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For patients undergoing kidney transplantation

Antimicrobial Treatment No Benefit After Kidney Transplant

Systematic antimicrobial tx of asymptomatic bacteriuria beyond 2 months post-transplant no help
For renal transplant recipients

Oral Nicotinamide Safe for Renal Transplant Recipients

Treatment linked to nonsignificant reductions in new non-melanoma skin cancers
Patients who regularly use proton pump inhibitors may be at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease

Proton Pump Inhibitors Tied to Chronic Kidney Disease

Risk increased the longer people used the medications
For acute myocardial infarction survivors

ACEI/ARBs Up AMI Outcomes Regardless of Renal Status

Treatment linked to improved long-term survival, regardless of underlying kidney function

March 2016 Briefing – Nephrology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for March 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
For statin-treated patients with coronary heart disease

Renal Function Key to Cardiac Outcome in Statin-Treated CHD

Intrastudy stabilization, increase in eGFR linked to reduced MCVE rate in atorvastatin-treated patients
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Intensive Glucose Control Offers Lasting Reduction in Risk of ESKD

In-trial reduction in risk of ESKD seen in ADVANCE trial persists after 9.9 years of follow-up
If offered $50

Financial Compensation May Encourage Kidney Donation

59 percent of survey respondents said that $50,000 would make them more likely to donate a kidney
A case of ceftriaxone-associated renal toxicity in an adult has been documented in a case report published online Feb. 23 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

Case Report: Ceftriaxone-Linked Renal Toxicity in Adult Male

Patient unresponsive to pharmacotherapy; symptoms resolved with double J stent insertions by cystoscopy
Dialysis does not significantly improve survival for elderly patients with end-stage renal disease

Dialysis of Little Benefit to Elderly End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

Researchers suggest conservative care may be suitable option for some patients over 80