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MDLinx Nephrology is the one place you can find the most updated medical journal articles that focus on topics such as: kidney function, renal replacement therapy, immunosuppression management, clinical pharmacology, chronic kidney disease and much more. The articles found on MDLinx are thoroughly classified and expertly summarized by our team of medical editors, and then ranked to provide you optimal value for your time.
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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (88) Focus on Cystic Kidney Disease981 Cryoglobulinaemia and rapidly deteriorating renal function in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, December 2, 2010
982 Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of the Stable Kidney Transplant and Chronic Transplant Injury Using the ProtoArray Technology Transplantation Proceedings, December 1, 2010
983 Acute Transplant Glomerulopathy is Associated With Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Poor Graft Outcome Transplantation Proceedings, December 1, 2010
984 An unusual case of anti-glomerular basement membrane disease presenting with nephrotic syndrome International Urology and Nephrology, November 30, 2010
985 Hereditary renal tubular disorders in Turkey: demographic, clinical, and laboratory features Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, November 30, 2010
986 Circulating Permeability Factors in Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 29, 2010
987 Discrepancy between Medical Evidence Form 2728 and Renal Biopsy for Glomerular Diseases Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 23, 2010
988 A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 23, 2010 Evidence Based Medicine
989 A Case of Phospholipase A2 Receptor–Positive Membranous Nephropathy Preceding Sarcoid-Associated Granulomatous Tubulointerstitial Nephritis American Journal of Kidney Diseases, November 23, 2010
990 Update on antiglomerular basement membrane disease Current Opinion in Rheumatology, November 22, 2010
991 Imaging of the Porous Ultrastructure of the Glomerular Epithelial Filtration Slit Full Text Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 22, 2010
992 The Incidence of Major Hemorrhagic Complications After Renal Biopsies in Patients with Monoclonal Gammopathies Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 22, 2010
993 Interstitial nephritis and autoimmune pancreatitis: a case report International Urology and Nephrology, November 19, 2010
994 Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis in the Elderly Full Text Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 18, 2010
995 Pathological Significance of a Panel of Urinary Biomarkers in Patients with Drug-Induced Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 18, 2010
996 Association between serum uric acid and different states of glucose metabolism and glomerular filtration rate Full Text Chinese Medical Journal, November 17, 2010
997 Inhibition of ERK1/2 Activation by Phenolic Antioxidants Protects Kidney Tubular Cells During Cold Storage Transplantation, November 17, 2010
998 Loop Disorders: Insights Derived from Defined Genotypes Nephron Physiology, November 17, 2010
999 In Renal Transplants With Delayed Graft Function Chemokines and Chemokine Receptor Expression Predict Long-Term Allograft Function Transplantation, November 17, 2010
1000 Clinical evaluation of chronic nephrotoxicity of long-term cyclosporin A treatment in adult patients with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome Nephrology, November 17, 2010
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 Clinical approach to renal tubular acidosis in adult patients International Journal of Clinical Practice, March 1, 2011
2 Rituximab therapy in nephrotic syndrome: implications for patients' management Nature Reviews Nephrology, January 23, 2013
3 Randomized Controlled Trial of Enalapril on Decline in Glomerular Filtration Rate and Proteinuria in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease Indian Pediatrics, April 11, 2013 Free full text
4 Immune Complex Disease With a Lupus-like Pattern of Deposition in an Antinuclear Antibody-Negative Patient American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 5, 2013
5 Hepatitis C-Associated Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis With Crystalline Deposits American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 4, 2013
6 Impact of the National Institutes of Health Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (NIH FSGS) clinical trial on the treatment of steroid-resistant FSGS Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 11, 2013
7 Impact and Interaction of Low Estimated GFR and B Vitamin Therapy on Prognosis Among Ischemic Stroke Patients: The Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention (VISP) Trial American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 10, 2013
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Medical therapy alone can be sufficient for bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis: report of a new case and review of previous experiences
International Urology and Nephrology, April 18, 2013
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9 Outcomes Associated With Microalbuminuria Effect Modification by Chronic Kidney Disease JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013 Free full text
10 Predicting the development of acute kidney injury in liver cirrhosis – an analysis of glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria and kidney injury biomarkers Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 15, 2013
11 Apolipoprotein L1 Risk Variants Associate with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Associated Collapsing Glomerulopathy Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 9, 2013 Review Article
12 Urinary Biomarkers in Relapsing Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-associated Vasculitis The Journal of Rheumatology, April 12, 2013
13 The Treatment of Minimal Change Disease in Adults Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 6, 2013 Review Article
14 Characteristics and outcome of crescentic glomerulonephritis in patients with both antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody Clinical Rheumatology, April 29, 2013 Review Article
15 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
16 Current and emerging treatments for idiopathic focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis in adults Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, March 19, 2013
17 Racial Differences in Estimated GFR Decline, ESRD, and Mortality in an Integrated Health System American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 2, 2013
18 Estimating glomerular filtration rate: is it good enough? And is it time to move on Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, April 18, 2013 Review Article
19 Detecting and controlling diabetic nephropathy: What do we know? Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, April 3, 2013 Free full text
20 Subclinical non-autoimmune hypothyroidism in children with steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, April 19, 2013
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