Reduced-Dose Tacrolimus, Everolimus Cuts CMV Infection
Findings in de novo kidney recipients receiving no pharmacologic CMV prophylaxis
Modified SOAP Ups Student Awareness of Health Care Costs
Modification of traditional SOAP presentation to include discussion of value helps medical students
Height Impacts Risk of Premature Death for Dialysis Patients
Risk of premature death higher in tall men than in tall women
Providers Must Understand Legal Limits of Telemedicine
Providers should ensure they hold proper medical license and have medical liability coverage
September 2015 Briefing – Nephrology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for September 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Strategies Provided for Improving EHR Efficiency
Tips include educating staff about preferences and processes, using own templates to reduce editing
Removal of sFlt-1 From Blood Aids Preeclampsia
Reduces sFLT-1 levels, protein/creatinine ratios, while prolonging pregnancy
Novel Immunotx Shows Promise Against Advanced Renal Cancer
Nivolumab appears to outperform everolimus in new clinical trial
Stone Removal Helps Half of Patients With Recurrent UTI
Patients in study had nonobstructive renal stones; black race, HTN tied to higher recurrence risk
Surveillance Beats Radical Nephrectomy for Small Masses
Active surveillance equal to partial nephrectomy for renal function preservation
