Saturday, August 27, 2011

Emedinews: Dr Good Dr Bad: A patient with metabolic syndrome was found to have impaired kidney functions.

Situation: A patient with metabolic syndrome was found to have impaired kidney functions.
Dr Bad: They are not related.
Dr Good: They are related.
Lesson: People with metabolic syndrome are at 55% increased risk for kidney disease (reduced kidney functions), according to a study to appear in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

(Ref: Thomas G, et al. Metabolic syndrome and kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 Aug 18. Epub ahead of print)

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