Understanding Kidney Disease Trajectory
In a recent article published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Schell and colleagues identify 6 themes that describe how the kidney disease trajectory is discussed [...]
Interview
Interviews are typically with authors on their recently published AJKD articles.
Podcast: Incidence and Consequences of AKI in Kidney Transplant Recipients
In a recent article published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Mehrotra and colleagues explore the epidemiology and outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in kidney [...]
Motivations and Experiences of Living Kidney Donors
In this post, Dr. Allison Tong (AT) discusses her recent paper in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases on using thematic synthesis to understand the motivations and [...]
Lessons to KEEP
The Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) is a service provided by the National Kidney Foundation to screen individuals for kidney disease. A recent article published as [...]
Eculizumab in Infants
Complement cascade inhibition has revolutionized treatment of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). A recent case report published in the American Journal of Kidney [...]
Ciprofloxacin and Rhabdomyolysis: A New Connection
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 [...]
Advanced Age and Kidney Transplantation, Part 2
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 [...]
Advanced Age and Kidney Transplantation, Part 1
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. [...]
Podcast: Effect of Vitamin K2 Supplementation on Functional Vitamin K Deficiency in Hemodialysis Patients
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 [...]
Dosing Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury: What Have We Learned From Clinical Trials?
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 [...]