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1:59 GFR and albumin testing predict progression to renal failure

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GFR and albumin testing predict progression to renal failure

Apr 13, 2009  | Business of Medicine, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Public Health & Prevention, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Assessing kidney function with both the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and with urinary albumin levels can help predict whether chronic kidney disease will progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), new research shows. “We provide clear evidence … that...
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1:51 Calcium may help prevent hyperoxaluric kidney stones

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Calcium may help prevent hyperoxaluric kidney stones

Apr 10, 2009  | Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Urology
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – By binding dietary oxalate, calcium supplements or calcium-containing foods may be useful in the management of hyperoxaluria, new research suggests. Hyperoxaluria is present in roughly 20 percent of patients with calcium oxalate kidney stones, according to study co-authors...
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2:06 Normalized hemoglobin levels increase vitality in hemodialysis patients

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Normalized hemoglobin levels increase vitality in hemodialysis patients

Apr 7, 2009  | Critical Care, Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among relatively healthy patients on hemodialysis, normalization of hemoglobin levels with epoetin-alfa, rather than partial correction, improves energy levels and reduces fatigue, investigators report in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology for April. ...
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1:56 Low-dose gentamicin for S. aureus bacteremia seen nephrotoxic

Low-dose gentamicin for S. aureus bacteremia seen nephrotoxic

Apr 6, 2009
1:55 High cut-off dialysis useful for myeloma-related renal failure

High cut-off dialysis useful for myeloma-related renal failure

Apr 2, 2009
2:05 Chronic Hyponatremia

Chronic Hyponatremia

Mar 17, 2009
1:56 Hyponatremia in Athletes

Hyponatremia in Athletes

Mar 16, 2009
2:38 Dialysis: Improving Outcomes and Choices

Dialysis: Improving Outcomes and Choices

Mar 16, 2009
1:50 Using Biomarkers to Diagnose Acute Kidney Injury

Using Biomarkers to Diagnose Acute Kidney Injury

Mar 16, 2009
1:26 Low creatinine levels linked to diabetes

Low creatinine levels linked to diabetes

Mar 13, 2009
1:48 Rituximab may reduce inflammation in severe lupus nephritis

Rituximab may reduce inflammation in severe lupus nephritis

Mar 10, 2009
1:45 Laparoscopic Cytoreductive Nephrectomy

Laparoscopic Cytoreductive Nephrectomy

Mar 9, 2009
2:05 Rates of vitamin D deficiency increasing among children with kidney disease

Rates of vitamin D deficiency increasing among children with kidney disease

Mar 3, 2009
1:36 Extra blood pressure lowering cuts renal events in type 2 diabetics

Extra blood pressure lowering cuts renal events in type 2 diabetics

Feb 23, 2009
1:53 Rituximab safe for systemic sclerosis, but efficacy open to question

Rituximab safe for systemic sclerosis, but efficacy open to question

Feb 13, 2009
1:52 Avoiding phosphorus-containing food additives benefits kidney patients

Avoiding phosphorus-containing food additives benefits kidney patients

Feb 12, 2009
1:52 High pulse pressure identifies heart disease in kidney disease patients

High pulse pressure identifies heart disease in kidney disease patients

Jan 30, 2009
1:31 African Americans often unaware they have early-stage kidney disease

African Americans often unaware they have early-stage kidney disease

Jan 28, 2009
1:48 Kidney donation appears safe in long term

Kidney donation appears safe in long term

Jan 28, 2009
1:52 New equation accurately estimates GFR in children with kidney disease

New equation accurately estimates GFR in children with kidney disease

Jan 27, 2009
1:35 Hydroxychloroquine reduces risk of kidney damage in lupus

Hydroxychloroquine reduces risk of kidney damage in lupus

Oct 31, 2008
1:57 Cycling movements, muscle stimulation may improve hemodialysis

Cycling movements, muscle stimulation may improve hemodialysis

Oct 20, 2008
1:41 Intra-arterial safer than intravenous administration of contrast medium

Intra-arterial safer than intravenous administration of contrast medium

Oct 16, 2008
1:32 Renal tumor surgery safe in selected elderly patients

Renal tumor surgery safe in selected elderly patients

Oct 15, 2008
1:51 Benefits of sorafenib for renal cancer not age dependent

Benefits of sorafenib for renal cancer not age dependent

Oct 10, 2008
2:20 Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease

Oct 6, 2008
1:39 Renal transplant outcomes excellent with older living donors

Renal transplant outcomes excellent with older living donors

Sep 18, 2008
2:10 Pentoxifylline reduces proteinuria with chronic kidney disease

Pentoxifylline reduces proteinuria with chronic kidney disease

Sep 16, 2008
1:46 Hospitalization of kidney patients increases complication risk

Hospitalization of kidney patients increases complication risk

Sep 10, 2008
1:06 Familial clustering of proliferative retinopathy seen in type 1 diabetes

Familial clustering of proliferative retinopathy seen in type 1 diabetes

Sep 2, 2008
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