Hantavirus Infection Presenting with Acute Reversible Podocytopathy
Hantavirus is a genus of the virus family Bunyaviridae, has manysub-species, and is endemic in several parts of the world. Human disease is caused by viral transmission [...]
July 2014
Barbiturate Poisoning and the Role of the Nephrologist
Extracorporeal treatments represent a life-saving intervention for many poisonings. In some instances such as salicylate toxicity, lithium toxicity, and poisoning with [...]
Vascular Access in High Risk PD Patients?
With the recent changes in the healthcare system brought about by the current economic climate paving the way for “prospective payment bundling,” there has been growing [...]
Peritonitis: Where Do We Stand?
In their article “Peritoneal Dialysis–Related Peritonitis: Towards Improving Evidence, Practices, and Outcomes,” Cho and Johnson discuss the epidemiology, risk factors, [...]
AKI: What Do the Nephrologists Think?
Acute kidney injury occurs in about 10% of hospitalized patients, but what is less known is the amount of effort AKI consumes in a nephrologist’s day? Does hospital AKI [...]
Does a Fasting Phosphorus Predict Mortality?
Observational studies have demonstrated an association between serum phosphorus level and mortality in healthy individuals and in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) [...]