Tag: Kidney Problems: Misc.
Layered Approach Recommended for Patients With Diabetes, CKD
Layered approach involves initially combining lifestyle interventions, self-management, and first-line pharmacotherapy
Reduced eGFR Linked to Increased Mortality in A-Fib
Moderately-to-severely decreased eGFR had significant effect on all-cause mortality specifically in those with low socioeconomic status
Renal Impairment Linked to Worse Prognosis in IgD Multiple Myeloma
Median survival significantly shorter for patients with renal impairment versus those with no renal impairment
Decision Aid Improves Decision Quality for Seniors With CKD
DART improves decisional quality at three and six months; results decrease thereafter
CKD Linked to Greater Neuromuscular Fatigability
Only peak force fatigability, but not peak rate of force development, contributed to fatigue variance
Dapagliflozin Reduces Hospitalizations Among Patients With CKD
Reduction seen in rate of admissions due to cardiac disorders, renal and urinary disorders, metabolism and nutrition disorders, neoplasms
Combination Treatment Beneficial in Albuminuric CKD
7.4 year gain in event-free survival for 50-year-old patients with combo therapy with ACEi/ARB and SGLT2 inhibitors
Symptom Burden Increases in Year Before Dialysis Initiation
Among older adults, symptom number and burden stabilized and decreased in the year after dialysis
Personalized Screening for Kidney Disease Evaluated in T1DM
Compared with annual screening for urinary albumin, personalized screening can reduce time spent with undetected albuminuria, testing frequency
