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#NKFClinicals 2019: Bariatric Surgery – How Can It Help Patients With Kidney Disease?

May 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

Session: Bariatric Surgery and Obesity in CKD and Transplantation (Friday, May 10, 2019) Presenters: Eric Sheu, Jillian Reece, and Deborah Evans According to the most recent data from the CDC, one third of the United States is obese. A high [read more...]

#NKFClinicals 2019: Peritoneal Dialysis in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease and Ascites

May 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

Session: Use of Peritoneal Dialysis in Non-Renal Organ End Stage (May 9, 2019) Speaker: Kunal Chaudhary, MD, and Joanne Bargman, MD Approximately 4-6% of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have cirrhosis at the time of initiation of renal [read more...]

#NKFClinicals 2019: Bioartificial Kidneys – A Promise to Overcome Kidney Failure and Save Lives

May 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

Session: Status and Advances in the Development of the Artificial Wearable Kidney (May 9, 2019) Presenter: William Fissell, MD An implantable bioartificial kidney can be the solution for organ scarcity, immunosuppressants, and poor quality of life [read more...]

#NKFClinicals 2019: Winners of the NKF Young Investigators Forum

May 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Nephrology Fellows who placed highest in Regional Forums were invited to compete at the National Young Investigators Forum, held April 8th at the 2019 NKF Spring Clinical Meetings in Boston, MA. Final awards were determined through an open [read more...]

Oxalate Nephropathy Associated with Jejunoileal Bypass: Recurrence After Transplantation

May 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

A 50-year-old white woman with diabetes, hypertension, and morbid obesity underwent gastric bypass. The surgery helped the patient to reduce weight but progressive renal failure led to a deceased donor transplantation seven years later. End-stage [read more...]

Journal Announcement: AJKD Express

May 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

Recognizing the efficiency losses to authors and reviewers when manuscripts turned down by a journal with a top-class review process are submitted to a new journal, AJKD offers an expedited consideration process for manuscripts that meet the [read more...]

Predicting Polyuria: Can We Help Patients with ADPKD Better Tolerate Tolvaptan?

May 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited kidney disease, often results in the need for renal replacement therapy, and is the etiology for renal failure in 10% of dialysis patients. Few treatment options [read more...]

Highlights from the May 2019 Issue

May 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

On the May 2019 Cover: America’s city with the first public park, the first public school, the first subway system, and yes, the first chocolate factory, will host the National Kidney Foundation’s Spring Clinical Meetings on May 8-12, 2019. [read more...]

Three Hours, Three Days a Week: An Interview

April 29, 2019 // 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 Sri Lekha Tummalapalli shares her experience spending time with patients on dialysis while writing up notes as a [read more...]

APOL1 Genetic Testing in African American Living Donors

April 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

More than 26 million Americans are affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the prevalence of CKD is increasing. In addition, there is growing evidence that minority populations are disproportionately affected by CKD. African Americans often [read more...]

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