Kidney Week 2020 Reimagined

Each 1 mEq/L decrease in serum bicarbonate in patients with CKD was associated with a 15% increased risk for death from any cause, a study found.

A reduction in urinary citrate levels may be the mechanism underlying the higher incidence of kidney stones in patients taking PPIs, according to investigators.

Renin levels are higher in hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury than patients without the condition, a new study finds.

Tenapanor is a first-in-class targeted therapy that blocks paracellular absorption of phosphate in the gastrointestinal tract by local inhibition of a sodium-hydrogen exchanger.

Intradialytic hypotension risk decreases and intradialytic hypertension risk increases with later hemodialysis start times, a study found.