Clinical Nephrology - Epidemiology II

Epidemiology of CKD Regression in Patients under Nephrology Care

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) regression is considered as an infrequent renal outcome, limited to early stages, and associated with higher mortality. However, prevalence, prognosis and the clinical correlates of CKD regression remain undefined in the setting of nephrology care. This is a multicenter prospective study in 1418 patients with established CKD (eGFR: 60-15 ml/min/1.73m²) under nephrol...

Hand-carried ultrasound use in clinical nephrology

BACKGROUND Correctly assessing and managing volume status are critical elements of daily care for patients managed by nephrologists. However, intravascular volume is difficult to assess by physical examination alone. METHODS We present vignettes illustrating the potential for using hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) to improve volume assessment in common clinical scenarios faced by the renal consu...

Critiques of clinical guidelines in nephrology: anaemia.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterised by reduced erythropoietin production and anaemia. The introduction in the late 1980s of recombinant human erythropoietin transformed the quality of life and the blood transfusion requirements of patients with advanced CKD, and several erythropoietin analogues or derivatives with the collective name of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) are now...

Clinical Epidemiology

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Nephrology II Bone Metabolism and Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease