Transplant Beneficial for Kidney Failure in Sickle Cell
Patients with kidney failure who receive a kidney transplant, including those with sickle cell disease, have lower mortality.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Salt Intake Tied to Kidney Failure Risk in Older Adults
Patients older than 65 years whose salt intake is greater than 8 g/d have a nearly 44% decreased risk for end-stage kidney disease compared with those whose intake is less than 6 g/d, a study found.
Rule Changes for Donor Organs Could Increase US Kidney Transplants
Use of French-based allocation model would allow transplant of 62% of discarded US kidneys.
Cooking technique for dialysis patients
Patients on dialysis much watch their potassium intake from vegetables like potatoes. Offer this cooking tip.
Dialysis access when both arms have shunts
If a patient has a nonfunctional arteriovenous (AV) shunt in one arm and a functional shunt used for dialysis in the other, does the avoidance of an IV access in the arm with the nonfunctional shunt still apply?
FDA clears new kidney transplant drug
Belatacept (Nulojix) received FDA approval for use with other immunosuppressants to prevent organ rejection among kidney transplant recipients.
Adult polycystic kidney disease management
One of the most common causes of chronic kidney failure, polycystic kidney disease is an inherited condition with no proven treatment.
Triple-marker renal panel predicted CKD outcomes better than creatinine alone
Patients with chronic kidney disease as determined by elevated creatinine, cystatin C and albuminuria, had a 3-fold increased risk for death and a 4-fold increased risk for end-stage renal disease compared with those whose CKD was predicted by creatinine alone.
Vitamin D supplements may lower renal risk in diabetes patients
Paricalcitol, a vitamin D analogue, may be an effective adjunctive therapy to renin-agniotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors for treating patients with diabetes who have a high risk for residual kidney problems.
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