Nephrology
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What’s new in pediatric sepsis
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Don’t obsess about “Golden Hour” for delivering sepsis treatment bundle, expert advises.
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Delay RRT for severe AKI in septic shock or ARDS
Does early renal replacement therapy (RRT) initiation affect clinical outcomes in patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of...
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Newer antihyperglycemic drugs have distinctive CV, kidney benefits
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 RAs have different effects on cardiovascular and kidney disease outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Tamsulosin not effective in promoting stone expulsion in symptomatic patients
Does tamsulosin provide benefit in ureteral stone expulsion for patients who present with a symptomatic stone less than 9 mm?
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Metformin associated with acidosis only in patients with eGFR 30 mL/min per 1.73 m 2
Does metformin increase the risk of lactic acidosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
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New diabetes drugs solidify their cardiovascular and renal benefits
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Dialysis decision in elderly needs to factor in comorbidities
Palliative care specialist advises avoiding age cutoffs, considering harms of dialysis.
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In pediatric ICU, being underweight can be deadly
SAN DIEGO – Skinniest patients face the highest mortality risk, even more than the obese and overweight.
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Acute kidney injury linked to later dementia
SAN DIEGO – Vascular disease, especially of the small blood vessels, may be a culprit.
Clinical
Association between hospice length of stay and health care costs
Does increasing the length of hospice stays lead to decreased utilization and costs in patients on maintenance dialysis? ...