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#KidneyDoctor, ED @georgeinstituteIN, Past-President @ISNkidneycare, Chair Global Kidney Health @ImperialMed - committed to #kidneyeducation #globalhealth.
Apr 19, 2021 9 tweets 6 min read
An inconvenient truth: 2–7 million people with kidney failure worldwide die prematurely because they do not have access to kidney replacement therapy (dialysis/transplantation) #ISNWCN @WHO #Kidney #disease is the third fastest-growing cause of death, projected from the current 16th position to 5th in less than 20 years
Apr 16, 2021 16 tweets 4 min read
With #COVID19 raging in India - there are discussions galore on what should we do. Here is my take, rather than going back into what went wrong, these are the steps we need to take 1/16 @MenonBioPhysics @AnantBhan @PriyankaPulla @AnooBhu @ScienceTales @dineshcsharma - Distribute masks to every household, replace as needed, through neighbourhood groups
- Wear masks properly and all the time when not with immediate family
- Educate/co-opt resident welfare associations 2/16
Apr 16, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
The progressive increase in the risk of pre-term delivery with CKD at #ISNWCN - describes
@gb_piccoli Please monitor all patients with #preclampsia. Resolution is not 'back to normal' #ISNWCN