Kidney Failure

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Diabetes

01/21/2017

Experts believe that the pharmacologic treatment of choice for patients with diabetic or hypertensive proteinuria is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.

01/21/2017

Research Summaries

Kidney Transplant

How Does Body Weight Effect Kidney Transplant Outcomes?

01/19/2021

While previous studies have examined outcomes in kidney transplant patients with obesity, knowledge gaps remain concerning how changes in body mass index following kidney transplantation impact these...

01/19/2021

Nutrition

Nutrition Therapy May Improve Kidney Failure Risk in Patients With CKD

10/21/2020

Patients with chronic kidney disease who are on hemodialysis have a higher risk of hyperphosphatemia, which may lead to kidney failure. A new study highlights whether nutritional therapy can reduce the...

10/21/2020

Kidney Disease

Kidney Survey Identifies Barriers to Dialysis Adherence

03/22/2018

The American Kidney Fund recently surveyed 1200 patients on dialysis and 400 renal professionals regarding barriers to adherence to treatment regimens for kidney failure.

03/22/2018

Screening

Uric Acid Levels May Hint at Faster Kidney Failure, Death

02/07/2018

In a recent study, researchers aimed to clarify the longitudinal trajectories of serum uric acid over the course of chronic kidney disease, as well as the effects on time to end-stage renal disease and...

02/07/2018

mental health

Metabolite Retention in Kidney Failure Associated With Cognitive Impairment

07/22/2016

A recent study explored the relationship between retention of metabolites normally excreted by the kidney and cognitive impairment in patients with kidney failure.

07/22/2016

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April 2024

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