Nephrology
Study: Evaluation of a Common Prescribing Cascade of Calcium Channel Blockers and Diuretics in Older Adults with Hypertension
25 Feb, 2020 | 06:42h | UTCEvaluation of a Common Prescribing Cascade of Calcium Channel Blockers and Diuretics in Older Adults With Hypertension – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Antihypertensive Prescribing Cascades as High-Priority Targets for Deprescribing – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Prescribing cascades occur when a second medicine is prescribed to counteract the effects of the first medicine. This @JAMAInternalMed article is the strongest empiric evidence I have seen that these cascades are very real #geriatrics https://t.co/KmJ2nhLlXM
— Ken Covinsky (@geri_doc) February 24, 2020
Review: NAFLD as a Driver of Chronic Kidney Disease
25 Feb, 2020 | 06:05h | UTCNAFLD as a driver of chronic kidney disease – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Practice Recommendations: Prescribing High-quality Goal-directed Peritoneal Dialysis
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:35h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Sodium Bicarbonate Prehydration Prior to Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Does Not Prevent Postcontrast Acute Kidney Injury in Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease
18 Feb, 2020 | 08:18h | UTCRelated: ACR/NKF Consensus Statement: “The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Developing in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function Following Exposure to Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media has Been Overstated” (free statement and commentary) AND Another Study Questions the Association of Contrast Use and Acute Kidney Injury (studies on the subject)
Cluster Randomized Trial: Effect of Salt Substitution on Community-wide Blood Pressure and Hypertension Incidence
18 Feb, 2020 | 08:24h | UTCEffect of salt substitution on community-wide blood pressure and hypertension incidence – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries Before Publication at #ESCCongress: Community-based salt substitution programme lowers blood pressure – European Society of Cardiology (free) AND Community-Level Salt-Swapping Strategy Pays Dividends in Peru – TCTMD (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
What happens when you replace salt with 25% KCl (+75% NaCl) in many villages in Peru?https://t.co/hL053MXjHq
A small reduction in blood pressure and 51% reduced risk of developing hypertension@NatureMedicine by @jjaimemiranda @cronicasperu
@CayetanoHeredia and colleagues pic.twitter.com/gqBtbJN47k— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 17, 2020
Large Observational Study Suggests Hydrochlorothiazide may be as Effective as Chlortalidone with Less Adverse Effects
18 Feb, 2020 | 08:17h | UTCComparison of Cardiovascular and Safety Outcomes of Chlorthalidone vs Hydrochlorothiazide to Treat Hypertension – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Hypertension Treatments with Chlorthalidone vs HCTZ: Cardiac and Safety Outcomes – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:38h | UTCNews Release: Chronic kidney disease a ‘global killer in plain sight’ – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Commentaries: The global burden of chronic kidney disease – The Lancet (free) AND Chronic kidney disease killing millions worldwide – News Medical (free) AND Chronic kidney disease kills more than 1M people annually worldwide – UPI (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW #GBDStudy provides latest data for global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017. In 2017, 1·2 million people died from chronic #kidneydisease, with global all-age mortality rate rising 41.5% between 1990 and 2017 @IHME_UW https://t.co/pxWenSGBfJ pic.twitter.com/nT0VQltWsj
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 14, 2020
Meta-Analysis: Determining the Optimal Time for Liberation from Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:19h | UTC
Guidelines for the Management of Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia
13 Feb, 2020 | 08:05h | UTCSee also: Wilderness Medical Society Full List of Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines (free articles
Systematic Review: Water for Preventing Urinary Stones
13 Feb, 2020 | 07:58h | UTCWater for preventing urinary stones – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Increased water intake for preventing urinary stones – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Fluid Intake and Dietary Factors and the Risk of Incident Kidney Stones in UK Biobank: A Population-based Prospective Cohort Study – European Urology Focus (free) AND Dietary and Pharmacologic Management to Prevent Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids in Severe ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
13 Feb, 2020 | 08:00h | UTCPlasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids in Severe ANCA-Associated Vasculitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Visual Abstract: Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (free)
Commentary: PEXIVAS: No benefit of plasma exchange in ANCA-associated vasculitis – Medicine Matters (free)
Diet and Kidney Function: A Literature Review
12 Feb, 2020 | 07:21h | UTCDiet and Kidney Function: a Literature Review – Current Hypertension Report (free)
Meta-analysis: Mortality Comparisons of Peritoneal vs. In-center Hemodialysis
11 Feb, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCCommentaries: Dialysis Modalities Found to Offer Similar Survival – Renal & Urology News (free) AND UL study reveals ‘identical’ survival for kidney dialysis patients using different treatments – University of Limerick (free)
Critical Care Nephrology: Core Curriculum 2020
4 Feb, 2020 | 07:50h | UTCCritical Care Nephrology: Core Curriculum 2020 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Source: Grupo UTIclínica – HCFMUSP
Podcast: Dialysis for the Internist
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:04h | UTC#192 Dialysis for the Internist with Joel Topf MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
See also: Episode List
A Systematic Review of Renal Functional Reserve in Adult Living Kidney Donors
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:00h | UTC
ACR/NKF Consensus Statement: “The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Developing in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function Following Exposure to Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media has Been Overstated”
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCCommentary: Risk of kidney injury in contrast CT imaging overstated, experts say – UPI (free)
Related: Another Study Questions the Association of Contrast Use and Acute Kidney Injury (studies on the subject)
Randomized Trial: Hydroxyethyl Starch vs. Saline for Volume Replacement Therapy in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCEffect of Hydroxyethyl Starch vs Saline for Volume Replacement Therapy on Death or Postoperative Complications Among High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: The FLASH Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Hydroxyethyl Starch for Fluid Replacement Therapy in High-Risk Surgical Patients: Context and Caution (free for a limited period)
Related Cochrane Review: Colloids vs Crystalloids for Fluid Resuscitation in Critically Ill People (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
FLASH trial published today in @JAMA_current, comparing saline versus HES in high risk surgical patients.https://t.co/5xet1jOtEA
Our accompanying editorial, which hopefully helps to contextualizing the results can be found at:https://t.co/Ebl9ieG5Sp— Fernando Zampieri (@f_g_zampieri) January 21, 2020
Randomized Trial: Renal Denervation + Catheter Ablation Reduces Recurrence Compared to Catheter Ablation Alone in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:34h | UTCEffect of Renal Denervation and Catheter Ablation vs Catheter Ablation Alone on Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Among Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension: The ERADICATE-AF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Improving Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Risk of Hypertension Into Adulthood in Persons Born Prematurely
19 Jan, 2020 | 20:46h | UTCRisk of hypertension into adulthood in persons born prematurely: a national cohort study – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Review: CT and MR Imaging of Cystic Renal Lesions
17 Jan, 2020 | 01:53h | UTCCT and MR imaging of cystic renal lesions – Insights into Imaging (free)
Systematic Review: New Possibilities on Transplanting Kidneys from Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donors
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:42h | UTCRelated: Favorable 1-Year Outcomes with Transplantation of HCV-Viremic Kidneys (studies and commentaries on the subject)
Study: Less-than-perfect Kidneys from Donors with Acute Kidney Injury can be Used for Transplantation
12 Jan, 2020 | 21:27h | UTCAssociation of Deceased Donor Acute Kidney Injury With Recipient Graft Survival – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: Less-than-perfect kidneys can be successfully used for transplants, study shows – Johns Hopkins Medicine (free) AND Less than perfect kidneys safe for transplant, study shows – UPI (free) AND Greater Use of Deceased Donor AKI Kidneys Urged – Renal & Urology News (free)
Blood Pressure Measurement: A KDOQI Perspective
10 Jan, 2020 | 08:25h | UTCBlood Pressure Measurement: A KDOQI Perspective – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Study: Patients with Heart Failure and Sinus Rhythm Benefit from the Use of Beta-blockers Even with Moderate or Moderately Severe Renal Dysfunction
8 Jan, 2020 | 21:57h | UTC