Kidney recipients infected only with HIV do as well as uninfected recipients, but HIV-infected recipients co-infected with hepatitis C virus have poorer outcomes.
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Innovation & Development
December 21, 2012
Continuous dialysis for ICU patients provides better fluid removal
Renal replacement therapy performed continuously over 24 hours provides better hemodynamic tolerance, fluid removal in critically ill patients with kidney failure.
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Focus on Patient Care
August 01, 2011
At-home self-test helps identify risk of kidney disease
Questions about age, diabetes, smoking and other health issues aim to identify people at risk for kidney disease.
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Focus on Patient Care
Adding cystatin C to a diagnostic panel revealed one person in six who had chronic kidney disease that was undetected using the conventional test.
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Focus on Patient Care
September 22, 2010
Smoking might raise the risk of kidney disease in people with diabetes
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Focus on Patient Care