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Mashup Score: 3Validation of an Algorithm to Identify End-Stage Kidney Disease in Electronic Health Records Data - 5 hour(s) ago
Accurate ascertainment of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in electronic health records (EHRs) data is important for much epidemiological research. This study aimed to develop and validate an algorithm using diagnosis and procedure codes to identify patients with ESKD (treated with maintenance dialysis or kidney transplantation) in EHRs data.
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Mashup Score: 190KDOQI Commentary on the KDIGO 2022 Update to the Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes Management in CKD - 6 hour(s) ago
The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guideline for diabetes management in chronic kidney disease (CKD) was updated in 2022, just 2 years after the previous update. The need for this rapid update is reflective of the recent and unprecedented positive results of numerous clinical trials aimed at reducing kidney and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in people with diabetes. The Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) work group for diabetes in CKD, convened by the National Kidney Foundation, provides herein a commentary on these changes, particularly the implications for health care in the United States.
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Mashup Score: 60American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 11 hour(s) ago
With diabetes mellitus being a leading cause of kidney failure and earlier stages of CKD throughout much of the world, understanding how diabetes affects the kidneys and exploring new treatment options is of critical importance.
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Mashup Score: 13Urea for the Treatment of Hyponatremia 2/2 SIADH: An Interview - 23 hour(s) ago
The use of urea to treat hyponatremia related to the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) has not been universally adopted due to questions about effectiveness, safety, …
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Mashup Score: 68
Fibrates are a commonly utilized medication in the management of dyslipidaemia and cardiovascular risk. These agents have a well-documented association with reversible elevations in serum creatinine and in some instances acute kidney injury. The mechanism underlying the renal effects of fibrates are currently not well-understood. We describe a case of acute kidney injury in a patient who was administered an unadjusted dose of fenofibrate in the setting of severe renal impairment. Kidney biopsy demonstrated extensive isometric vacuolization within tubular epithelial cells consistent with osmotic-type injury.
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Mashup Score: 45Progressive Kidney Dysfunction With Weight Loss: A Quiz - 1 day(s) ago
A 54-year-old male patient presented with a 1-year history of fatigue, anorexia, nonproductive cough, intermittent fever, and progressive weight loss of 50kg. His medical history included a bicuspid aortic valve, for which he underwent bioprosthetic valvular replacement 9 years earlier and a subsequent replacement with a mechanical valve 5 years later after prolapse of the bioprosthetic valve. Other medical history included type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and hypertension. His medications included metformin, warfarin, carvedilol, ferrous sulfate, and atorvastatin.
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Mashup Score: 26The Future of Technology-Based Kidney Replacement Therapies: An Update on Portable, Wearable and Implantable Artificial Kidneys - 2 day(s) ago
Worldwide, the number of people needing lifesaving kidney replacement therapy (KRT) steadily grows, but about two thirds of them lack access to KRT and thus die. Access to KRT depends on economic, social, infrastructural, ecological, and political factors. Current KRTs include kidney transplantation, peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD). Xenotransplantation recently is opening promising new perspectives but needs improvement. Unfortunately, not all patients are suitable for transplantation.
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Mashup Score: 8Highlights from the May 2025 Issue - 2 day(s) ago
Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic approach taken, what was…
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Mashup Score: 69
Cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis (GN) is caused by intracapillary, capillary wall (often subendothelial), and mesangial cryoglobulin deposits, giving a membranoproliferative pattern of injury. Patients have nephritic/nephrotic syndrome with various levels of kidney function. Purpura and arthralgia occur in about one-third, with vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys less commonly. Abnormal serologic studies include low C4 in three-quarters and low C3 in half. All 3 types of cryoglobulins, including those due to both monoclonal and polyclonal immunoglobulins, can cause cryoglobulinemic GN, although most commonly it occurs in settings of type II (“mixed”) cryoglobulinemia secondary to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
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Mashup Score: 3Development of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure of Side Effects for Patients Taking Calcineurin Inhibitors: The FACIT-CNI-Ntx - 3 day(s) ago
Valid measures of side effects are important to inform clinical use of calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). This study sought to develop and establish the content validity of a PRO measure to capture side effects among kidney transplant recipients taking CNIs.
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