Nephrology
From the Journals
Acute kidney injury common in children, young adults in ICU
Acute kidney injury is common in children and young adults admitted to ICU.
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UTIs not caused by E. coli more likely in certain children
Non–Escherichia coli UTIs are more common in children who are uncircumcised, are Hispanic, have no fever, or have grade 3-4 vesicoureteral reflux...
Conference Coverage
Expert shares ‘recipe’ for kidney stone disease
What factors are driving the rise in kidney stone disease prevalence?
Beyond the White Coat
Perfect is the enemy of good
Dr. Kevin T. Powell discusses the controversy about the benefit of prophylaxis to prevent reflux nephropathy after recurrent UTIs in small...
Conference Coverage
Renal ultrasound in neonates with febrile UTI can rule out high-grade vesicoureteral reflux
Key clinical finding: With the number needed to test of 70, you would have to test many babies with normal renal ultrasound to detect one case of...
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Fever, E. coli, and abnormal ultrasound predict renal scarring in pediatric UTI
Key clinical point: Three clinical findings predict whether children and adolescents with a first episode of UTI have a higher risk of renal...
Conference Coverage
Debate continues on antibiotic prophylaxis for UTIs in children with reflux
Key clinical point: It remains unclear whether antibiotic prophylaxis is beneficial for febrile UTI in children with vesicoureteral reflux.Major...
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Obese teens heading for bariatric surgery already show kidney damage
Key clinical point: Follow-up will determine if baseline abnormalities in obese teens’ kidney function and other areas are reversible through...
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Lorazepam not superior to diazepam in pediatric status epilepticus
Major finding: Status epilepticus ceased by 10 minutes and did not recur for at least 30 minutes in 101 (72.1%) patients treated with diazepam and...
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Urine culture essential for UTI diagnosis in febrile neonates
Key clinical point: A urine culture is needed to diagnose a UTI in neonates with a fever.Major finding: When a urine culture was taken in 651...
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Childhood glomerular disease associated with adult hypertension
Major finding: Of men with a history of resolved childhood glomerular disease, 13.6% developed hypertension as adults, compared with 7.4% of men...