Interview
Interviews are typically with authors on their recently published AJKD articles.
In a recent AJKD article, Morris et al examined a cohort of hyponatremia patients treated with tolvaptan and identified risk factors for rapid correction. Dr. Juan Carlos Velez* (JC), one of the authors, discusses the findings in this interview
[read more...]Advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) planning to prep for renal replacement therapies, subsequent access planning, and preemptive transplant can be overwhelming. Data suggests that outcomes for patients with advanced CKD stages 4 to 5 in the United
[read more...]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...]“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...]Eleanor D. Lederer Dr. Lederer, MD, is Professor of Medicine at University of Louisville School of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Nephrology, Associate Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Training Program, Director of the Metabolic Stone
[read more...]Patients with CKD experience pain at a similar burden to patients suffering from cancer. This causes a negative impact on quality of life, but also leads to missed dialysis treatments and increased ER visits and hospitalizations. Pain management
[read more...]The long interdialytic interval in thrice-weekly hemodialysis (HD) is associated with excess cardiovascular risk. The mechanisms behind these adverse consequences are not fully understood. In a recent study published in AJKD, Tsilonis et al
[read more...]Dr. Allison Tong (AT), from the University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (Sydney, Australia), discusses her recent AJKD article, “Patient and Caregiver Priorities for Outcomes in Hemodialysis: An International Nominal Group
[read more...]A recent study published in AJKD looks at the epidemiology of chronic pain in US veterans and its impact on kidney disease and mortality. Dr Joline Chen (JC), co-author of the study headed by Dr. Kalantar-Zadeh, discusses the article with AJKD
[read more...]AJKD recently published a Core Curriculum entitled “Management of the Hemodialysis Unit” by Blankschaen et al. Corresponding author Dr. Jay Wish (JW) discusses this paper with Dr. Kenar Jhaveri (AJKDblog), AJKD Blog Editor. AJKDblog: Why are you
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