by Jami Larue, Yale University Each year, over 2 million people visit U.S. emergency departments for suspected renal colic, which typically causes intense flank or abdominal pain due to kidney stones blocking the urinary track. Led by Christopher L. Moore, Yale associate professor and chief of the section of emergency ultrasound in the department of...
Tag: <span>Kidney disease</span>
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Through the kidneys to the exit
Scientists from NUST MISIS learn how to safely excrete nanomedicine NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MISIS Scientists at the National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” (NUST MISIS) have identified a new mechanism for removing magnetic nanoparticles through the kidneys, which will help to create more effective and safe drugs. The results of the...
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What causes pain in the right upper quadrant of the ribs?
By Beth Sissons Reviewed by Saurabh (Seth) Sethi, MD MPH Healthcare professionals consider the abdomen to have four sections, which they call quadrants. This classification helps them better identify symptoms. The right upper quadrant (RUQ) includes the pancreas, right kidney, gallbladder, liver, and intestines. Pain under the ribs in this area can indicate a health problem affecting one of these organs or the surrounding tissues....
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Kidney disease linked to increased risk of falling
by Marc Ransford, Ball State University Kidney disease causes middle-aged people to be as susceptible to falling as older adults, say researchers from Ball State University. “Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries among middle-aged adults with kidney disease” recently published by the journal International Urology and Nephrology, found that people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) were at increased risk of...
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Improvements in insulin release wane after treatment stops in adults with type 2 diabetes
Results also add support that the disease is more aggressive in youth NIH/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES A set of clinical trials examining youth and adults with type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance has found that disease progression in adults slowed during medical treatment but resumed after treatment stopped. Youth on the...
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PCSK9 inhibitors: Specific studies are mandatory to prove efficacy and safety in CKD
ERA-EDTA Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a substantially increased risk for the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Accordingly, cardiovascular mortality is increased even in the earliest stages of CKD. In the general population and in CKD patients, high plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are crucially involved in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic...
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Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer
Death risk increases the longer such drugs are used WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Extended use of popular drugs to treat heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux has been associated with an increased risk of premature death. However, little has been known about the specific causes of death attributed to the drugs. Now, a study by researchers at Washington University School of...
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Study links patrolling monocytes to lupus-related kidney disease
by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital This work shows for the first time that a type of immune cell called a patrolling monocyte plays a critical role in lupus-related kidney disease. Authors Vanessa Redecke, M.D., Ph.D., Hans Haecker, M.D., Ph.D., and Jeeba Kuriakose, Ph.D. Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital A study led by St. Jude Children’s Research...
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Older adults starting dialysis die at higher rates than previously thought
Study results can help inform patient decisions, physician choice of treatment for end-stage kidney disease HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL Older adults with end-stage kidney disease who start dialysis–a treatment that keeps their blood free of toxins–appear to die at higher rates than previously thought, according to findings of a new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System...
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Itchy skin affects the health and quality of life of many patients with kidney disease
by American Society of Nephrology New research reveals that pruritus, or itchy skin, affects a substantial percentage of patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD). The study, which appears in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), also indicates which patients are more likely to experience pruritus, and demonstrates that pruritus may affect quality of life and sleep. In studies of patients on dialysis, pruritus is common and has...