Eculizumab in Infants
Complement cascade inhibition has revolutionized treatment of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). A recent case report published in the American Journal of Kidney [...]
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Test Your Knowledge: Uromodulin and Kidney Injury
In the current issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, El-Achkar and Wu summarize the role of uromodulin in kidney injury. Click on the following to test your [...]
Largest “Swap” in the World Results in a Torrent of Publicity for Kidney Paired Donation
The idea of paired kidney donation was first described in 1986 by Rapaport [1, 2]. Since then, paired kidney donation, or better known as kidney “swap,” has been [...]
Dialysis Modality Poll
Choice of dialysis modality is a widely debated topic among nephrologists, as evident by several comments on an eAJKD commentary by Dr Mailloux on home dialysis. As [...]
Ciprofloxacin and Rhabdomyolysis: A New Connection
Myoglobin-associated kidney injury is seen in severe rhabdomyolysis. Although certain drugs have been associated with this injury, ciprofloxacin is not a common agent. A [...]
Minimal Change Disease (a second perspective)
Invited commentary by Dr. Sanjeev Sethi The pathogenesis of minimal change disease has remained enigmatic until recently. With advances in the pathogenesis of membranous [...]
Advanced Age and Kidney Transplantation, Part 2
In the second of two parts, Dr. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh (KK) from the University of California, Los Angeles, continues to discuss his recent study on advanced age and kidney [...]
Advanced Age and Kidney Transplantation, Part 1
Geriatric nephrology is on the rise as the baby boomers age, and more and more patients will encounter nephrologists. Transplant nephrology is facing this challenge as well. [...]
Podcast: Effect of Vitamin K2 Supplementation on Functional Vitamin K Deficiency in Hemodialysis Patients
Have a listen to eAJKDs podcast featuring Dr. Sidharth Sethi as he interviews Dr. Thilo Krueger, the author of Effect of Vitamin K2 Supplementation on Functional Vitamin K [...]
eAJKD Poll Results: Living Kidney Donation in African Americans with a Family History of ESRD
There has been an explosion of data demonstrating an increased risk for non–diabetic kidney disease among relatives of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD); please [...]