A GP guide to chronic kidney disease in diabetes
Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure (37% non-Indigenous Australians; 69% Indigenous Australians) and around 50% of people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM)…
Tag: Kidney
‘Excellent outcome’: New diabetic CKD drug option for GPs
GPs can now prescribe finerenone under the PBS to prevent worsening kidney function in adults with chronic kidney disease caused by type 2 diabetes. More…
Medical Must-See: Gigantic kidney stone breaks two world records
An enormous kidney stone removed from a retired Sri Lankan soldier has broken not one but two world records to become the largest ever recorded.…
Watch for ‘rare but serious’ side effect from oral anticoagulants: TGA
The medicines watchdog has slapped safety warnings on all oral anticoagulants following post-marketing reports of anticoagulant-related nephropathy presenting as acute kidney injury. On Thursday, the…
SGLT-2 inhibitor cuts need for diuretics in HFpEF, study shows
Empagliflozin may reduce long-term use of diuretics in older adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, according to international researchers. Their study results suggested…
Renal ramifications
Chris is a 79-year-old woman with a background of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, reflux, bowel cancer, osteoporosis and AF. She has been generally well and…
Diuretics no better than placebo to prevent kidney stones: study
Thiazide diuretics may be no better than placebo at preventing recurrence of kidney stones, a study suggests, but doctors say it’s too early to change…
An effect of lithium?
Gerry is a 49-year-old disability support pensioner who presents for review of thirst, polyuria and polydipsia that has been present for several years. He reports…
SGLT-2 inhibitors now first-line therapy for diabetes and CKD: new guidelines
Most patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease should be managed with SGLT-2 inhibitors as first-line therapy in addition to lifestyle interventions, according…
Albuminuria in diabetic kidney disease ‘ups foot ulcer risk’
Patients with diabetic kidney disease are almost three times more likely to develop foot ulcers than those without renal complications, but only in the presence of…
