There has recently been a tremendous increase in emphasis on quality and patient safety within American medicine. Much of this is due to an improved ability to look at and evaluate results from large numbers of patients and determine “best practices” shown to improve outcomes.
The renal function preservation clinic for patients with kidney cancer represents a new multidisciplinary approach to an old problem.
New biological knowledge has provided an understanding of why these treatments remain effective.
The risk for CKD is influenced by many factors, some of which depend on how patients are treated before, during, and after transplantation.
Distinguishing life-threatening from indolent tumors has not been possible thus far, but this could change with the debut of better tests.
The condition can be challenging to diagnose because it frequently refers to a vague constellation of pelvic pain and voiding symptoms.
No guidelines for managing the general diabetic paient have targeted the diabetic kidney patient.
Anabolic interventions focus on enhancing protein synthesis and decreasing protein catabolism .
Nephrology fellows may gain insight as a result of a new Medicare payment system for dialysis.
Hypertension rates are expected to rise due to a growing prevalence of obesity and other risk factors.
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