LONG BEACH, Calif. — Hydralazine-induced autoimmune conditions may have a varied presentation, including drug-induced lupus or vasculitis, according to a speaker, here. Patients with nephritic syndrome and multiorgan involvement should learn to identify overlap syndromes, Renuka Tolani, DO, of the Houston Methodist Hospital, and colleagues wrote in a poster presented at the National Kidney
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Off-unit sessions organized around games, resources, fresh food and meal preparation improved patient knowledge around nutrition and kidney disease, resulting in improved phosphorous levels. “The Grub Clubs were meant to help patients and families learn about the renal-friendly diet, give them a chance to taste a meal that was ‘renal friendly’ and give
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Megalocytic interstitial nephritis may trigger issues with coexisting renal transplant rejection, and providers should focus on immunosuppressive regimen and infection control, according to presented data. Munsef Barakat, MD, of the Medical University of South Carolina, and colleagues presented a case of megalocytic interstitial nephritis in a kidney transplant
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Clinicians do not consistently use algorithms for dosing methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta when treating patients with anemia, presented research shows.
“Multiple dosing algorithms exist for the use of [methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta] MPG-EPO [Mircera, Vifor Pharma],” Namrata Shrestha, MD, of the University of the Incarnate Word, San
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