Search results for "Kidney Disease"
NKF-ASN task force issues final report on use of race in diagnosing kidney disease
Effective immediately in the U.S., estimated glomerular filtration rate should be calculated with an updated equation that does not include a race modifier for Black patients, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/29/4.htm
29 Sep 2021
October 5, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/05/
Hypertension
Accurate documentation of hypertensive crisis, urgency, and emergency can have a substantial impact on reimbursement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/11/20/hypertension.htm
20 Nov 2024
PICCs frequently placed in hospital patients with chronic kidney disease
Despite recommendations cautioning against PICC use in chronic kidney disease or intensive care, 30.9% of ICU patients who got a PICC had an estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, a study in Michigan found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/05/1.htm
5 Jun 2019
August 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/
Harms of antiplatelet therapy may outweigh benefits in chronic kidney disease
Antiplatelet therapy may have uncertain benefits that could be outweighed by bleeding risk in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/21/5.htm
21 Mar 2012
February 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/
July 12, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/12/
Adherence to labeling for NOACs may be crucial in patients with kidney disease
Overdosing of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) was common among patients with severe kidney disease, while a significant proportion of patients without renal disease were underdosed, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/07/1.htm
7 Jun 2017
September 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/