Interview
Interviews are typically with authors on their recently published AJKD articles.
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 recent teaching case was published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases
[read more...]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 transplantation published in AJKD with Dr. Vinay Nair, eAJKD advisory board
[read more...]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. A recent study was published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases on
[read more...]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 Deficiency in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized
[read more...]In this post, Dr. Paul Palevsky (PP) discusses his recent review in American Journal of Kidney Diseases on dosing renal replacement therapy (RRT) in patients with acute kidney injury with Dr. Matthew Sparks, eAJKD web advisory board member. eAJKD:
[read more...]Heparin or citrate? When prescribing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), this question is often encountered. In a recent article appearing in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Drs. Mei-Yi Wu (MW) and Ka-Wai Tam (KT) discuss their
[read more...]The development of hyponatremia in patients with cirrhosis or heart failure carries a poor prognosis. Does it carry the same implications in patients with cancer? Doshi et al, in the February issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, looked
[read more...]In this post, Dr. Sevag Demirjian (SD) discusses a study recently published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases on the development and validation of 4 new models to accurately predict acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery with Tejas P.
[read more...]Come listen to eAJKDs first ever podcast featuring Dr. Kellie Calderon as she interviews Dr. Barry Freedman, one of the authors of Genetic Association and Gene-Gene Interaction Analyses in African American Dialysis Patients With Nondiabetic
[read more...]The management of anemia associated with kidney disease is undergoing a revolution as the safety of erythropoietin analogs is being challenged by newly recognized dangers including cardiovascular disease, strokes, access failures and malignancy.
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