The FDA has recently approved two different agents for weight loss in obese patients.
Most hypoglycemia is iatrogenic and associated with drug-treated diabetes mellitus.
Most CKD patients have high blood pressure, with each disease exacerbating the other.
Induction therapy is highly effective for treating this renal disease, which often has poor outcomes.
In 2010, more than 26 million adults had chronic kidney disease, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases.
Pharmacists should counsel these patients about lifestyle, dietary factors, and medication effects.
Limited information about this disorder’s pathophysiology makes diagnosis and treatment a challenge.
It is unclear what causes cysts to form in the kidneys of patients with this disorder.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data show that
23 million adults (11.5%) suffered from chronic kidney disease in
2004.
Intravenous immunoglobulin has been in short supply for years, which poses treatment dilemmas.
Addison’s disease, a disorder of the adrenal glands, is characterized
by a deficiency of hormones the body needs to regulate most bodily
systems.
Longer life expectancy and the higher prevalence of obesity and type 2
diabetes may explain the trend toward an increased incidence of this
disorder.
Cushing’s syndrome is a manifestation of symptoms that are precipitated by excessive cortisol production.
There has been a renewed interest in metabolic syndrome in children in
recent years in association with increasing childhood obesity, and the
origins of metabolic syndrome have been traced back to childhood.
This condition is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction in elderly women.
This disorder, especially the acute form, incurs a significant burden in terms of medical care and drug costs.
Bisphosphonates, which are excreted via the kidneys, may accumulate in
patients with diminished renal function, and toxicity may occur.
Awareness of chronic renal disorders is low in the U.S., so screening
and assessment are important.
Polyomavirus infection is an emerging challengein
kidney-transplant recipients.
Acute renal failure (ARF) is defined as a rapid loss of renal function due to damage to the kidneys.
Tremendous advancements have been made in our understanding of immunology and transplantation in the last 20 years.
In the United States, kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) is estimated to be the seventh most common cancerous condition diagnosed in men and the 13th most common in women, accounting for 2.7% of all malignant conditions.