Though anemia is the most common blood disorder in the US, are patients educated on how it affects the body and how they have to manage it? Here is what they should know about anemia, how it is caused, and who is at risk.
In a small study, 25% of adults with COVID-19 shed SARS-CoV-2 spike S1 protein in their urine at least once during the course of infection.
A 63-year-old man with past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia was hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia after being diagnosed with COVID-19 10 days before. He was improving initially, but a few days prior to admission, he experienced worsening shortness of breath and generalized myalgia. Upon presentation, he was hypoxic and required high flow…
Terlipressin is more effective for reversal of HRS but is associated with more adverse events and death due to respiratory disorders
Although chronic kidney disease (CKD) is among the more common kidney ailments, patients may not be well-versed in its symptoms or complications. What should patients know about CKD, and how should healthcare providers be educating them?
With close monitoring, the discontinuation of eculizumab is safe in the majority of patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Most respondents report being moderately confident about principles of peritoneal dialysis, but few had initiated urgent-start PD
A 22-year-old Vietnamese woman was referred to the nephrology clinic for evaluation of elevated creatinine that was incidentally found on a laboratory check. She had a history of papillary thyroid cancer treated with a left thyroid lobectomy in 2017. She was currently in remission. She was found to have had hyperuricemia since high school. She said…
In July 2020, the FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee narrowly voted 8 to 7 in favor of the approval of terlipressin for HRS-1.
Recent advances in cancer management may present challenges for nephrologists.
