ADA Guidelines on Diabetic Kidney Disease Geeta Sharma Sharma30 April 2016 9:39 AM ISTDiabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease, the eighth leading cause of death in a few parts of the world and a major...
New way of predicting GFR for accurate chemotherapy dosing Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 July 2017 10:00 AM ISTWashington D.C. [USA] : A team of researchers has come up with a new statistical model that estimates kidney function in patients with...
Perioperative Ketorolac Use: A Potential Risk Factor for Renal Dysfunction Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Oct 2017 9:40 AM ISTA new study published in the Annals of Transplantation aimed to evaluate the impact of ketorolac use after live-donor nephrectomy (LDN). Ketorolac is...
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...
Metabolic acidosis adversely affects Cognitive functions in CKD Meghna Singhania11 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTMetabolic acidosis is commonly associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). As the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) falls, the acid excretion starts...
Preoperative evaluation of Renal Disease : Updated ESA guidelines Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTEuropean Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) has released its latest recommendations on the preoperative evaluation of the adult undergoing noncardiac...
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...
Guideline based monitoring of patients with acute Heart Failure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Jun 2018 8:20 PM ISTEuropean Society of Cardiology (ESC) developed monitoring strategies in acute heart failure (AHF) with the special contribution of the Heart Failure...
Vitamin B12 levels significantly higher in chronic stable heart failure Vinay Singh singh15 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTIncreased Vitamin B12 in stable heart failure patients is associated with increased direct bilirubin due to right HF, indicating a cardiohepatic...
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...
H2RAs safer than PPI's for CKD risk Vinay Singh singh7 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTProton pump inhibitors (PPIs) but not H2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) are associated with increased risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), according...
New biomarkers useful for predicting renal prognosis in diabetes Vinay Singh singh30 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTA new study published in Diabetes Care has reported that the urinary glycan profile identified may be useful for predicting renal prognosis in...
