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Latest Full Text Articles (36) Focus on Cystic Kidney Disease81 Renal Oncocytoma: Contrast-Enhanced Sonographic Features Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, March 12, 2013 Clinical Article
82 Diastolic dysfunction measured by tissue Doppler imaging in children with end-stage renal disease: a report of the RICH-Q study Cardiology in the Young, March 11, 2013 Clinical Article
83 Testing of Models of Flow-Induced Hemolysis in Blood Flow Through Hypodermic Needles Artificial Organs, March 11, 2013 Review Article
84 Homogeneous high attenuation renal cysts and solid masses - differentiation with single phase dual energy computed tomography Clinical Radiology, March 8, 2013 Clinical Article
85 Pulmonary Congestion Predicts Cardiac Events and Mortality in ESRD Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 6, 2013 Clinical Article
86 Renal perfusion imaging with two-dimensional navigator gated arterial spin labeling Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, March 6, 2013 Clinical Article
87 Angiomyolipoma with minimal fat: Differentiation from papillary renal cell carcinoma by helical CT Clinical Radiology, March 6, 2013 Review Article
88 A Survey of Current Procedural Practices of Australian and New Zealand Nephrologists Seminars in Dialysis, March 6, 2013 Clinical Article
89 Renal Biopsy: Comparative Yield of Cranial vs. Caudal Needle Trajectory. An Ex Vivo Analysis Nephrology, March 5, 2013 Clinical Article
90 Lower Mortality and Inflammation from Post-Transplantation Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis Compared to the Classical Form American Journal of Nephrology, March 4, 2013 Review Article
91 Epidemiologic data of adult native biopsy-proven renal diseases in Croatia International Urology and Nephrology, March 1, 2013 Clinical Article
92 Absolute hounsfield unit measurement on noncontrast computed tomography cannot accurately predict struvite stone composition Journal of Endourology, March 1, 2013 Clinical Article
93 Changes in Bone Matrix Mineralization After Growth Hormone Treatment in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Kidney Failure Treated by Dialysis: A Paired Biopsy Study American Journal of Kidney Diseases, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article
94 Dosimetric Analyses of Kidneys, Liver, Spleen, Pituitary Gland, and Neuroendocrine Tumors of Patients Treated With 177Lu-DOTATATE Clinical Nuclear Medicine , February 28, 2013 Clinical Article
95 Fluoroless ureteroscopy: zero-dose fluoroscopy during ureteroscopic treatment of urinary-tract calculi Journal of Endourology, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article
96 Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in a Patient With Renal Failure Demonstrating a "Reverse Superscan" on Bone Scintigraphy Clinical Nuclear Medicine , February 28, 2013
97 Diffusion-weighted MRI in assessment of renal dysfunction Full Text Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
98 Renal biopsy pathology in a cohort of patients from southwest Sydney with clinically diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus Full Text International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, February 26, 2013 Review Article
99 Identification of early complications following pancreas and renal transplantation using contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) - first results Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, February 22, 2013 Review Article
100 Percutaneous Computed Tomography–guided Renal Mass Radiofrequency Ablation versus Cryoablation: Doses of Sedation Medication Used Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, February 22, 2013 Clinical Article
Clinical Pearls in Nephrology
- In patients with acute myocardial infarction, the hazard ratio (HR) for major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) was highest in patients with chronic kidney disease and anemia.
- Well-managed use of tobramycin long term is not associated with kidney failure. In a retrospective study among individuals with cystic fibrosis, the use of intravenous colistin, gentamicin, tobramycin or vancomycin did not correlate with increased BUN or creatinine after 8.5 years. Furthermore, only inhaled colistin correlated with kidney failure episodes
- Evidence by the Study of Heart and Renal Protection trial showed cardiovascular benefit and absence of special safety concerns for statin administration in chronic kidney disease; yet some experts call for additional data on renal outcomes.
Highlights in Nephrology
Risk factors for acute cardiac events in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
As published in the Journal of Infection, patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and acute cardiac events (ACEs) have a higher fatality rate (19.4%) than patients with CAP but without ACEs (6.4%). Of 3291 patients with CAP over a 15-year period, 315 had ACEs (8%; arrhythmias, n=199; congestive heart failure, n=118; myocardial infarction, n=30). Based on multivariate analysis, chronic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, tachycardia, septic shock, multilobar pneumonia, hypoalbuminemia, and pneumococcal pneumonia were associated with ACEs in patients with CAP.
Read the article summarySerum amyloid A is a sensitive biomarker for advanced renal cancer
Researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) have reported that serum amyloid A (SAA) has greater sensitivity in detecting advanced renal tumors than CRP or IL-6 levels. Specifically, the sensitivities and specificities of SAA, CRP, and IL-6 for advanced renal tumors were 78%, 69%, and 44%, and 82%, 82%, and 94%, respectively. Furthermore, the SAA levels were higher in patients with advanced renal tumors than patients with localized renal tumors.
Read the article summaryNSAID-associated AKI more severe in young children
As published in the Journal of Pediatrics, NSAID-associated acute tubular necrosis and acute interstitial nephritis occurred in 21 and 6 of 1015 children with acute kidney injuries, respectively. Correct dosing of NSAIDs was confirmed in 75% of the children. Children < 5 years of age had more severe disease, more often requiring dialysis (100% vs. 0) and ICU admission (75% vs. 9%), and increased length of stay (10 d vs. 7 d).
Read the article summaryMost Popular Nephrology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Computed Tomography Angiography in the Diagnosis of ANCA-Associated Small- and Medium-Vessel Vasculitis American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 15, 2013
2 Renal Biopsy in Chronic Kidney Disease: Lessons from a Large Italian Registry American Journal of Nephrology, March 21, 2013
3 Is CTKUB the gold standard in assessing flank pain with diagnostic uncertainty? A one-year review of 228 cases Journal of Clinical Urology, April 12, 2013 Review Article
4 Serum Soluble-Fas, Inflammation, and Anemia in Acute Kidney Injury Artificial Organs, April 17, 2013
5 The role of CT angiography in the evaluation of pediatric renovascular hypertension Pediatric Radiology, April 5, 2013
6 Imaging mass spectrometry: a new tool for kidney disease investigations Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 5, 2013
7 Impact of Preprocedural High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Angiology, April 23, 2013
8 Are Triplicate Urine Samples Necessary to Assess Albuminuria? Nephron Clinical Practice, April 12, 2013
9 High density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are an independent predictor of the progression of chronic kidney disease Journal of Internal Medicine, April 25, 2013
10 Gemella sanguinis endocarditis with c-ANCA/anti-PR-3-associated immune complex necrotizing glomerulonephritis with a full-house pattern on immunofluorescence microscopy Clinical Kidney Journal, April 22, 2013
11 A Case of Undulating Fevers and Elevated Liver Tests after Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation Seminars in Liver Disease, April 8, 2013
12 Safety of meglumine gadoterate (Gd-DOTA)-enhanced MRI compared to unenhanced MRI in patients with chronic kidney disease (RESCUE study) European Radiology, April 16, 2013
13 Contrast Material–induced Nephrotoxicity and Intravenous Low-Osmolality Iodinated Contrast Material Radiology, March 26, 2013
14 Segmentation of Individual Renal Cysts from MR Images in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 29, 2013
15 Solifenacin improves double-J stent-related symptoms in both genders following uncomplicated ureteroscopic lithotripsy Urological Research - Urolithiasis, March 22, 2013
16 Clinical effectiveness protocols for imaging in the management of ureteral calculous disease: aua technology assessment The Journal of Urology, April 11, 2013
17 Lean Body Mass Is Better Than Body Surface Area in Correcting GFR Clinical Nuclear Medicine , April 24, 2013
18 An unusual case of left venous renal entrapment syndrome: a new type of nutcracker phenomenon? Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, April 2, 2013
19 Effects of prednisone on biomarkers of tubular damage induced by radiocontrast in interventional cardiology Journal of Nephrology, April 4, 2013 Review Article
20 Variation in and prognostic importance of troponin T measured using a high-sensitivity assay in clinically stable haemodialysis patients Clinical Kidney Journal, February 11, 2013
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