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Yes we can ... tackle acute kidney injury as well as chronic kidney disease by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:22am Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) had been the poor relation in the first 5 years of the Renal NSF. I can't count the times I have said CKD is common, harmful and treatable over the last few years - well AKI which is a sudden acute deterioration in kidney function is also common, harmful and treatable. Globally AKI is lagging behind Chronic Kidney Disease Read on »
Chronic kidney disease by Kel H. Patient Expert Posted Wed 08 Oct 2008 12:12am (Today another guest post by Dr Andrew Weissenberger. Read more about Dr Weissenberger here ) Chronic kidney disease (CKD), commonly also known as chronic renal disease... of kidney disease The most prevalent causes of chronic kidney disease are diabetic nephropathy, hypertension and glomerulonephritis. These make up for 75% of all adult cases Read on »
Chronic kidney disease may raise ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor Posted Fri 15 May 2009 10:35pm Chronic kidney disease may raise cancer risk NEW YORK, 16 may 2009 – Older men with moderately reduced kidney function appear to be at increased risk for cancers of the lung and the urinary tract, Australian researchers report. "Given that chronic kidney disease of this severity affects 20% of the male population, our finding suggests Read on »
Preventing amputations in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease by savinglimbs Posted Thu 18 Mar 2010 12:00am ). Patients with diabetes and chronic renal disease frequently present with a combination of the devastations of diabetes including: nephropathy, retinopathy, and vasculopathy. Diabetic... Foot lesions are the single most frequently mismanaged problem of patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Foot problems are often viewed Read on »
Insulin: Chronic Kidney Disease and Atherosclerosis by Dr. B G Doctor of Pharmacy Posted Wed 25 Nov 2009 10:00pm Health from a paleolithic standpoint... Please click below: Insulin: Chronic Kidney Disease and Atherosclerosis Read on »
Screening for chronic kidney disease: an evidence based review for the National Screening Committee by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:22am The UK National Screening Committee has considered the report “ Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease: An Evidence Based Review for the National Screening Committee ” produced by Dr Catherine Heffernan in June 2008. They have concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support population based screening for chronic kidney disease Read on »
Lower Blood Pressure Goal Benefits African-Americans with Chronic Kidney Disease, Protein in the Urine by Medline Plus Posted Thu 02 Sep 2010 8:40am of kidney disease among African-Americans who had chronic kidney disease resulting from high blood pressure, according to results of the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK), the largest and longest study of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in African-Americans. However, the blood pressure goal did benefit people who also had protein Read on »
New resources to support quality improvement in chronic kidney disease by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert Posted Thu 04 Mar 2010 12:00am Alaster Rutherford and colleagues at NICE have updated the package of resources to help implement the guideline on CKD. It’s a 30 page document packed full of useful tips, signposts and patient-facing information. Read on »
bedtime reading: Age affects outcomes in chronic kidney disease by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:22am JASN, October 2007 Vol 18 No 10 Age Affects Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease Ann M O'Hare, Andy I Choi, Daniel Berenthal, Peter Bacchetti, Amit X Garg, James S Kaufman, Louise C Walter, Kala M Mehta, Michael A Steinman, Michael Allon, William M McClellan, C Seth Landefeld Concludes that age is a major modifier of outcome in people with Stage 3-5 Read on »
Chronic Kidney Disease Predicts ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor Posted Fri 06 Mar 2009 2:41pm Chronic Kidney Disease Predicts Risk for Thromboembolism in Patients with Afib Chronic kidney disease is an independent predictor of incident thromboembolism among... with nonvalvular afib and no previous kidney transplant. During roughly 33,000 person-years of follow-up, nearly 700 thromboembolic events occurred while patients were off anticoagulation Read on »