Practitioners who measure only urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio may be able to use a new albumin-to-creatinine ratio estimating equation to diagnose and manage kidney disease.
Clinicians should consider whether a race correction will relieve or exacerbate inequities, according to editorialists.
Compared with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, opioids are more likely to result in adverse kidney outcomes and death, a study found.
Monoferric will be supplied in 100mg/mL, 500mg/5mL, and 1000mg/10mL single-dose vials for intravenous infusion after dilution.
Global CKD mortality increased 41.5% from 1990 to 2017, researchers reported.
The study expands on prior research by incorporating a larger more diverse CKD/ESRD population followed over a longer period, and it adjusted for several important confounders, such as kidney transplant status.
Unchecked, CKD will progress to end-stage renal disease, an advanced form of CKD that necessitates renal replacement therapy.
If confirmed, findings from 2 new studies would have important clinical implications for phosphate intake in the general population.
Thirty-two key recommendations focus on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, management of hepatitis C virus.
Lack of knowledge, time, clinical support tools are barriers cited by primary care providers.
