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    Tag: Kidney

    SGLT-2 inhibitors now first-line therapy for diabetes and CKD: new guidelines 

    January 23, 2023

    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…

    Foot ulcer

    Albuminuria in diabetic kidney disease ‘ups foot ulcer risk’

    January 18, 2023

    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…

    Indonesia bans liquid medicines after dozens of children die

    October 21, 2022

    Indonesia has temporarily banned all liquid medicines following the deaths of about 100 children from acute kidney damage, the country’s health minister says.  At least…

    Pain management in chronic kidney disease

    October 8, 2022

    Joan is a 77-year-old woman with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, orthostatic hypotension, central adiposity, and chronic kidney disease stage 3B without albuminuria. She…

    Professor Carol Pollock

    New option for proteinuric CKD now on the PBS

    September 1, 2022

    For optimum impact, the agent needs to be initiated early while kidney function is relatively preserved, a specialist says.

    Impact of gender-affirming hormone therapy on kidney function examined

    August 31, 2022

    Gender-affirming hormone therapy associated with increased serum creatinine in transgender men, but not transgender women.

    Statins

    Real-world study cautions on kidney damage with popular statin

    July 21, 2022

    Data from nearly a million patients link rosuvastatin to a higher risk of kidney damage in a dose-response manner.

    Snapper dinner lands Australian family in hospital with rhabdomyolysis: case

    June 15, 2022

    It is the first report of Haff disease in Australia.

    Managing chronic kidney disease with physical activity

    June 6, 2022

    Alan is a 58-year-old courier driver who has chronic kidney disease. His medical history includes type 2 diabetes (diagnosed in 2009), low back pain, obesity…

    More than just low mood and appetite

    May 26, 2022

    Anne, an 85-year-old nursing home resident, is reviewed by her GP, at the request of nursing home staff. She has had anorexia and low mood…

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