This week, we will discuss hopefully the final story of intensive BP lowering. BPROAD is a larger version of ACCORD without the glycemic control arm. Dive in.
This week, we will discuss the use of 3K dialysis bath with sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus 2K bath and no potassium lowering medications in dialysis patients and the associated risk of arrhythmia.
This week, we will discuss post-trial follow-up for EMPA-Kidney. What are the longer-term effects of empagliflozin for patients with chronic kidney disease?
Nausea is a very common and distressing problem. Some medications that treat nausea carry a higher risk for arrhythmias, like Torsades de Pointes, and sudden cardiac death. Is ondansetron safe for use in patients on hemodialysis?
Elliot Tapper, Director of the Michigan Cirrhosis program and creator of several liver tweetorials, gives us his thoughts on the CONFIRM trial and where we go from here.
Although peritoneal dialysis (PD) is frequently utilized in the management of acute kidney injury (AKI), unlike the adult literature, there are no RCTs comparing the effectiveness or outcomes of different renal replacement modalities for the treatment of AKI in children.