Medical Students Learn First Hand About Errors
Researchers have found that letting medical students observe first-hand how medical errors and near misses happen can be very instructive in preventing mistakes in their future practice.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
New York Court Upholds $3 Million Pain and Suffering Award
It is not unusual for patients in medical malpractice cases to be awarded financial compensation for pain and suffering. What made this New York case different was the fact that the pain and suffering had taken place for a relatively short period of time: 11 months.
Interruptions in the Emergency Department Lead to Errors
Emergency department (ED) doctors spend less time directly caring for patients, and more time on indirect care; and frequent interruptions while working are a contributing factor to medical errors, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Indiana.
Live Kidney Donors Experience GFR Increases
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—A Swedish study has confirmed that people who donate kidneys experience an increase in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) for more than a decade after nephrectomy.
Crushed Lanthanum Carbonate an Option for HD Patients
Crushing lanthanum carbonate and mixing it with food can be an option for hemodialysis (HD) patients with hyperphosphatemia who are unable to chew or swallow whole tablets, researchers reported in Hemodialysis International (2011;15:95-99).
PD and HD Offer Similar Survival After Transplant Failure
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) are associated with similar overall, early, and late survival rates among renal transplant recipients who return to dialysis after allograft loss, Canadian researchers found.
Exercise May Reduce Risk of Prostate Cancer Death
Engaging in vigorous activity such as biking, tennis, jogging, or swimming for at least three hours per week may substantially improve prostate cancer (PCa)-specific survival, according to the results of an evaluation of 2,705 men in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.
Kidney Gene Found To Boost Likelihood of Heart Failure
In an unexpected finding, a defect in a kidney gene—not a heart gene—appears to predispose a person to heart failure.
Kidney Stones Raise Atherosclerosis Risk
An analysis of data from the CARDIA study reinforces the idea that nephrolithiasis and atherosclerosis have common systemic risk factors and/or pathophysiology.
Gene Test Predicts Bladder Cancer Spread
A gene test helped predict the risk of node-positive disease in patients with bladder disease so that beneficial neoadjuvant chemotherapy could be administered before cystectomy, researchers reported in Lancet Oncology (2011;12:137-143).
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