Nephrology
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Calcineurin inhibitor proves effective against lupus nephritis
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Monitoring renal function during daily oral HIV PrEP
Key clinical point: Monitoring creatinine clearance every 6 months is optimal in patients taking tenofovir/emtricitabine for pre-exposure...
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In septic shock, vasopressin not better than norepinephrine
Vasopressin didn’t perform better than norepinephrine in preventing kidney failure when used as a first-line treatment for septic shock.
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Newer insulin glargine formula curbs nocturnal hypoglycemia
Gls-300 provided glycemic control similar to that of Gla-100 and cut the risk of nocturnal hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes patients, regardless of...
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European ANCA-associated vasculitis guidance gets first makeover since 2009
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FDA strengthens kidney warnings on two diabetes drugs
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HCV regimen found safe, effective in patients with severe renal disease
A 12-week regimen of ombitasvir, paritaprevir, ritonavir, and dasabuvir achieved sustained viral response for 90% of patients with genotype 1...
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Parathyroidectomy before kidney transplant may reduce complications
BALTIMORE – Performing a parathyroidectomy in kidney transplant patients before their transplant can reduce the risk of graft failure and provide...
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Novel drug fails to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy
CHICAGO – There remains an important unmet clinical need to find agents that reduce the occurrence of contrast nephropathy.
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Three things hospitalists ‘do for no reason’... and should stop
Dr. Leonard Feldman, a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, has presented a list of usually unnecessary hospitalist practices for 5...