Anticoagulants increase stroke risk in people over 65 with kidney disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTMany patients who have been prescribed anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation also have chronic kidney disease.The researchers of UCL, St George's,...
Study shows children with CKD may have lower IQ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTDr.Kerry Chen, (The Centre for Kidney Research, University of Sydney, in Australia) and her colleagues examined all of the published evidence on...
Gout Medicine Febuxostat associated with increased mortality risk : CARES TRIAL Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTGout is a form of arthritis caused by a buildup of urate levels in the body and is estimated to affect millions of people globally. Gout is more...
Metformin monotherapy has mortality benefit in DM with CKD Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTIn patients with type 2 DM and chronic kidney disease (CKD), high-quality evidence about the relative benefits and harms of oral glucose-lowering...
Multimorbidity on the rise & needs to be addressed urgently Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 April 2018 7:03 PM ISTMultimorbidity is a condition characterized by the presence of two or more chronic medical conditions in an individual. It can present several...
Gadolinium-based contrast agents in Kidney Disease: New CAR Guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 May 2018 7:02 PM ISTCanadian Association of Radiologist has released Guideline for Gadolinium-based contrast agents in Kidney Disease. The same was necessary because the...
FDA Approves Lokelma for Hyperkalemia Vinay Singh singh20 May 2018 7:00 PM ISTUS Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved LOKELMATM (sodium zirconium cyclosilicate), formerly ZS-9, for the treatment of hyperkalemia in adults,...
Metformin can be used in Diabetics with eGFRs as low as 30 : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Jun 2018 8:30 PM ISTAccording to an estimate more than 1 million patients in the United States with type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild-to-moderate kidney disease do not...
Dietary salt restriction benefits patients with CKD Vinay Singh singh17 Jun 2018 7:15 PM ISTDietary sodium restriction in patients with CKD stage 1–4 was found effective in improving clinic and ambulatory systolic and diastolic BP along with...
Dulaglutide as effective as insulin glargine in diabetes with CKD : Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Jun 2018 8:20 PM ISTIn patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment with dulaglutide produced glycaemic control...
Ramipril delays progression of CKD in kids by antiproteinuric effect Vinay Singh singh27 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe blood pressure lowering medication ramipril reduced protein excretion in children with chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study...
Inhaled nitric oxide may reduce kidney complications from heart surgery Vinay Singh singh28 Jun 2018 7:25 PM ISTThe risk of patients developing acute and chronic kidney complications gets decreased by the administration of nitric oxide gas during and for 24...
