Statin Use in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Interview
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) populations face an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet many remain undertreated with statins for primary prevention of CVD [...]
Interview
Interviews are typically with authors on their recently published AJKD articles.
Renal Tubular Acidosis: An Interview
Renal tubular acidoses (RTAs) are a subset of non-anion gap metabolic acidoses that result from complex disturbances in renal acid excretion. In a Core Curriculum recently [...]
Urea for the Treatment of Hyponatremia 2/2 SIADH: An Interview
The use of urea to treat hyponatremia related to the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) has not been universally adopted due to questions about [...]
Viral Nephropathies: An Interview
Viral-associated nephropathy is when kidney disease results from active viral replication. In a Core Curriculum recently published in AJKD, Amy A. Yau and colleagues review [...]
Genetic Testing Core Curriculum: An Interview
Implementation of clinical genetic testing into the routine diagnostic workup of patients with kidney disorders can improve care when employed with proper patient selection. [...]
Frailty and Kidney Disease: An Interview
Frailty is a multisystem syndrome of decreased physiologic reserve that has been shown to strongly and independently predict morbidity and mortality. Frailty is prevalent in [...]
Barriers to Home Dialysis: An Interview
Developing strategies to improve home dialysis use requires a comprehensive understanding of barriers. In a study recently published in AJKD, Yuvaram N.V. Reddy and [...]
We Know the Ceiling, But Where is the Floor? An Interview on Low-Dose CKRT
The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines recommend delivering a continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) dose of 20-25mL/kg/h. However, it is not [...]
Translation of Clinical Trial Outcomes Into Real Clinical Practice: An Interview
Data supporting the efficacy of preventive pharmacological therapy (PPT) to reduce urolithiasis recurrence are based on clinical trials with composite outcomes that [...]
Vitamin Deficiency and Supplementation in CKD: An Interview
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including those receiving dialysis, may be at increased risk of developing vitamin deficiencies due to anorexia, poor dietary [...]