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Vibegron, sold under the brand name Gemtesa, is a medication for the treatment of overactive bladder. [1] [5] [6] Vibegron is a selective beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist. [1] The most common side effects include headache, urinary tract infection, common cold, diarrhea, nausea, and upper respiratory tract infection. [5]
The paper points out that Gemtesa treatment was associated with significant improvements compared with placebo in the efficacy outcomes o. Urovant Sciences, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitovant ...
Drug-induced glomerular disease is not common but there are a few drugs that have been implicated. Glomerular lesions occur primarily through immune-mediated pathways rather than through direct drug toxicity. Heroin and Pamidronate are known to cause focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Gold salts therapy can cause membranous nephropathy [4 ...
Out of the 1,374,392 female deaths reported in the US in 2017, kidney disease was listed as the cause of death for 24,889 women and was reported as the 9th overall cause of death for women in 2017. [45] Out of the 1,439,111 male deaths reported in the US in 2017, kidney disease was not listed in the top 10 causes of death. [45]
CKD can lead to end-stage kidney failure requiring kidney dialysis or kidney transplantation. [9] Causes of chronic kidney disease include diabetes, high blood pressure, glomerulonephritis, and polycystic kidney disease. [5] [6] Risk factors include a family history of chronic kidney disease. [2]
Kidney disease usually causes a loss of kidney function to some degree and can result in kidney failure, the complete loss of kidney function. Kidney failure is known as the end-stage of kidney disease, where dialysis or a kidney transplant is the only treatment option.
Kidney infarction: CT scan of the abdomen showing partial infarct of the left kidney. Specialty: Nephrology: Symptoms: Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. [1] Complications: Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. [1] Causes: Cardioembolic disease, renal artery injury, and hypercoagulable state. [1] Diagnostic method
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office said Thursday that she is suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a complication from the shingles virus that can paralyze part of the face, and that she ...