Nephrology
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M. genitalium demands new STI treatment strategy
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Just over a third of hypertensive kidney patients are at target BP
Major finding: Of a large group of patients with chronic kidney disease and comorbid hypertension, 36% were at the blood pressure goal of less...
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Urinary albumin, incident heart disease linked in black adults
Major finding: Adjusted hazard ratios for incident CHD in black vs.
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Low blood pressure may harm rather than help patients with chronic kidney disease
Major finding: The results – which include the finding that a diastolic blood pressure value below 70 mm Hg was associated with higher mortality...
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Fracture risk varied by renal function equations
Major finding: Fracture risk doubled in women with mild renal dysfunction as assessed by the Cockroft-Gault equation but not when renal function...
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Vascular testing appropriate use criteria cover 116 scenarios
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Androgen deprivation therapy linked to acute kidney injury
Major finding: Men with prostate cancer who used androgen deprivation therapy had a significantly increased risk of acute kidney injury, with an...
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Urinary symptoms often unaddressed in MS
Major Finding: Eighty-eight percent of patients with multiple sclerosis who responded to an online survey indicated they experience lower urinary...
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Prolaris test eyed as predictor of prostate cancer outcomes
Major finding: In conservatively managed prostate cancer patients, the cell cycle progression score in tissue samples was the dominant variable...