The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney damage) to stage 5 (kidney failure). The staging of CKD is based on a blood ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3b or 4 experienced slower decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate 20 months after enrollment in a value-based kidney care program. Objectives ...

Science Progress (1933-), Vol. 104, No. 2 (2021), pp. 1-27 (27 pages) The complexity of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its treatments have made self-management behaviors inevitably challenging.

Credit: Getty Images The number of patients diagnosed with CKD continues to rise each year. Those in the health care field need to work together to minimize the number of patients who go undetected ...

Trial subgroup analyses support the use of either allopurinol or febuxostat in patients with stage 3 CKD and gout. A prespecified analysis of the STOP-GOUT trial revealed that allopurinol has similar ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of patients with CKD stages 3 to 5, 45.8% of Black adults were reclassified to more advanced stages. Overall, 44 ...

During her first encounter, a 58-year-old woman with long-standing diabetes mellitus and hypertension has a BP of 142/92 mm Hg, weighs 115 lb, and stands 5 ft 3 in tall. She is taking ...

The researchers found that with denosumab vs oral bisphosphonates, the risk for emergently treated hypocalcemia increased with worsening CKD stage. (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic kidney ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) severity is associated with an increased risk for gastroparesis, according to a study published ...

This study characterized antihyperglycemic medication use after chronic kidney disease onset among patients with type 2 diabetes to uncover potential unmet needs in clinical practice. Conclusions: ...