Nephrology

Geriatric Medicine

Questions discussed in this category

What is your approach to bisphosphonate use in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and osteoporosis?

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What are some practical tips in distinguishing between metabolic bone disease due to chronic kidney disease and osteoporosis?

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What is your systolic blood pressure target for patients over 80 with frailty and multiple comorbidities?

1 Answer available

Do you recommend performing cognitive testing in the clinic to determine the blood pressure target in patients 80 years or older?

1 Answer available

Would you recommend AV fistula placement in a CKD Stage 5 patient who is over the age of 80?

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Papers discussed in this category

JAMA, 2019-02-12

Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA, 2019-08-13

Association of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control With Cerebral White Matter Lesions.

Kidney Int, 2019 Jan

Hemodialysis vascular access in the elderly-getting it right.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2021 Feb 08

Safety of Oral Bisphosphonates in Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Kidney Disease: A Binational Cohort Analysis.

Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension, 2022 Jun 10

Clinical utility of bone turnover markers in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Drugs & aging, 2001

Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET): protocol for the main trial.

Circulation research, 2019 Mar 29

Hypertension Management in Older and Frail Older Patients.

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