Why Do Diabetic Patients with CKD Die?
The association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular events and death was first promoted by Alan Go over a decade ago. Since then, this association has [...]
June 2015
The Peer Kidney Care Initiative: Improving Dialysis Care in the US
The 1-year mortality rate for patients on hemodialysis in the US, at close to 20%, continues to be one of the highest of any country in the world. Reasons for this are [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Immunology and Transplantation
AJKD recently published a Core Curriculum by Dr. Donald Hricik on transplant immunology and immunosuppression. The following questions based on the article will test your [...]
Words from a Passionate Nephrologist
Rounding with observers, students, residents, or fellows is at the core of academic medicine. It is an age old tradition that has its roots in the early days of [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Too High or Too Low Potassium in ESRD
Sudden cardiac death accounts for 25% of deaths in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Despite recent improvements, the rate is dramatically higher than the general [...]
The Multifaceted Relationship Between Infection and Glomerulonephritis
In a recent article published in AJKD, Glassock et al argue that the term post-infectious glomerulonephritis not be used indiscriminately for all cases where there is a [...]
Test Your Knowledge: CRS and the Role of Bone-Mineral Axis & Anemia
There has been longstanding recognition of the relationship between CKD and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. More recently, the term “cardiorenal syndrome” has [...]
Gout After Living Kidney Donation: Another Unrecognized Risk?
In an article recently published in AJKD, Lam et al describe the risk of gout in 1988 living kidney donors compared to a matched cohort of 19,880 non-donors over a median [...]
Nephrology Jumble Bumble: Uremic Pruritus
Pruritus is a common and often incapacitating symptom in patients with advanced kidney disease. It can be challenging to treat, with only few proven therapeutic options. [...]