Publications by authors named "Kalyani Murthy"
Background: Chronic prolonged hyponatremia (CPH) is a risk factor for hip fracture in the general population. Whether CPH increases hip fracture risk in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is unknown.
Methods: Case-control study in patients over 60 years of age with stage 3 or greater CKD.
Hyponatremia decreases bone mineral density and is a major risk factor for fragility fractures. Objectives of our systematic review and meta-analysis were to analyze the overall effects of hyponatremia on bone fractures, osteoporosis, and mortality. We extracted data from Medline, Cochrane Central, and EMBASE 1960-2017 and conference abstracts from 2007-2017.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPATIENT WEB PORTALS AND PATIENT-PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS: A SUMMARY PERSPECTIVE.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care
January 2017
Article Synopsis
- Patient Web Portals (PWPs) enhance communication and disease management between patients and providers, particularly for chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and asthma.
- While PWPs offer benefits like improved reporting and timely symptom management, they also face challenges like unreliable data and increased workload for healthcare providers.
- Overall, when effectively implemented, PWPs have the potential to strengthen patient-provider relationships and improve chronic condition management despite certain drawbacks.
Objective: To describe profound hypokalemia in a comatose patient with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Methods: We present a case report, review the mechanisms for the occurrence of hypokalemia in diabetic ketoacidosis, and discuss its management in the setting of hyperglycemia and hyperosmolality.
Results: A 22-year-old woman with a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus was admitted in a comatose state.
Background: Variation among clinical laboratories in calibration of serum creatinine assays is a source of error in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation equations. We evaluated impact of this variation on GFR estimates.
Methods: Errors in GFR estimates were computed based on the range of calibration differences from the 1994 College of American Pathologists (CAP) survey using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study GFR equation.
Improving outcomes for chronic kidney disease (CKD) requires early identification and recognition by physicians. There are few data on rates of testing or use of diagnostic codes for CKD. A cross-sectional analysis was performed of patients who were older than 40 yr and had one or more laboratory tests between April 1, 2002, and March 31, 2003, at a Laboratory Corporation of America regional laboratory.
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