Copeptin Predicts IgA Nephropathy Outcomes
Copeptin, a surrogate marker for arginine vasopressin (AVP), showed prognostic value of established risk markers.
Print Issue: February 01, 2017
Frequent Hemodialysis Improves Health-Related QoL
Patients feel better and recovery times are shorter with 6 hemodialysis sessions per week rather than 3, researchers report.
US Service Men Incurred Genitourinary Injuries at High Rate
The majority of injuries involved the external genitalia, including the scrotum, testes, penis, and/or urethra.
Prostatic Enlargement Linked to Obesity
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is more likely to develop among men with larger waist circumference and body mass index and higher leptin levels.
ESRD Risk Factors in IgAN Patients Identified
Predictors of renal failure within 10 years include Oxford M1 disease and low eGFR at biopsy.
Normal Testosterone Range Defined
The normal range for total testosterone is 264 to 916 ng/dL for healthy men ages 19 to 39 with a body mass index below 30 kg/m2.
ESRD Risk Higher in SLE Patients Hospitalized for Infections
End-stage renal disease is 5-fold more likely to develop in patients with 3 or more infection-related hospitalizations versus none.
Office-Based Renal Mass Biopsy Safe
In a study, only 3 of 108 patients experienced complications, all of which were minor and required no hospitalization or further intervention.
Calciphylaxis Linked to Low Vitamin K
An enzyme that inhibits vascular calcification depends on the vitamin for conversion to its active form.
Obesity Ups ESRD Risk Among Living Kidney Donors
End-stage renal disease is nearly 1.9 times more likely to develop in donors with a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher.
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