• Author: Manjula K. Tamura
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2025 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Primary Care Management of Chronic Kidney Disease

Abstract: DESCRIPTION: Management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been rapidly evolving, now involving many interventions that can be managed in the primary care setting. In …

Initial long-term opioid prescriptions among Veterans with and without kidney disease

Abstract:Approximately 50% of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have chronic pain. This pain is often severe and associated with poor quality of life, contributing to …

Antihypertensive deprescribing and functional status in Veterans Affairs long-term care residents with and without dementia

Abstract: Background: Deprescribing antihypertensives is of growing interest in geriatric medicine, yet the impact on functional status is unknown. We emulated a target trial of …