Nephrology
[Abstract Only] Study: High Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Resistant Hypertension
16 Sep, 2019 | 02:18h | UTCPrevalence, Characteristics and Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Resistant Hypertension – Annals of the American Thoracic Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Most patients with resistant hypertension have sleep apnoea – OnMedica (free) AND More Severe OSA Leads to Higher Blood Pressure in Patients with Resistant Hypertension – American Thoracic Society (free) AND Obstructive Sleep Apnea Common in Patients with Resistant Hypertension – MedicalResearch.com (free)
ACE inhibitors and ARBs: Managing Potassium and Renal Function
16 Sep, 2019 | 02:14h | UTCEditorial: ACE inhibitor and ARB therapy: Practical recommendations (free)
Updates in Pathophysiology, Definition and Classification of Hepatorenal Syndrome
15 Sep, 2019 | 23:34h | UTCNews in pathophysiology, definition and classification of hepatorenal syndrome: A step beyond the International Club of Ascites (ICA) consensus document – Journal of Hepatology (free for a limited period)
Related Article: Diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis: revised consensus recommendations of the International Club of Ascites – Gut (free PDF)
Related Guidelines: Cirrhosis in Over 16s: Assessment and Management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND 2018 KASL clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis: Ascites and related complications – Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (free) AND 2018 Recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology for the management of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis (free PDF) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis 2015 – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Chinese guidelines on the management of ascites and its related complications in cirrhosis – Hepatology International (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: SGLT2 Inhibitors Beneficial for the Prevention of Kidney Failure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:14h | UTCSGLT2 inhibitors for the prevention of kidney failure in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-analysis supports use of SGLT2 inhibitors to prevent kidney failure – Medicine Matters (free) AND New study confirms protective effect of diabetes drugs against kidney failure – George Institute for Global Health (free)
Resistant Hypertension Updated Guidelines
4 Sep, 2019 | 08:55h | UTCResistant Hypertension Updated Guidelines – Current Cardiology Reports (free)
Related: AHA Guideline: Resistant Hypertension (free) AND 7th Brazilian Guideline of Arterial Hypertension: Chapter 13 – Resistant Arterial Hypertension (free)
Podcast: Hypernatremia is Easy
3 Sep, 2019 | 01:09h | UTC#170 Hypernatremia is Easy with Joel Topf MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio)
See also: Episode List
Study: Sodium Polystyrene Sulphonate is Associated with Increased Risk of GI Adverse Events in Patients with CKD
30 Aug, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCCommentary: Hyperkalemia Drug Again Linked to Adverse GI Events – Renal & Urology News (free)
Related Study: Risk of Hospitalization for Serious Adverse Gastrointestinal Events Associated with Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate (link to abstract and commentary)
NICE Guideline: Management of Hypertension in Adults
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:54h | UTCHypertension in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related Guidelines: 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension – European Heart Journal (free)
Cohort Study: Gout is Associated with Increased Risk of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
29 Aug, 2019 | 05:45h | UTCCommentaries: Gout ‘more than doubles’ risk of kidney failure – University of Limerick (free) AND Gout pushes up kidney disease risks, study says – UPI (free)
Consensus Recommendations: Renal Replacement Therapy in the Management of Intoxications in Children
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:14h | UTCRenal replacement therapy in the management of intoxications in children: recommendations from the Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (PCRRT) workgroup – Pediatric Nephrology (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Study: High Animal Protein Intake Linked to Increased Risk of Kidney Stones
27 Aug, 2019 | 00:26h | UTCPlant and Animal Protein Intakes and Risk of Incident Kidney Stones: Results from the Shanghai Men’s and Women’s Health Studies – Journal of Urology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Kidney Stones Linked to High Animal Protein Intake – Renal & Urology News (free)
Related: NICE Guideline – Renal and Ureteric Stones: Assessment and Management (free guidelines on the subject) AND 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)
Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy of Various Antimicrobial Lock Solutions for Preventing Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections
27 Aug, 2019 | 00:11h | UTC
Redefining Medication Management in Dialysis: A Kidney Pharmacy Quality Pyramid
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:38h | UTCRedefining Medication Management in Dialysis: A Kidney Pharmacy Quality Pyramid – Kidney Medicine (free)
Related: Drug Management in the Elderly Adult With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review for the Primary Care Physician – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free) AND Medication Reconciliation and Therapy Management in Dialysis-Dependent Patients: Need for a Systematic Approach – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
Management of Refractory Lupus Nephritis: Challenges and Solutions
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:53h | UTCManagement of refractory lupus nephritis: challenges and solutions – Open Access Rheumatology (free)
Related Guidelines: Consensus of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the diagnosis, management and treatment of lupus nephritis (free) AND 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (free) AND 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by the Mexican College of Rheumatology (free) AND The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (free PDF)
Related Reviews: Update on Lupus Nephritis – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Immunosuppressive Treatment for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis – Cochrane Library (free) AND Induction and Maintenance Immunosuppression Treatment of Proliferative Lupus Nephritis: A Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Intraperitoneal Cefepime Monotherapy Noninferior to Cefazolin Plus Ceftazidime for Empirical Treatment of Peritoneal Dialysis-associated Peritonitis
18 Aug, 2019 | 21:16h | UTCIntraperitoneal Cefepime Monotherapy Versus Combination Therapy of Cefazolin Plus Ceftazidime for Empirical Treatment of CAPD-Associated Peritonitis: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Noninferiority, Randomized, Controlled Trial – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Intraperitoneal Cefepime Monotherapy Versus Combination Therapy of Cefazolin Plus Ceftazidime for Empirical Treatment of CAPD-Associated Peritonitis: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Noninferiority, Randomized, Controlled Trial https://t.co/SNa7EvOqjR
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Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Acidosis
16 Aug, 2019 | 08:15h | UTC
Review: Mechanisms for Hemodynamic Instability Related to Renal Replacement Therapy
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:27h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Early Dialysis Initiation Is Not Associated with a Survival Benefit in Children
13 Aug, 2019 | 01:00h | UTCCommentary: Higher kidney function at dialysis start linked with greater risk of death in children – American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Starting Dialysis at Higher EGFR in Kids Linked to Worse Survival – Medscape (free registration required)
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome Prevention and Management
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:09h | UTCRelated: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Hemodialysis Emergencies – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
Cohort Study: Women with a History of Preeclampsia 5 Times More Likely to Develop End-stage kidney Disease
9 Aug, 2019 | 07:58h | UTCPreeclampsia and risk of end stage kidney disease: A Swedish nationwide cohort study – PLOS Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Pre-eclampsia increases risk of end stage kidney disease, study finds – PLOS (free) AND Preeclampsia Increases Kidney Failure Risk, Study Finds – Renal & Urology News (free)
2019 EULAR/ACR Diagnostic Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCSee also: Video Abstract (free)
Dysproteinemia and the Kidney: Core Curriculum 2019
8 Aug, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCDysproteinemia and the Kidney: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Reviews: Dysproteinemias and Glomerular Disease – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Kidney Injury from Paraproteins—What Determines the Site of Injury? – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Paraprotein–Related Kidney Disease: Glomerular Diseases Associated with Paraproteinemias – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free)
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Core Curriculum 2020
8 Aug, 2019 | 07:59h | UTCANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Core Curriculum 2020 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Related Guidelines: EULAR/ERA-EDTA recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free) AND BSR and BHPR guideline for the management of adults with ANCA-associated vasculitis – Rheumatology (free) AND Comparisons of Guidelines and Recommendations on Managing Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis – Kidney International Reports (free)
Current Management of Acquired Solitary Kidney
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:49h | UTCCurrent Management of Acquired Solitary Kidney – Kidney International Reports (free)
Clinical Pharmacology Considerations in Pain Management in Patients with Advanced Kidney Failure
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:16h | UTC