Medication review interventions for adults living with advanced chronic kidney disease: A scoping reviewdoi:10.1111/bcp.16363adverse drug reactionsco‐morbiditydeprescribingmedicines optimisationmorbidityStructured medication reviews (SMRs) were introduced into the National Health Service (NHS) Primary Care to ...
In 2012, cardiovascular disease resulted in 17.5 million deaths globally with this number estimated to increase to 23.6 million by the year 2030. READ MORE LIVING WITH A DISEASE Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most frequent complications arising from diabetes...
The number of adults with conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and kidney disease will rise by 2.5 million - an increase of 37% compared with 2019 figures, according to a four-year project led by the Health Foundation's Real Centre in partnership with the University ...
“My mother used to say, ‘You feel horrible when your children go through [tough situations] because you don't want your children hurt,’” Robert said. “[When Justin was diagnosed with kidney failure], I understood what she meant because that's a horrib...
PLHIV worldwide have a greater burden of multimorbidity than people without HIV and this burden increases with age3,30,31,32. Common comorbidities include hepatitis B, hepatitis C, tuberculosis, and aging-associated noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, osteopor...
This time of year also has so many disturbing memories for me too, being 5 years since I was diagnosed, the kidney failure leading up to that and my first relapse around December 2012. This year was the toughest yet, got to say that was mostly to do with dex withdrawal but taking them...
Our age- and gender-specific GFR reference ranges may be useful in the management of an older individual with a GFR < 60 mL/min/1.73m2: if GFR is within their reference range and there is no other evidence of kidney disease, one may be more confident in attributing a GFR < 60 ...
The National Kidney Foundation UK resources NHS urinary catheters:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/urinary-catheters/ Royal College of Nursing catheter care guidance:https://www.rcn.org.uk/Professional-Development/publications/catheter-care-guidance-for-health-care-professionals-uk-pub-009-915 ...
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“For example, a 77-year-old man who had arthritis, back problems, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and a thyroid condition expressed his resignation in this way:‘That’s life .. . I’m not happy with it but if it has to be that way, it has to be. That’s all there is...