Care guide for Chronic Kidney Disease. Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.
Care guide for Chronic Kidney Disease (Inpatient Care). Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.
As with other groups of chronic kidney disease patients, the treatment of anaemia is of paramount importance in the general management of patients receiving regular peritoneal dialysis. The availability of agents able to stimulate erythropoiesis has transformed the management of anaemia in CKD, but ...
Purpose of review: Individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events. LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) is a key modifiable cause of ASCVD and lowering LDL-C with statins reduces the risk of ASCVD events in a wide range of popul...
Kidney disease is a common disorder in cats over 10 years of age. In geriatric kidney disease, the kidneys began to degenerate as part of the natural aging process. The cause for this degeneration is unknown. All breeds and both sexes are equally affected by geriatric onset kidney disease, ...
KidneyDietChronic kidney disease (CKD) is arguably the most common disease of older domestic cats. Recent research has focused on treatment options and prognostic variables. Specifically, the roles of dietary protein, hypertension and proteinuria as potential causes of a progressive decline in kidney ...
In general, kidney disease progresses slowly. But because it often doesn't cause symptoms in the early stages, it can be hard to know exactly when it starts. How fast it progresses depends on your treatment and how well you can control underlying conditions that make it worse. ...
Study Finds Semaglutide Improves Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Kennedy Ferruggia, Assistant Editor May 25th 2024 The role of semaglutide as a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor antagonist could offer further treatment options to improve patient outcomes. ...
When The Kidneys No Longer Work, What Are The Options? If medical treatment is not successful,hemodialysisorperitoneal dialysiseventually become the only methods other than a kidney transplant for the body to remove wastes. Of these two methods, hemodialysis is the most common. In order to receiv...
Patients with chronic kidney disease have poor perceived knowledge of treatment optionsFinkelstein FO et al . ( 2008 ) Perceived knowledge among patients cared for by nephrologists about chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease therapies . Kidney Int 74 : 1178 – 1184 Education about ...