Nephrology
Conference Coverage
AUA: Renal mass biopsy trend tied to nonsurgical RCC treatment
Renal mass biopsy has traditionally played a restricted diagnostic role, but with its improved diagnostic accuracy, it is becoming a viable...
Conference Coverage
AUA: Testosterone may not deserve its reputation as a cardiovascular culprit
Does testosterone supplementation put men at risk for cardiovascular events? Current data point to “no.”
Conference Coverage
Rate ratio of comorbidity high in SLE patients under 40
Key clinical point: The relative comorbidity burden is highest in SLE patients under age 40. Major finding: The adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR...
Conference Coverage
DDW: VIDEO: What we don’t know in the management of liver disease and coagulopathy
WASHINGTON – Your patient has cirrhosis, platelets 60,000 mm3, an INR of 2.0, serum creatinine of 1.2 mg/dL, and requires an endoscopic retrograde...
Conference Coverage
ILC: Direct antivirals safely clear HCV despite ESRD
Key clinical point: The trio of direct antiviral agents marketed as Viekira Pak safely eradicated chronic genotype 1 hepatitis C infection in...
Commentary
Avoiding metformin in renal insufficiency
News
T cells remain best urinary biomarker for lupus nephritis
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Gastric bypass patients on calcium had higher rates of kidney stone growth
Key clinical point: Calcium supplementation for post-gastric bypass surgery patients may increase the risk of kidney stone growth. Major finding:...
Conference Coverage
Acute renal failure biggest short-term risk in I-EVAR explantation
Key clinical point: Minimizing cross-clamp time may reduce the rate of acute renal failure 30 days post op in infected EVAR explantation patients...
News
Blacks, Hispanics less likely than whites to receive pre-ESRD care
News
Smoking linked to many ‘new’ causes of death
Key clinical point: Smoking is now thought to cause many deaths from infections; renal failure; liver cirrhosis; digestive diseases; and breast,...