Feb 26, 2024 · Sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED) is a hybrid form of dialysis that can serve as an alternative to continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) or conventional intermittent hemodialysis. 1 ...

Mar 19, 2024 · Updated: 05/16/2024. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complex clinical disorder frequently seen in hospitalized critically ill patients. 1 It is defined as a functional or structural kidney ...

Aug 30, 2024 · Vitamin D has an important role in the health of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially with respect to its endocrine role in bone health in its most biologically active form ...

Sep 25, 2023 · The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jardiance ® (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of sustained decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), end-stage kidney disease ...

May 28, 2024 · A PSA level of 0.1 ng/mL or higher within 6 months after radiation therapy (RT) completion in men with localized prostate cancer predicts an increased risk for worse oncologic outcomes and overall ...

May 10, 2021 · In a study comparing the effect of 9 oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on kidney function, ibuprofen conferred the lowest risk for incident eGFR less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 and an eGFR ...

Mar 11, 2024 · Alkalosis is a condition wherein body fluids have excess alkali; symptoms vary according to etiology (respiratory vs metabolic alkalosis).

Feb 21, 2024 · Potential causes of hypovolemic hyponatremia include renal sodium loss due to diuretics, mineralocorticoid deficiency, nephropathy, metabolic alkalosis, or cerebral salt wasting. 2 It also can be ...

Nov 20, 2013 · DALLAS—Halving the dosage of furosemide in patients with stable class II/III systolic heart failure and impaired renal function may improve glomerular filtration rate (GFR), according to data ...

Jul 28, 2021 · Urologists may be able to skip systematic biopsy (SB) and perform targeted prostate biopsy (TB) alone in men with PI-RADS 5 lesions and a PSA density greater than 15%, a new study concludes.