A lower threshold for referral to the emergency department for outpatient hyperkalemia may reduce mortality
1. Patients with an emergency department encounter within 24 hours of severe outpatient hyperkalemia had lower rates of immediate and...
Nephrology
Reports of high-impact nephrology studies by medical professionals
Apixaban (Eliquis) is associated with reduced rates of ischemic stroke and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation and advanced chronic kidney disease compared with warfarin (Coumadin)
1. In patients with atrial fibrillation and advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) not receiving dialysis, apixaban (Eliquis) was associated with...
Perioperative vitamin C supplementation may not reduce bleeding in percutaneous renal biopsy patients
1. Administration of perioperative intravenous vitamin C for percutaneous renal biopsy may not reduce the rate of bleeding complications. Evidence...
Telitacicept may reduce proteinuria in patients with high-risk IgA nephropathy
1. In this interim analysis from a randomized controlled trial, adults with biopsy-proven IgA nephropathy and persistent proteinuria who received...
An intradialytic exercise intervention did not improve dialysis adequacy
1. A 4-week intradialytic pedalling exercise program was safe and well-tolerated but did not significantly improve dialysis adequacy measures. Evidence...
Point-of-care ultrasound may be effective at identifying nephrolithiasis in the emergency department
1. Renal point-of-care ultrasound (rPOCUS) findings of hydronephrosis in adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with suspected renal...
Sparsentan (Filspari) becomes first approved treatment for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
1. Sparsentan (Filspari) becomes the first approved treatment specifically for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. 2. Clinical trial data show meaningful reductions...
Renal point-of-care ultrasound may be effective at identifying patients with nephrolithiasis
1. Renal point-of-care ultrasound (rPOCUS) findings of hydronephrosis in adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with suspected renal...
Finerenone improves albuminuria in adults with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease
1. In this phase 3 trial involving patients with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, finerenone was associated with...
Dietary changes and pharmacologic interventions may prevent recurrent nephrolithiasis
1. In this systematic review, low-strength evidence suggests that increased fluid intake, dietary modification (normal-to-high calcium, low protein, low sodium),...
