Search results for "Kidney disease"
December 7, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/07/
NSF rare with newer gadolinium-based contrast agents, review finds
Researchers advised caution when using newer gadolinium-based contrast agents in patients with impaired kidney function and suggested that more research on nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is needed in this population.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/24/5.htm
24 Jun 2020
Apixaban associated with less bleeding than warfarin for VTE in end-stage kidney disease
The use of apixaban among dialysis patients being treated for acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) rose from 2% in 2014 to 47% in 2018, according to an industry-funded retrospective comparison of the drug with warfarin.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/17/apixaban-associated-with-less-bleeding-than-warfarin.htm
17 Aug 2022
Acute kidney injury had only small association with worsening of chronic kidney disease
After adjustment for patient characteristics, such as prehospitalization estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) slope and proteinuria, an episode of acute kidney injury in the hospital did not consistently predict subsequent decline in eGFR.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/12/acute-kidney-injury-had-only-a-small-association-with-worsening-of-chronic-kidney-disease.htm
12 Jul 2023
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about medication errors, EKG abnormalities, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/journal-watch.htm
15 May 2007
Two models may offer accurate assessment of GFR in older adults
Two newly developed estimates of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) may provide more accurate assessment of kidney function in older adults, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/03/3.htm
3 Oct 2012
Cases from the University of Massachusetts
Acute drug-induced pancytopenia, liver injury, anaplasmosis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/22/free/brief-case-from-the-university-of-massachusetts.htm
22 Feb 2023
Acute kidney injury rates similar whether stroke patients received CTA or noncontrast CT
Although there was a difference between mean creatinine values on presentation, patients receiving computed tomographic angiography (CTA) and those receiving noncontrast CT had similar mean serum creatinine levels between 24 and 48 hours after treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/13/1.htm
13 Jul 2016
ACC, AHA release updated performance, quality measures for afib
The performance measures include 3 that are specific to inpatient care: documentation of risk scoring, an anticoagulation prescription, and a follow-up plan for warfarin management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/29/1.htm
29 Jun 2016
Bonus online case: Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis
The patient had been seen repeatedly for progressive dyspnea and a dry cough.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/brief-case-online-coccidioidomycosis.htm
15 Jan 2020