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Anticoagulant therapy for AFib in patients with end-stage renal disease
August 23, 2019
Apixaban may be safer than warfarin for patients who have ESRD and who plan for anticoagulation because of AFib.
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NOACs benefit early stage chronic kidney disease patients
July 15, 2019
NOACs reduced risk of several adverse events compared with VKAs in a meta-analysis of chronic kidney disease patients.
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What’s new in pediatric sepsis
June 26, 2019
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Don’t obsess about “Golden Hour” for delivering sepsis treatment bundle, expert advises.
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Delay RRT for severe AKI in septic shock or ARDS
April 11, 2019
Does early renal replacement therapy (RRT) initiation affect clinical outcomes in patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of septic shock or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
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Newer antihyperglycemic drugs have distinctive CV, kidney benefits
March 12, 2019
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 RAs have different effects on cardiovascular and kidney disease outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Tamsulosin not effective in promoting stone expulsion in symptomatic patients
January 28, 2019
Does tamsulosin provide benefit in ureteral stone expulsion for patients who present with a symptomatic stone less than 9 mm?
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Metformin associated with acidosis only in patients with eGFR 30 mL/min per 1.73 m 2
January 17, 2019
Does metformin increase the risk of lactic acidosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
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New diabetes drugs solidify their cardiovascular and renal benefits
January 7, 2019
CHICAGO – Empagliflozin’s heart failure and renal benefits surprised when reported in 2015. The evidence has grown stronger and broader since.
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Opinion
Dialysis decision in elderly needs to factor in comorbidities
November 13, 2018
Palliative care specialist advises avoiding age cutoffs, considering harms of dialysis.
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In pediatric ICU, being underweight can be deadly
November 1, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Skinniest patients face the highest mortality risk, even more than the obese and overweight.
