Acute Kidney Injury Risk Linked to Adiposity
Excessive body fat on CT scans is associated with an elevated risk of acute kidney injury.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Invest in Stocks to Take Advantage of Positive Economic Developments
The S&P 500 stock index has returned 10.2% annually during the past three years and the Barclays Capital Aggregate bond index only returned 5.7%.
Renal Status Influences PCI Outcomes
The 90-day incidence of death, shock, and renal failure increases with decreasing kidney function.
Higher Statin Dose Helps Patients with Hard-to-Treat Hypertension
Intensive lipid lowering with atorvastatin reduced the risk cardiovascular events in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flares Occur Despite Dialysis
SLE patients with renal failure often continue to experience flares, but most commonly these are serologic rather than clinical.
Calcium for ADT Bone Loss May Worsen PCa: Interview with Gary Schwartz, PhD
Considering that bone loss is a known side effect of ADT for men with PCa, it might seem logical that calcium and vitamin D supplementation would help manage this consequence.
Proteinuria Recovery Heads Off LN Comorbidities
Even partial recovery in lupus nephritis patients lowers the risk of needing dialysis or a kidney transplant.
Few Pelvic Organ Prolapse Procedures Show Edge
Meta-analysis reveals downside to mesh interventions.
Mortality Risk Greater with Daily Dialysis
Patients on daily hemodialysis (HD) had a 60% increased likelihood of dying compared with those receiving conventional HD.
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