AJKD Blog

Blood Pressure Measurement in Dialysis: There’s No Place Like Home (Part 1)

January 19, 2022

This is a 2 part blog post by #NephJC cofounder, hypertension guru and longtime AJKD contributor Swapnil Hiremath. In Part 1, he outlines the quandaries of blood pressure management in hemodialysis, the paucity and quality [...]
Save the Date for #NephMadness 2022

January 18, 2022

It’s almost March, and you all know what that means…it’s almost time for NephMadness 2022! This year the tournament will officially begin on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. If you want to organize a [...]
Don’t “Curb your Enthusiasm” Anymore: The Endovascular AVF is “Pretty, Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good”

January 12, 2022

It has been said—and can’t be stated enough—that the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the lifeline for a patient on chronic hemodialysis. This vessel connecting the patient to the machine must not only provide [...]
Highlights From the January 2022 Issue

January 5, 2022

Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic approach taken, what was learned, and why it [...]
Top Ten AJKDBlog Posts of 2021

January 3, 2022

Happy New Year from AJKD! We are excited to share the top ten AJKDBlog posts of 2021 below. Enjoy the list, and congratulations to all the contributors! 1. Pharmacotherapy for the Nephrologist: From Anticoagulants to [...]
Tubule or Not Tubule?

December 22, 2021

It is widely accepted that estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin creatinine ratio have been used as measures in chronic kidney disease (CKD) staging and prognosis. These measures reflect the health of [...]