Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Società italiana di nefrologia
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New media tools such as web 2.0 are increasingly being used in the medical field. RSS feeds, podcasts, blogs, wikis, online social networks and social media have all been proposed as innovative tools for the education and updating of clinicians, nurses, other health workers and medical students because of their ease of access and widespread use. ⋯ In addition, blogs and social networks have been developed to allow physicians to distribute, share and comment medical material concerning issues related to nephrology and kidney disease, including images, videos, slides, scientific abstracts and clinical trials updates. This review provides background information on the evolution of both web 2.0 and the social media and describes some of the most interesting applications of web 2.0 and its correlated tools in the field of nephrology.
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The last few years have seen a steady rise in numbers of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), mainly because of the increased prevalence of older patients. Today, most new diagnoses of CKD are made in patients belonging to the large subgroup of subjects aged 65 years or over, who often present with mild-to-moderate CKD. ⋯ Indeed, several questions remain open and further studies are required to clarify diagnostic criteria for 'true' CKD in the elderly and the associated 'real' clinical implications in terms of hard outcomes. This review aims to address a hot topic through evaluation of the most recent and influential studies regarding the relationship between ageing and CKD.