Study findings show that the survival and cardiovascular benefits of a healthy lifestyle extend to individuals with reduced kidney function who are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease.
A new algorithm developed by Canadian investigators aims to address underuse of cisplatin-based chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Risk prevention efforts and increased surveillance and monitoring of patients with nondialysis-dependent CKD are needed, according to investigators.
Serum potassium levels prior to an acute hyperkalemia episode do not predict mortality, but following this episode, progression from normokalemia to hyperkalemia is significantly associated with an increase in mortality risk, a study found.
The World Kidney Day Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease”.
Individuals diagnosed with a stress-related disorder may warrant increased surveillance of their kidney function, according to study investigators.
A past or present diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease elevates the risk of progression to kidney failure among patients with IgA nephropathy, according to investigators.
The early morning fasting urine-to-plasma urea ratio reflects the kidneys’ urine-concentrating capacity, which may decline early in ADPKD, according to investigators.
Nearly a million more Black adults in the United States would have stage 3 chronic kidney disease if the race coefficient were removed from the CKD-EPI equation used to estimate glomerular filtration rate, according to an analysis.
Study data illustrate the potential benefits of controlling serum phosphate, intact parathyroid hormone, and calcium levels in patients with nondialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease.
