A round up of studies suggests it is difficult to increase serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels enough to effectively lower elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in overweight patients with chronic kidney disease.
Author reviews calciphylaxis incidence, risk factors, pathogenesis, differential diagnoses, and treatment.
A recent review underscores the possible adverse effects of ketogenic diets including increased risks for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and kidney stones.
Using certain glucose inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes may also have a beneficial effect on renal and cardiovascular health, and weight.
Calciphylaxis treatment should include a multimodal approach with a focus on supportive care, infection prevention, pain management, and wound healing.
Patient characteristics, such as dialysis use and diabetes status, appeared to be influential factors.
Early detection of iron status may improve cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with CKD, according to investigators.
Children hospitalized for chronic kidney disease may have a longer length of stay and increased cost compared with other illnesses.
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.
