Search results for "Acute kidney injury"
Nutrition, contrast and AKI, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2020
MKSAP quiz on acute kidney injury
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on acute kidney injury.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/mksap-quiz-on-acute-kidney-injury.htm
15 Mar 2021
IV sodium bicarbonate and oral acetylcysteine didn't reduce contrast-associated AKI
The authors noted that these interventions are widely used in clinical practice to try to prevent acute kidney injury (AKI) despite lack of evidence supporting their effectiveness.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/22/3.htm
22 Nov 2017
Patients with hematologic malignancy, multiorgan failure appear to benefit from ICU care
One-year survival rates were lower with organ failure than without but remained relatively high even in patients with two or more failing organ systems, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/24/3.htm
24 Oct 2018
Act early to avert AKI
Incidence of acute kidney injury is increasing, due in part to advances in medical care and an aging population, and hospitalists need to know how to manage it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/kidney.htm
15 Oct 2013
Use of dialysis in sepsis varies widely without difference in mortality rates
Costs were significantly higher with increasing renal replacement therapy rates, and the results suggest that the therapy may be overused in patients with sepsis, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/13/3.htm
13 Dec 2017
One diabetes drug gets new indication, another gets new warning labeling
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/fda.htm
15 Feb 2017
Sodium excretion, postop antibiotics, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2019
Fecal transplants, contrast, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2020
Do you still need to worry about contrast and AKI?
Experts weigh in on the balance of scans' benefits and contrast's risks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/do-you-still-need-to-worry-about-contrast-and-aki.htm
15 Mar 2020