Chronic Kidney Disease News

Patients on dialysis and patients receiving care for transplantation reported a need for increased mental health resources, patient-focused education and support following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to published data.

Starting SGLT2 inhibitors among older patients did not increase risk for skeletal fractures compared with the use of dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitors, according to this study.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force added screening for chronic kidney disease to its list of preventive services under active consideration, according to a press release.

According to this study, increasing dietary potassium intake among patients with stage 3 to 4 chronic kidney disease to the recommended levels with potassium chloride supplementation increases plasma potassium on a short-term basis.

Interdisciplinary care was associated with higher odds of being listed for kidney transplant among patients with incident end-stage kidney disease in underrepresented groups, according to this study.

FORT WORTH, Texas— In this video from the American Nephrology Nurses Association Annual Symposium, Lesley C. Dinwiddie, MSN, RN, FNP, CNN, provides details on the Partnering for Quality Care educational series offered for nurses.

In a cohort of more than 3.3 million patients in the Military Health System, 2.9% were diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

According to this study, Black Americans with chronic kidney disease perceive the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet as a healthy and culturally compatible diet that includes challenges.

Compared with placebo, oral methylprednisolone treatment reduced the risk of kidney function decline among patients with IgA nephropathy at high risk of progression, according to data published in JAMA.

SAN DIEGO — Adults with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to be admitted to the ICU, require mechanical ventilation or die if they have more advanced chronic kidney disease, according to a speaker.