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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
Recommendations have been developed for the diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma-related renal impairment; the guidelines were published online March 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Recommendations Issued for Myeloma-Tied Renal Impairment

Practical recommendations developed for diagnosis and management of renal impairment
Trends indicate a reduction in glyburide and thiazolidinedione prescriptions and increases in gliclazide and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor prescriptions among older adults with diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Antihyperglycemic Medication Prescribing Trends Are Changing

Decrease in glyburide and thiazolidinedione Rx; increase in gliclazide, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
In what researchers are calling a possible "paradigm shift

Survival Benefit for Kidneys From Incompatible Living Donors

Compared no transplantation and transplants from deceased donors
A case of hepatitis E virus infection has been reported in a kidney transplant recipient

Case of Hepatitis E Transmission Via Plasma Exchange

Transmission of HEV through plasma exchange for acute humoral rejection after kidney transplant

February 2016 Briefing – Nephrology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for February 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Plasma uric acid levels are significantly lower in adolescent patients with type 1 diabetes than in healthy control subjects

Uric Acid Levels Low in Teens With Type 1 Diabetes

Unlike in adults, there is no association between uric acid, cardiorenal parameters
Periodontitis is associated with increased mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease

Periodontitis Linked to Higher Mortality in Kidney Disease

Periodontitis may add to systemic inflammation in patients with chronic kidney disease