Dialysis and Heparin: What’s the Evidence?
Many patients suffer bleeding complications while on hemodialysis (HD). Although these events may be as clinically benign as prolonged bleeding after removal of the dialysis [...]
Articles by AJKDblog
FSGS and Complement Pathway
Sethi et al continue their important contributions to the AJKD Kidney Biopsy Teaching Case series. This month they report on case of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with [...]
25-hydroxyvitamin D in Chronic Kidney Disease
The effect of ergocalciferol and cholecalciferol on bone disease and overall health in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a topic of interest to the nephrology community. A [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Myeloma and the Kidney
In the June issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Nasr et al report a variety of kidney biopsy findings in patients with multiple myeloma. This large [...]
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Where Do We Stand?
While blood pressure has been measured in clinics for over 100 years, we are now living in a time where home blood pressure monitoring is increasingly common. Blood pressure [...]
Dialysis Choices for ESRD Patients and the Caregivers
Dialysis modality preferences of patients with chronic kidney disease and their family caregivers are important and need to be quantified. Do patients prefer less time on [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Nodular Glomerulosclerosis
In the May issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Kwok et al present an interesting teaching case of nephrotic syndrome with glucosuria. The teaching case reviews [...]
Bleeding Complications of the Kidney Biopsy
Invited commentary by Dr. Carlo Manno In the recent article “Bleeding Complications of Native Kidney Biopsy: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” published in the [...]
MDRD versus CKD-EPI: Do We Have a Winner?
The estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has relied upon the use of mathematical equations primarily based upon the measurement of serum creatinine and other [...]
Kidney Biopsy and Bleeding Complications, Part 2
In the second of two parts, Dr. Gordon (CG), from Boston University Medical Center, continues to discuss his recent meta-analysis on bleeding complications when performing a [...]