Chronic Kidney Disease

Compared with conventional IV hydration, furosemide-induced high urine output with matched hydration did not reduce risk for contrast-induced nephropathy in adults with chronic kidney disease undergoing complex CV interventions, data show.

Compared with patients who did not receive chronic kidney disease education, those who did were more likely to choose home dialysis and a permanent vascular access at initiation.

Primary care physicians did not use clinical decision support often when diagnosing patients with chronic kidney disease, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Nikhil Pereira-Kamath, BA, executive chairperson and co-founder of Africa Healthcare Network, did not have plans to work in nephrology or medicine in general growing up.

In a study in which more than 70% of patients with chronic kidney disease reported food insecurity, researchers emphasized the consideration that should be placed on access to food in CKD treatment.

Among adults undergoing PCI, even mild to moderate chronic kidney disease is associated with decreased survival at 1 year in a dose-dependent manner, researchers reported.

Using data from two major studies, researchers identified higher distributions of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide and high sensitivity cardiac troponin T in lower categories of eGFR among patients with chronic kidney disease.

Regardless of eGFR, AKI correlated with poor kidney outcomes 3 months following non-cardiac surgery, according to results of a recently published study.

Nephrology pharmacists have proposed education standards based on six main topics for pharmacists caring for kidney patients.