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!

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1. Pharmacotherapy for the Nephrologist: From Anticoagulants to Anti-hypertensives by Nneka Okeifufe and Edgar V. Lerma

2. Could High Be Better Than Low? Targeting Phosphate in Trials by Swapnil Hiremath

Figure 4 from Edmonston et al, AJKD © National Kidney Foundation

3. Management of Hyperphosphatemia in Patients With CKD Leaves Nephrologists in a Bind by Diana MahbodTable 1 from Scialla et al, AJKD © National Kidney Foundation

4. Reducing Kidney Function Decline by Trisha K. Patel, Yara Shams, and Edgar V. Lerma 

5. IgA Nephropathy: A Panel Discussion by Timothy Yau, Roger Rodby, William Whittier, and Pravir Baxi

Figure 1 from Pattrapornpisut et al, AJKD © National Kidney Foundation

6. #PathPointer: An Approach to Glomerular Disease in Kidney Biopsies by Nicole Andeen

7. Membranous Nephropathy: A Panel Discussion with Timothy Yau, Beatrice Concepcion, Roger Rodby, and William WhittierCopyright: American Journal of Kidney Diseases

8. Is New Always Better? Apixaban vs. Warfarin and CKD Progression by Baani Singh and Edgar V. Lerma

9. Renal Ciliopathies: A Pediatric Nephrology Perspective by Brian Stotter

Figure 1 from McConnachie et al, AJKD © The Authors

10. Association of Blood Pressure With the Progression of CKD: Are We Any Further Forward? by Paul Phelan

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BONUS Honorable Mentions:

• NSAIDs vs OPIOIDS – ROUND 3, FIGHT! by Swapnil Hiremath
• SGLT2 Inhibitors and AKI: Time to Ditch the Dogma by Krishna Penmatsa
• Transplant Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic with Timothy Yau, Krista Lentine, Roslyn Mannon, and Michelle Josephson

*Note: The Top Ten posts only include posts that published Nov 2020-Oct 2021 and do not include NephMadness posts.