Introducing the 2023-24 AJKD Editorial Interns
The AJKD editors are excited to continue the Editorial Internship Program for a sixth year, and thank all the applicants who responded to the recent call for applications. [...]
Articles by AJKDblog
Does Acetaminophen Prevent AKI in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery?
Dilushi Wijayaratne @Dilushiwijay Dilushi Wijayaratne graduated from the Faculty of Medicine Colombo in 2010, completed her MD (Medicine) in 2016, and was board-certified as [...]
Highlights from the July 2023 Issue
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 [...]
Treatment Options for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD): What Works and What Does Not
Alissar El Chediak @alissar_chediak Dr. Alissar El Chediak is currently a transplant nephrology fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was born and raised in [...]
Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy: An Interview
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), a pathological lesion observed in a wide spectrum of diseases, is triggered by endothelial injury and/or dysfunction. In a recent Review [...]
Towards Sex and Gender Equity in Kidney Care and Research
Jeffrey Ha @_jeffreyha Dr. Jeffrey Ha is a nephrologist in the Sydney Local Health District. He attended medical school at University of Sydney and completed his nephrology [...]
Highlights from the June 2023 Issue
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 [...]
Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: An Interview
In a recent Core Curriculum published in AJKD, C. Elena Cervantes, Evan M. Bloch, and C. John Sperati discuss therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) from the perspective of a [...]
Sick Day Medication Guidance: How to Minimize The Harm of Double-Edged Swords?
Mengyao Tang @tammyyaotang Dr. Mengyao Tang is a research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as a board-certified nephrologist who has a particular interest [...]
#NephMadness 2024: Call for Topic Suggestions
NephMadness 2023 ended just a month ago and it’s now time to plan NephMadness 2024! Which topics would you like to see in next year’s edition of the madness? [...]