AJKD Blog

PathPointers is a new type of blog post that will highlight important everyday teaching points when reviewing kidney histology. These blog posts will be brief and easy-to-read, using real clinical images to demonstrate [read more...]

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), often with pathogenic mutations in complement regulatory genes, has traditionally been associated with poor renal transplant survival due to a high risk of recurrence. The [read more...]

Hemodialysis vascular access remains a major challenge for the nephrology community. While the benefits of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) with regards to morbidity and mortality are well-known, >80% of patients in the [read more...]

In a recent AJKD article, Khairallah et al presented a prospective cohort of 980 patients with CKD enrolled in CRIC and demonstrated that higher acid load and acidosis was associated with higher serum phosphorus levels and [read more...]