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Nephrotoxic Mechanisms of Gadolinium: Implications for the Use of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents
Gadolinium-based contrast agents are widely used for MRI. Although they may be considered well-tolerated at recommended dosing levels, recent evidence supports the deposition of free gadolinium in the tissues and its slow release into circulation, resulting in long-term toxicity, which is aggravated in renal patients.
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‘Sweet Hypoxia’ with Acute Kidney Injury: The Unpredictability of Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 Infection – a Community Hospital Experience
The authors revisited the phenomenon of asymptomatic patients despite very low pulse oximetry readings, the so-called ‘sweet hypoxia’, ‘happy hypoxia’, or ‘silent hypoxaemia’.
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Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection: Is It Really So Rare?
Spontaneous renal artery dissection (SRAD) is a rare and often unrecognised clinical entity, which accounts for 1–2% of all arterial dissections. It can be the result of several underlying diseases, such as atherosclerosis, malignant hypertension, fibromuscular dysplasia, and connective tissue disorders.
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Great to watch the presentation by our Editor-in-Chief Angela Wang, on pre-dialysis blood pressure assessment at #ERA22.
Posted 21 May
A thought-provoking presentation by Olga Balafa at #ERA22 discussing morning blood pressure surge as a risk factor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Posted 21 May
It’s Day 3 of #ERA22, and this morning we are looking forward to the session on innovative technologies for insight… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Posted 21 May
The EMJ team thoroughly enjoyed hearing about the novel diagnostic approaches in acute kidney disease at #ERA22 thi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Posted 20 May