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Overcoming the Barrier to Optimal Medication Practice – A Closer Look at the Burden of Polypharmacy in Patients with Chronic Kid

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common disease affecting up to 16% of the global population1. Given that patients with CKD are at an increased risk of multiple comorbidities, they commonly need a multitude of medications to prevent further progres...

Apr 19, 2024
Taking a New Approach to Dyslipidaemia

Early Insight to the Dyslipidaemia Pandemic Dyslipidaemia is defined as lipid imbalance affecting the low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), elevated triglyceride (TG), high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and elevated total c...

Feb 8, 2024
An Update on the Role of SGLT-2 Inhibitor in the KDIGO Guideline on the Management of CKD

The Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most prominent causes of death and suffering in the 21 st century. The number of patients affected by CKD has substantially increased with an estimate of 843.6 million i...

Oct 26, 2023
Mitigating Disruption in Kidney Care Due to Unexpected Events

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasing public health concern with an estimated global prevalence of 10.6% for stages 3-5 and 13.4% for stages 1-5. In 2016, there were 275.9 million cases of CKD with around 1.2 million deaths and 35 million ye...

Aug 11, 2023
Automated Peritoneal Dialysis– An Essential Component of Personalised Peritoneal Dialysis Delivery

“Adequate” to “High-quality Goal-directed” In healthcare settings, the delivery of PD primarily focuses on small solute removal and ultrafiltration as highlighted by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) gu...

Jun 13, 2023
Kidney Health Education for All - A Snapshot on Current Scenario and Action Strategies

Kidney Health Education for All - A Snapshot on Current Scenario and Action Strategies The Clinical Importance of Health Literacy CKD patients have to make day-to-day decisions about how to self-manage their conditions, including their diet and work...

Mar 18, 2022
Dietary Management of Metabolic Acidosis in Chronic Kidney Disease

Dietary Management of Metabolic Acidosis in Chronic Kidney Disease Metabolic acidosis is an acid-base disorder common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) when the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) falls below 30-40 mL/min/1.73 m 2 1,2 . It ...

Jun 21, 2021