In addition, the ACR guidelines emphasize recognizing comorbidities and discuss diet and lifestyle modifications, the elimination of offending agents, and therapy education.

The full lupus nephritis guideline includes 28 graded recommendations and 13 ungraded good practice statements. On May 7, 2025, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released the full guideline ...

The Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium developed equations to convert PCR and dipstick protein results to ACR using same-day measurements from 919,383 individuals in 12 research and 21 ...

Key: T1DM, type 1 diabetes; T2DM, type 2 diabetes; Chronic kidney disease, CKD; ACR (mg/mmol); BP, systolic/diastolic mmHg. Note: Guidelines recommend using clinical judgement when setting BP targets ...

Use of cystatin C and SGLT2 inhibitors were highlighted in the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization's updated clinical practice guideline. In a synopsis of the recently ...

Today at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Meeting, Convergence 2024, the ACR released a summary of a new guideline for the screening, treatment and management of lupus nephritis ...

The consequences for not prioritizing new guidelines for CKD screening have a devastating impact on population health by increasing the global mortality rate and driving higher healthcare costs.

The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes organization's updates to its 2024 guidelines expand SGLT2 inhibitor use and refine chronic kidney disease (CKD) management.

Need Help With Lupus Nephritis Management? ACR Has Your Back. — First update to official guideline since 2012 reflects shift in treatment strategy ...

The guidelines recommend routine urine screening for proteinuria at least every six to 12 months in patients with SLE without known kidney disease, or when experiencing extra-renal flares.