By teguh hadi s Tuesday, November 26, 2019 1960s General The invention of diuretics Dropsy becomes treatable in the 1960s Failure of pharmacological therapies in a woman with heart failure in 1964, right on the verge ...
By teguh hadi s Thursday, February 6, 2014 1960s 1970s 1990s Diet General The perils of Salt Dialysis finally forced recognition of its importance in kidney disease The Amazonian Yanomami Indians famously manage on only 50mg (1 mmol...
By teguh hadi s Monday, January 7, 2013 1700s 1900s General Proteinuria: a bad thing since 400 B.C. Indicates risk of renal failure and death Isaac Sarrabat 1600; Physician examining a urine flask. (US National Library of Medicine) Hip...
By teguh hadi s Sunday, November 20, 2011 1990s Classic paper Diet Surprises from the 1994 Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study Low-protein disappoints; attention drawn to proteinuria and blood pressure The MDRD study was a landmark trial set up to prove the importanc...