Peritoneal Dialysis in Patients With Ascites: Is it an Option?
Many of my personal patient encounters over the past years are near mirror images of the vignette discussed in a recent AJKD In Practice article from Rajora et al. A [...]
2021
Pharmacotherapy for the Nephrologist: From Anticoagulants to Anti-hypertensives
A recent AJKD Core Curriculum from Vondracek et al tackles the broad topic of pharmacotherapy. In this piece, the authors discuss basic principles and give a comprehensive [...]
Highlights from the October 2021 Issue
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 [...]
Is New Always Better? Apixaban vs. Warfarin and CKD Progression
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with a prevalence of nearly 24.5%. This is over 2 times higher than [...]
#PathPointer: An Approach to Glomerular Disease in Kidney Biopsies
PathPointers highlight important everyday teaching points when reviewing kidney histology. These brief and easy-to-read blog posts include real clinical images to demonstrate [...]
Highlights from the September 2021 Issue
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 [...]
IgA Nephropathy: A Panel Discussion
In a recent Core Curriculum published in AJKD, Prapa Pattrapornpisut and colleagues discuss Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) the most prevalent primary glomerulonephritis [...]
Association of Blood Pressure With the Progression of CKD: Are We Any Further Forward?
Lowering blood pressure (BP) is beneficial in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) from a cardiovascular protection point of view, and has formed the basis of our [...]
On Arguments of Race and Estimated GFR
Update: The Final Report was published on September 23, 2021. A Special Report published in AJKD highlights an interim report from the joint NKF/ASN Task Force on the [...]
Highlights from the August 2021 Issue
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 [...]