Poor thyroid function may affect dialysis patients quality of life: CJASN Ruby khatun khatun17 July 2017 10:23 AM ISTA new study indicates that impaired thyroid function may have detrimental effects on dialysis patients' health and well-being. The findings appear in...
Kidney Transplantation Prolongs Survival of Patients on Long-Term Dialysis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Oct 2017 7:05 PM ISTA new study finds that kidney transplantation prolongs the lives of not only patients who have recently initiated dialysis, but also those who have...
Dialysis-associated steal syndrome with limb ischaemia supriya kashyap kashyap25 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTThis case of Dialysis-associated steal syndrome with limb ischemia has been published in Journal of BMJ case reports.A 62-year-old man with end-stage...
Three-Year-Old Boy is one of the youngest patients to undergo a kidney transplant Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Feb 2018 7:01 PM ISTKyleLugo a three-Year-Old Boy is one of the youngest patients to undergo a kidney transplant at Hackensack Meridian Medical Center, New Jersey, U.S....
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...
Purple urine in torsades de pointes: NEJM case report Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTA recently published intriguing and rare case in the The New England Journal of Medicine has cited a case wherein a man with end-stage renal disease...
Low Hb associated with hemorrhagic stroke in hemodialysis patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Jun 2018 7:25 PM ISTIn patients undergoing hemodialysis, low concentration of hemoglobin is associated with a high risk of hemorrhagic stroke (but not ischemic stroke),...
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...
Apixaban -A safer anticoagulant for AF patients on dialysis: Circulation Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 July 2018 8:20 PM ISTThe use of apixaban, an anticoagulant, in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) on dialysis, lowers the risk of major...
Hepatitis-Infected Kidneys a Safe Option for Transplant: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTKidneys from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected donors may be a valuable resource for kidney transplants, finds a new study published in the Annals of...
Transfuse Blood only if Haemoglobin < 7.5 gm% in Cardiac Surgery : ESC Update Vinay Singh singh30 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTA restrictive strategy for red-cell transfusion was noninferior to a liberal strategy with respect to the composite outcome of death from any cause,...
Is early Dialysis urgent requirement in Septic Shock? Vinay Singh singh14 Oct 2018 7:28 PM ISTNo significant difference in overall mortality was found at 90 days among patients with septic shock who had severe acute kidney injury assigned to...
