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General Nephrology

News, opinions and meeting coverage in nephrology.

<乌鸦传媒>Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

<乌鸦传媒>Excerpt: Black Man in a White Coat

A new book by Damon Tweedy, MD, explores the role of race in medicine

<乌鸦传媒>Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead

Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system

<乌鸦传媒>Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay

The case of the $1,700 mammogram

<乌鸦传媒>13 Apple Watch Medical Apps Made for Physicians

Even though there are over 3,500 apps that have been customized for the Apple Watch, there are few that health providers can actually utilize for themselves

<乌鸦传媒>Time to Retire Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones?

Proponents and opponents had their say during the AUA meeting.

<乌鸦传媒>Injecting Opioid Tied to Blood Clotting Disorder

Are most clinicians aware of this side effect of oxymorphone drug abuse?

<乌鸦传媒>Slippery Slope: Diet Drugs No Help for Heart

In another edition of the Slippery Slope series examining use of surrogate endpoints in drug approvals, 乌鸦传媒 and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel find diet drugs are approved without solid evidence of benefits, but with hints of harm.

<乌鸦传媒>Nephrologists Iffy About Dialysis in Expectant Moms

Survey results suggest lack of clear guidelines leads to uncertainty.

<乌鸦传媒>Onglyza OK in Renal Patients

No increase in cardiovascular events seen in renally impaired SAVOR patients.

<乌鸦传媒>New Treatments for High Potassium on the Horizon

But ultimate success is far from guaranteed.

<乌鸦传媒>Stent Graft Keeps Vascular Access Clear

Should change practice, study leader says.

<乌鸦传媒>New Antibody Found in Membranous Nephropathy

Antibodies against THSD7A may be behind some cases.

<乌鸦传媒>Kidney Stones Up Fracture Risk

Risk is strongest in adolescent men and women in their 30s.

<乌鸦传媒>Insulin and Insulina: Bridging the Gap

Physicians need to be aware of patients' beliefs about medicinal plants.

<乌鸦传媒>Aphrodisiac Aids Genetic Type 2 Diabetes

About 4% of diabetes patients may benefit from yohimbine.

<乌鸦传媒>Review: Telcare Glucose Meter

An easy-to-use glucose monitor uploads data to the cloud for ready access.

<乌鸦传媒>HypoMap: A New Way to Track Hypoglycemia

Keeping accurate tabs on hypoglycemic events is a challenge, since they often happen between clinic visits. But Joslin Diabetes Center and technology company Glooko are trying to change that.

<乌鸦传媒>Vitamin D Blog: Nutrient or Hormone?

Few people view their vitamin D supplement as hormone replacement therapy, but that鈥檚 exactly what it is, experts told 乌鸦传媒.

<乌鸦传媒>Minor Changes in Kidney Function With RA Drug

Slight increases in serum creatinine levels were seen in a small number of rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with tofacitinib (Xeljanz) in phase III trials, but the clinical significance of the finding is uncertain.

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: The B.O. Talk, No Love for Niacin

Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the 乌鸦传媒 staff.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA: No Clear Sign of Harm With Olmesartan in Diabetics

The evidence linking use of the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) olmesartan in patients with diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk is not conclusive, according to a completed FDA safety review.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Clamps Down on MOC, But Punts on Gun Regs

CHICAGO -- The AMA鈥檚 House of Delegates drew the line on this year's hot button topic -- maintenance of certification (MOC), saying it should not be mandatory, nor should it be a condition of licensure.

<乌鸦传媒>Small eGFR Drops May Predict Kidney Outcomes

Declines in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) smaller than those that currently attract clinical attention may help predict the risk of end-stage renal disease, researchers reported.

<乌鸦传媒>AUA Offers Guidance for Kidney Stones

ORLANDO -- Treatment tailored to individual patient and stone characteristics provides the basis for an American Urological Association clinical guideline on medical management of kidney stones.

<乌鸦传媒>Hypoglycemia at Night Tied to Arrhythmias

Nocturnal hypoglycemia was a major risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias in type 2 diabetes patients who were already at an increased risk for cardiovascular events, according to British researchers.

<乌鸦传媒>Urine Test Can Uncover BP Med Adherence

A simple urine test might help clinicians figure out whether their patients aren't responding to antihypertensive therapy because of true resistance or because of nonadherence, a small study suggested.

<乌鸦传媒>In AKI, Dialysis Works Better With Higher Creatinine

For patients with acute kidney injury, dialysis is associated with better survival among those with higher creatinine levels, but higher mortality for those with lower levels, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>CT Appears Safe in Patients With Pacemakers, ICDs

Patients with cardiac rhythm management devices showed no clinically significant major or minor events related to computed tomography imaging over a 10-year period at two large-volume care centers, researchers reported.

<乌鸦传媒>ER Briefs: DIY Laptop to AED Kit -- Good Idea?

Inventors aim to resurrect laptops and tablets as AEDs. We asked Clifton Callaway, MD, PhD, an emergency medicine doctor who heads up EM research at the University of Pittsburgh, to weigh in.

<乌鸦传媒>New Guideline Lowers eGFR for Dialysis Start

New Canadian guidelines suggest that nephrologists can wait to start dialysis in some chronic kidney disease patients until their estimated glomerular filtration rate drops below the 10 to 12 mL/min now commonly used.

<乌鸦传媒>Combo Angiotensin Tx Ups Kidney Risks

ATLANTA -- In yet another trial, dual blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAAS) didn't slow progression of kidney disease in diabetic patients and carried a higher risk of serious adverse events compared with monotherapy, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>In Some Patients Metformin Impairs Thinking

The widely acclaimed diabetes drug metformin was linked with impaired brain function in patients who took the drug, although supplementation with vitamin B12 may alleviate metformin-induced deficiencies, according to new research.

<乌鸦传媒>Low BP May Be Fatal in CKD

Chronic kidney disease patients, including those with diabetes, who were not on dialysis were more likely to die when blood pressure was too low, even if only on the diastolic measure, a veterans cohort showed.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Vetoes New Tolvaptan Indication

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has declined to endorse an expanded indication for tolvaptan (Samsca) to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Diabetes Experts Divided About 'Lone Wolf' Butler

Top experts in diabetes and endocrinology have offered mixed reactions to a profile of Peter Butler, MD, chair of endocrinology at the University of California Los Angeles, in the New York Times.

<乌鸦传媒>Migraine Drug May Set Stage for Kidney Stones

ORLANDO - Patients who take topiramate (Topamax) therapy for treatment of migraine appear to deplete citrate in the urine, creating an environment for kidney stones, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Fatal Reactions Prompt Omontys Recall

All lots of the new anemia drug peginesatide (Omontys) have been recalled because of severe hypersensitivity reactions -- some fatal -- observed after the drug was approved last March.

<乌鸦传媒>Amgen Agrees to Pay $762 Million in Aranesp Case

The biotech drug giant Amgen pled guilty Monday to promoting its blockbuster anemia drug darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp) for off-label dosing regimens, agreeing to pay $762 million in fines.

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