Search results for "Acute kidney injury"
No protective renal effect noted with fenoldopam in AKI patients after cardiac surgery
Fenoldopam does not appear to reduce the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/08/4.htm
8 Oct 2014
MKSAP quiz on rheumatology
Patient cases involving sclerodactyly, rheumatoid arthritis, knee replacement, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/ty.htm
15 Oct 2014
Perioperative aspirin, clonidine don't reduce AKI risk
Taking aspirin or clonidine before or after noncardiac surgery isn't associated with a lower risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/19/1.htm
19 Nov 2014
New tests for acute kidney injury and yeast bloodstream infections
Details on the latest recalls, label changes, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/fda.htm
15 Dec 2014
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury
Experts offer advice on managing the third leading cause of hospital-acquired acute renal failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/aki.htm
15 Dec 2014
Clarithromycin may cause serious adverse events when taken with certain statins
Clarithromycin may cause serious adverse events when taken with rosuvastatin, pravastatin, or fluvastatin, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/14/2.htm
14 Jan 2015
Recent Research
Scoring systems for pleural effusions, NSAIDS and VTE risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/rr.htm
15 Jan 2015
SGLT2 inhibitors change the dynamic of glucose and the kidneys
Kidney Week session discusses new class of diabetes drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/conference3.htm
15 Jan 2015
In the News
Malpractice claims, fenoldopam after cardiac surgery in acute kidney injury, beta-lactams and community-acquired pneumonia, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2015
Uncertainty clouds protocols
Sepsis strategies studied and debated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/sepsis.htm
15 Mar 2015