Managing Vitamin K in Chronic Kidney Disease
Although tests to directly measure vitamin K levels are available, use of indirect measures may be a more reliable way to assess vitamin K status.
Although tests to directly measure vitamin K levels are available, use of indirect measures may be a more reliable way to assess vitamin K status.
Finding persists whether kidney disease is based on diagnostic code or laboratory measurements
Study findings highlight a need to implement early interventions to reduce frailty after hemodialysis initiation.
Findings seen for all-cause death and cardiovascular mortality
Compared with patients who ate vegetables and fruit daily, those who rarely or never did and those who sometimes did had a significant 1.6- and 1.3-fold higher death risk, respectively, a study showed.
Compared with individuals in the bottom tertile of vitamin E intake, those in the top tertile had significant 14% lower odds of CKD.
A recent literature review supports the idea that obesity needs to have an individualized, root cause approach.
Findings for 30-day rehospitalization and mortality in patients with and without heart failure
Strongest association seen for quercetin subclass of flavonols, but no association seen for total flavonoid intake
Multiple studies show that reducing net endogenous acid production can help to improve or correct metabolic acidosis.