure in CKD Patients Dr Kartikeya Kohli4 March 2021 9:25 PM ISTSerum phosphate concentrations rise as chronic kidney disease (CKD) progresses and, higher concentrations are associated with vascular calcification,...
More Physical Activity cuts Mortality Rate by Half in CKD Patients: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli27 Feb 2021 6:45 AM ISTPhysical 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 Zahid25 Feb 2021 3:30 AM ISTA 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 8:30 AM ISTStress-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 8:45 PM ISTThe prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing worldwide and so are the disease-associated complications. Long-term complications of...
