Monitoring weight changes and intervening early in patients with CKD, especially those in advanced stages, are warranted, according to investigators.
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Lack of timely referrals to nephrologists contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in kidney disease care.
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Patients in eKidneyCare group had fewer total medication discrepancies and a reduction in severity of discrepancies.
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Patient characteristics, such as dialysis use and diabetes status, appeared to be influential factors.
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Findings from a study of patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease differ from those of studies involving non-CKD populations.
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a broader range of major arrhythmias than previously appreciated, according to new study findings. Investigators reviewed results from 2 weeks of…
(HealthDay News) — For individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), physical activity of 7.5 to less than 15 metabolic equivalent (MET) hours per week is associated with a…
Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) who have very low serum zinc levels are at higher risk for infection-related hospitalization compared with patients with higher levels, particularly…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the New Drug Application (NDA) for difelikefalin (Korsuva™; Cara Therapeutics), a kappa opioid receptor agonist, for the…
The second Thursday of every March is World Kidney Day, a global campaign whose aims include educating “medical professionals about their key role in detecting and reducing the…