2023

Why Can’t We Flozinate? Reflections on Our Inability to Optimally Prescribe SGLT2 Inhibitors to the Patients That Need Them Most

September 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

Dr. James Torain is a second-year nephrology fellow at Duke University Hospital. He currently has an interest in implementation of home dialysis modalities. Health [...]

“Honoring My Father’s Legacy”: An Interview

September 13, 2023 // 0 Comments

In A Few Words is a recurring AJKD feature that highlights the diverse stories that deﬁne kidney disease. In a recent piece, Dr Mohamed Hassanein reflected on his [...]

Hyperkalemia and Potassium Binders: A Panel Discussion

September 7, 2023 // 0 Comments

In a recent Original Investigation published in AJKD, David Bushinsky and colleagues characterized the effect of patiromer on serum phosphorus in patients with CKD, [...]

Highlights from the September 2023 Issue

September 1, 2023 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Minimal Change Disease: A Changing Perspective

August 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

Dr. Zachary Appelbaum, is a Nephrology fellow in the Renal -Electrolyte and Hypertension Division at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He matriculated from the [...]

Spurious Electrolytes in Malignancy

August 16, 2023 // 0 Comments

Dr. Helbert Rondon, @NephroMD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Renal-Electrolyte Division at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he also serves [...]

Intradialytic Hypotension: Iron Is Not to Blame

August 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

Seolhyun Lee @LeeSeolhyun Dr. Seolhyun Lee is currently a clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University. He attended medical school at Chungnam National University in [...]

Highlights from the August 2023 Issue

August 1, 2023 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Burnout and Turnover Among US Dialysis Technicians: An Interview

July 26, 2023 // 0 Comments

AJKD Interviews Editor Timothy Yau (@Maximal_Change) talks to Dr. Laura Plantinga and Dr. Bernard Jaar on their recent publication looking at burnout and turnover in dialysis [...]

Challenging the Concept of “Benign” Microscopic Hematuria: How Far Do We Go?

July 19, 2023 // 0 Comments

Eric Ryan, MD Eric Ryan recently completed fellowship and is joining the nephrology faculty at Oregon Health and Science University. He has an early career interest in [...]