Glutamate Infusion Reduces Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia14 Feb 2024 9:00 AM ISTA recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association unveiled promising results regarding the prevention of acute kidney injury...
High glucose-to-lymphocyte ratio associated with poor prognosis in patients with sepsis-associated AKI Dr Kartikeya Kohli5 Jan 2024 6:00 AM ISTA recently published investigation delves into the potential link between the glucose-to-lymphocyte ratio (GLR) and the prognosis of patients with...
Rare case of Systemic sarcoidosis presenting as combination of interstitial nephritis with necrotizing vasculitis Medha Baranwal22 Dec 2023 6:30 PM ISTJapan: A recent case study published in BMC Nephrology has described the first reported case of sarcoidosis with two unusual complications.Arata...
Oxypurinol may reduce oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis and prevent acute kidney injury: Study Medha Baranwal9 Dec 2023 10:30 AM ISTSouth Korea: A recent study published in Frontiers in Medicine has shown oxypurinol to be protective against renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury...
Patients with moderate to severe AKI usually have low follow-up kidney testing after hospital discharge Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTA study of Canadian hospitalizations from 2007-2019 show that over 75% of patients with moderate to severe acute kidney injury (AKI) do not get...
Vancomycin and meropenem or vancomycin and cefepime reduce nephrotoxicity risk in ICU patients: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Findings from a retrospective cohort study suggest that clinicians should consider meropenem and vancomycin or cefepime and vancomycin to reduce...
Critically ill heart failure patients with increased TyG index face greater risk of acute kidney injury Medha Baranwal5 Sept 2023 11:30 AM ISTChina: An analysis of the MIMIC-IV database has revealed the triglyceride glucose (TyG) index to be a robust and independent predictor of acute kidney...
Rare case of Pseudohypercreatininemia after surgery for aortic dissection: A report Niveditha Subramani30 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTCreatinine levels are considered to be the gold standard to define kidney functioning in patients. Elevated creatinine concentrations often indicate...
Antihypertensive Medications linked to Acute Kidney Injury in ICH Patients Dr. Krishna Shah18 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTA recent study published in BMJ Neurology Open has highlighted the potential dangers of certain antihypertensive medications in patients with acute...
The glycemic gap and stress glycemia ratio may predict ICU mortality in critically ill patients with AKI Aditi16 Aug 2023 9:15 AM ISTIn the original research, "Predictive value of glycemic gap and stress glycemia ratio among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a...
Aminophylline therapy improves urine output, useful as adjunct diuretic in children with AKI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTAfrica: A recent study published in Pediatric Nephrology found an increase in urine output among critically ill children with acute kidney injury...
Dual RAAS inhibitor therapy tied to increased risk of acute kidney injury in diabetic kidney disease patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTCanada: A recent review published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation found an increased risk of hyperkalemia and acute kidney injury (AKI) with...
