Glomerular Biomarkers – Peering Into the Future
In this author interview, AJKD Social Media Editor, Timothy Yau @Maximal_Change (AJKDBlog), talks to Corey Cavanaugh @cavanaugh_do (CC), co-author of a recent Review article [...]
Interview
Interviews are typically with authors on their recently published AJKD articles.
COVID-19 Pandemic and CKD Population Health: An Interview
In a recent Policy Forum published in AJKD, Tummalapalli et al outline COVID-19–related payment and regulatory changes and their implications for CKD care delivery and the [...]
Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 and Acute Kidney Injury
In a large New York health system, a significant proportion of patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection experienced acute kidney injury (AKI), [...]
Impact of Moral Distress on Nephrology Providers
A recent Policy Forum offers an international perspective on moral distress in nephrology in diverse contexts and health care systems. AJKD Social Media Editor Timothy Yau [...]
Management and Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
A recent AJKD Core Curriculum by Parikh et al provides a review of the current understanding of lupus nephritis epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment. [...]
Rethinking Kidney Supportive Care – More Than Just End-of-Life
Comfort care. Palliative care. Supportive care. All of these terms feel weighty and may have slightly different meanings to healthcare providers. A recent Core Curriculum [...]
AJKD Podcast: Vaccines for Patients with CKD
We’re excited to introduce the AJKD Podcast to readers of the blog!In this first episode, Holly Kramer @kramer_holly (AJKD In Practice Editor), Timothy Yau [...]
Flu Season is Here! High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccination in Dialysis
A recent article published by Butler et al in AJKD examines the comparative effectiveness of standard versus high-dose influenza vaccine in the dialysis population. Social [...]
Empirical Treatment of CAPD-Associated Peritonitis: ID Perspective
A recent AJKD article by Kitrungphaiboon et al explored whether cefepime monotherapy, as an empirical treatment of CAPD-associated peritonitis, has noninferior efficacy for [...]
Leveraging Patient-Reported Outcomes for Person-Centered Kidney Disease Care
A recent AJKD Narrative Review by Nair and Wilson focuses on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in nephrology research. This topic, which won the 2018 NephMadness, is of [...]