Primary glomerular disease associated with high CVD risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Jun 2022 6:45 AM ISTPatients with chronic kidney disease are known to be at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular risk in patients with primary glomerular...
Patients with kidney disease may have an increased risk of cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTPatients with kidney disease may have an increased risk of cancer and may be more likely to die from cancer. Researchers used healthcare databases in...
Increased risk of dementia in patients hospitalized for acute kidney injury Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTAcute kidney injury (AKI) causes biochemical changes in the brain in animal models and is associated with adverse neurological complications in...
Higher frailty may delay vascular access maturation in dialysis Patients Medical Dialogues Editorial Team8 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTCalifornia: In a study led by Karen Woo, it was shown that longer durations to vascular access functional usage are connected with higher levels of...
Rare Case of Primary hyperoxaluria Type 3 with Kidney Failure reported MD Bureau28 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTPrimary hyperoxaluria (PH) is a rare genetic disorder that results in an increased hepatic production of oxalate. PH type 3 (PH3) is the most recently...
Increased coffee and caffeine consumption tied to lower risk of kidney stones: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team27 Jan 2022 10:00 AM ISTSweden: Coffee and caffeine intake may prevent kidney stone disease, according to results from a Mendelian randomization study based on genetic data...
Oliguria at time of initiating dialysis in critical COVID-19 patients tied to non recovery: Study Dr. Shravani Dali7 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTIn critically ill patients with COVID-19, CKD and oliguria at the time of dialysis initiation were each significantly associated with a lower...
Urinary biomarkers predict severe kidney injury in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 Hina Zahid5 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTIn this study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), researchers found that two-fold higher levels of neutrophil...
Rheumatoid arthritis can lead to rapid worsening of kidney function, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha26 Jun 2021 8:15 AM ISTPatients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may experience faster decline in kidney function, suggests study findings put forth in American ...
Lung ultrasound can efficiently diagnose volume overload in hemodialysis patients Hina Zahid5 Jun 2021 10:00 AM ISTAn abbreviated lung ultrasound protocol can efficiently determine presence of lung congestion in patients receiving hemodialysis and help expedite...
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,...
