Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN), a group that leads the fight against kidney disease in the U.S., holds its annual meeting and scientific exposition next week as part of ASN Renal Week, October 27 – November 1, 2009. The national Renal Week was originally formed as a way to disseminate information on new advances in the science of nephrology. Since then, the educational activities have greatly expanded to meet the needs of both practicing nephrologists and renal scientists.

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Two studies in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) suggest that at least 50 percent of patients undergoing a screening colonoscopy receive oral sodium phosphates (OSP) to prep their bowel. Which means as many as 7 million of the 14 million Americans who have regular screenings each year are at risk for a serious kidney injury that has been associated with the use of OSP. The article estimates that as many as 1,400 to 7,000 people could be injured each year by the product used routinely for bowel clearing.

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