Advance Care Planning in CKD: What Is the Evidence?
Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of reflection and discussion involving the patient, the patient’s family, and healthcare providers to clarify values, treatment [...]
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Clinical Trials in Nephrology
Over the last decade, there has been increased recognition that clinical trials in nephrology are fewer in number and smaller in size when compared to other medical [...]
CKD Stage 4A and 4B… On the Horizon???
As clinical nephrologists, we are faced with the dilemma of which of our CKD patients will actually progress to ESRD. Oftentimes, our patients ask, “When am I going to need [...]
Expanding the Role for Mycophenolate Mofetil: Should Idiopathic Granulomatous Nephritis Be Included?
In a recent report published in AJKD, Leeaphorn et al described a patient with multiple medical problems who presented with fever and acute kidney injury and was found to [...]
ESRD Patients Living Longer, But Could We Have Done Better?
“On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero” –Edward Norton, Fight Club In a recent article in AJKD, van Walraven et al highlight the [...]
Risk Factors and Outcomes of CKD
In recent years, several studies have attempted to identify risk factors for progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The majority of these studies utilize end-stage [...]
Beyond Drinking: Disorders of Water Homeostasis in Patients with CKD
In a recent article published in AJKD, Combs and Berl reviewed the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of disorders of water homeostasis that occur in patients with [...]
GFR in Pakistan – A Noteworthy Effort
Estimating GFR and managing chronic kidney disease are blood brothers. The CKD framework is based on reliable and convenient assessment of GFR, and GFR estimating equations [...]
Reduced Kidney Function and Cancer Death: Is There an Increased Risk?
It is well known that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is linked to a higher cardiovascular mortality and increased risk of malignancy. What is unclear is whether reduced kidney [...]
Three Epidemics Across 10,000 Miles: Can We Connect the Dots?
Invited commentary by Dr. Veeraish Chauhan Recently, the Center for Public Integrity, an investigative journalism organization, published an article on Mesoamerican [...]