Diabetic ESRD Linked to Elevated Fibrinogen
Patients with higher levels of serum fibrinogen have higher rates of progression.
Patients with higher levels of serum fibrinogen have higher rates of progression.
AUSTIN, Texas—Hyponatremia isstrongly associated with an increasedrisk of fracture and osteoporosis,according to the findings of a newsystematic review and meta-analysispresented at the National KidneyFoundation’s 2018 Spring ClinicalMeetings. The meta-analysis, which included25 studies, found that hyponatremia,defined as a serum sodium level below135 mmol/L, was associated with 2.7-and 2.5-fold greater odds of fracture inprospective and retrospective studies,respectively,…
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