Watermelon brings on hyperkalaemia in patients: case series
Patients with impaired kidney function would be wise to go easy on their watermelon consumption, with US doctors warning it has the potential to induce…
Tag: Kidney
Empagliflozin added to PBS for CKD, with or without diabetes
Adults with proteinuric chronic kidney disease can now access PBS-subsidised empagliflozin, regardless of their diabetes status, in addition to standard care. On Monday, 10mg empagliflozin…
First pig-to-human kidney transplant performed
A 62-year-old man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, US doctors have…
‘A game changer’: TGA approves diabetes drug for CKD
The TGA has approved empagliflozin to prevent chronic kidney disease progression in adults regardless of diabetes status, in addition to standard care. Under the expanded…
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)…
‘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 showsÂ
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…
