Posts Tagged ‘chronic kidney disease’
Tool to help GPs predict which kidney patients need hospital care added to NICE chronic kidney disease guideline
Tool to help GPs predict which kidney patients need hospital care added to NICE chronic kidney disease guideline 09 September 2021 We are delighted to share that a study we funded that discovered a way to help GPs predict which patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are more likely to need dialysis or a kidney transplant in the future…
Read MoreEthnicity adjustment for kidney function testing removed from NICE chronic kidney disease guideline
Ethnicity adjustment for kidney function testing removed from NICE chronic kidney disease guideline 25 August 2021 The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) chronic kidney disease (CKD) guideline update, released today, has removed the recommendation to adjust for Black ethnicity when estimating how well a patient’s kidneys are working; a change that will prevent…
Read MoreTeenager thought she had period pain but it turned out to be a rare genetic kidney disease
Teenager thought she had period pain but it turned out to be a rare genetic kidney disease 10 March 2021 A Saffron Walden student, who went from feeling like a healthy teenager to chronic kidney disease in just four weeks, is sharing her story to help other young people going through kidney disease. Sasha Bellamy was shocked when…
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