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In patients with chronic renal failure, and concomitant anaemia, it is not clear yet which is the minimal value of haemoglobin to be reached by erythropoietin. Present guidelines recommend that the value is kept above 11 g/dl, but recent studies have suggested that high levels can be associated [...]
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It is not certainly established yet which is the optimal level of haemoglobin in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF); now, two new randomized studies, sponsored by pharmaceutical industry producing erythropoietin, have tried to answer the question using patients with CRF not treated with [...]
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Furosemide is often prescribed to oliguric patients for starting renal failure, with the aim of reducing the evolution into more severe forms with dialysis need. Some researchers in Australia performed a meta-analysis to verify the correctness of this prescription. 9 randomised studies were [...]
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According to a recent meta-analysis, it seems that the use of NSAIDs is able to better relieve the pain of a renal colic compared to traditional opioids, but in the analysis in question only meperidine was used and the combination therapy was not tested. In this placebo-controlled, randomized [...]