Can We Reuse Transplanted Kidneys for Another Recipient?
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a histologically-defined lesion that results from many etiologies such as drugs, infections, and genetic mutations. It can also [...]
Commentary
Commentaries are short perspectives by experts on AJKD articles or nephrology news.
Pregnancy and CKD: Making it Possible, and the Legacy of Dr Susan Hou
It took a strong woman to pioneer research in the field of women’s health and certainly Dr Susan Hou was one. During her career, she worked tirelessly to help us understand [...]
Blood Pressure Measurement in Dialysis: There’s No Place Like Home (Part 2)
This is a 2 part blog post by #NephJC cofounder, hypertension guru and longtime AJKD contributor Swapnil Hiremath. In Part 1, he outlined the quandaries of blood pressure [...]
Blood Pressure Measurement in Dialysis: There’s No Place Like Home (Part 1)
This is a 2 part blog post by #NephJC cofounder, hypertension guru and longtime AJKD contributor Swapnil Hiremath. In Part 1, he outlines the quandaries of blood pressure [...]
Don’t “Curb your Enthusiasm” Anymore: The Endovascular AVF is “Pretty, Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good”
It has been said—and can’t be stated enough—that the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the lifeline for a patient on chronic hemodialysis. This vessel connecting [...]
Tubule or Not Tubule?
It is widely accepted that estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin creatinine ratio have been used as measures in chronic kidney disease (CKD) staging [...]
KIDNEYTEXT – Not an Autocorrect, an Intervention to Improve Dietary Education
Patients who progress to hemodialysis often enter a world where following dietary instructions can be difficult. There are now new goals for dietary protein intake on [...]
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines and the Immune Response for Patients on Hemodialysis
Patients with kidney failure on maintenance hemodialysis are at higher risk of SARS-CoV2 infection and worse outcomes, spurring the urgent need for effective vaccination [...]
What HIF? Leaving More Questions Than Answers
Anemia has been recognized as a complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) since the 1800s. The reasons for this are manifold and include erythropoietin deficiency, iron [...]
Peritoneal Dialysis in Patients With Ascites: Is it an Option?
Many of my personal patient encounters over the past years are near mirror images of the vignette discussed in a recent AJKD In Practice article from Rajora et al. A [...]