Hyperuricemia With Diabetes Compounds ESKD, Death Risks
A study conducted in Taiwan is the first to show that hyperuricemia is as risky as diabetes in contributing to ESKD and death risk in patients with stage 3 to 5 CKD.
A study conducted in Taiwan is the first to show that hyperuricemia is as risky as diabetes in contributing to ESKD and death risk in patients with stage 3 to 5 CKD.
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The federal Comprehensive ESRD Care initiative “may incentivize treatment patterns that generate short-term savings but may be costlier long-term,” according to investigators.
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Despite the increasing availability of calcimimetics, parathyroidectomy rates in the US have gradually increased.
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