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#NephJC Turns Three: A Closer Look at the Online Nephrology Journal Club

June 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Most of us are familiar with the concept of the “Journal Club,” either at our practicing or training institutions. A recent AJKD publication by Topf et al highlights the evolution of NephJC, a fully online nephrology journal club. [read more...]

Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis and Mechanical Complications

June 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a patient-centered and cost-effective option for ESRD patients, yet only 7% of prevalent US patients are on PD. This relative underutilization may be due in part to physician preference, lack of training during [read more...]

Impact of IgA Nephropathy on Pregnancy

June 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

It has long been recognized that pregnant women with underlying chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased risk for adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Even pregnancies in women with stage 1 CKD have increased risk of adverse pregnancy [read more...]

Call for Submissions: In A Few Words

June 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

“A doctor, like a writer, must have a voice of his own, something that conveys the timbre, the rhythm, the diction, and the music of his humanity, that compensates us for all the speechless machines.” — Anatole Broyard, Intoxicated by My [read more...]

The Unsolved Mystery of How a Reset Osmostat Developed

June 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

“Patients with a reset osmostat have normal osmoreceptor responses to changes in the plasma osmolality, but the threshold for antidiuretic hormone (ADH) release is reduced. As a result, the plasma sodium concentration is below normal but stable, [read more...]

Dialysis Initiation in Patients with Poor Prognosis: An Opportunity to Reflect

June 1, 2017 // 1 Comment

The world of renal medicine has witnessed revolutionary advancements since the first successful dialysis in 1945. Over the past seven decades, with the efforts of pioneers such as Dr. Willem Kolff, the “father of dialysis,” and the widespread [read more...]

Thiazide Diuretics in Kidney Transplant Recipients Using Tacrolimus

May 30, 2017 // 1 Comment

In a recent issue of AJKD, Moes et al reported the results of a study comparing chlorthalidone and amlodipine for the treatment of hypertension in post transplant patients receiving a tacrolimus-based maintenance immunosuppression regimne. This is [read more...]

The Good News and the Good News About the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis

May 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

Part 1 focused on the history of the treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis. Now for Part 2… “The bad news is that your lupus is affecting your kidneys. The good news is that we have many excellent treatment options.” If my mother [read more...]

The Long and Winding Road: What We Think We Know About The Treatment of Proliferative Lupus Nephritis

May 22, 2017 // 6 Comments

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series. Part 2 focuses on a recent meta-analysis published in AJKD by Palmer et al. The history of the treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis is a long journey that spans over half a century and travels down many [read more...]

Food and Kidney Disease

May 18, 2017 // 1 Comment

When the opening of a new Whole Foods Market in the Central West End in St. Louis was announced last year, most people who worked at Barnes-Jewish Hospital were excited to have a healthy option for lunch and grocery shopping within walking distance. [read more...]

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