Kidney Dysfunction

More than half of patients with diabetes undergoing kidney biopsy had additional findings other than diabetic kidney disease, according to published data from the Cleveland Clinic Florida.

Ravulizumab was successful in improving blood health, kidney function and quality of life while maintaining eGFR in pediatric and adult patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, according to published data.

Kidney dysfunction may play a key role in hospital death and the outcome of thrombolysis in patients who have experienced a stroke, according to a recently published study.

Researchers found it feasible for patients with incident kidney dysfunction requiring dialysis to receive incremental-start hemodialysis with adjuvant pharmacotherapy.

Plasma uremic solute levels were “significantly lower” in pediatric patients with residual kidney function compared patients without it, according to data published in Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Young adults who experienced episodes of kidney function decline – termed here as having greater end-stage renal disease risk exposure – had lower cognitive performance at middle age, according to a study published in Neurology.

Women with elevated serum creatinine levels before pregnancy may have a greater risk for giving birth pre-term, according to a recent study.

ORLANDO — Although abnormal kidney function appeared more common among African American patients with acute myeloid leukemia than their white counterparts, minor dysfunction did not appear associated with poorer OS among this group, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.