Kidney doctors are called nephrologists. They treat conditions that affect the kidneys, like chronic kidney disease and kidney stones. They also may help people manage chronic conditions like diabetes ...

Doctors determine lymphocyte counts using a complete blood count (CBC). A CBC is a blood test that calculates the number of different types of blood cells, including lymphocytes, in a blood sample ...

Stage 2 kidney disease is mainly asymptomatic and may be difficult to diagnose. Some physical symptoms include changes in urine color and dry or itchy skin. Lifestyle changes can help prevent ...

When you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), your kidneys slowly stop working properly. The damage is lasting and can get worse over time, leading to different stages of CKD. Anyone can get CKD ...

J Med Virol. 2019;91(2):287-295. doi:10.1002/jmv.25304 Castelli G, Desai KM, Cantone RE. Peripheral neuropathy: evaluation and differential diagnosis. Am Fam Physician. 2020;102(12):732-739. Centers ...

Clinicians need to be cautious when prescribing gabapentinoids to patients with CKD or frailty because of an elevated risk for fracture. Use of gabapentinoids such as pregabalin or gabapentin is ...

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(Guy Quenneville/CBC) Six new faces are joining four incumbents on city council in addition to mayor-elect Cynthia Block, the first ever woman to hold the top job at city hall. Ward 2 voters chose ...

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However, there is limited data available with conflicting results on safety of GLP-1RAs among patients with heart failure (HF) with chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Objective: To assess the ...

We analyzed CBC values and identified sex-based trends among patients with early LD by comparing both to controls without a history of LD and to patients’ pre-morbid values. Methods: We enrolled ...

Fully differential amplifiers from Analog Devices offer precision DC specs and are designed to better reject high frequency PSRR and CMRR through their differential input and output architectures. The ...