CKD

Senescence or Frailty? Are Chronic Disease Patients Different?

October 25, 2012 // 0 Comments

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has long been known to negatively affect an individual’s quality of life. Identifying potentially modifiable risk factors may assist the physician in blunting, or even reversing this effect. In a recent article [read more...]

In Regard to REGARDS

August 16, 2012 // 1 Comment

Does low income have any bearing on the degree of proteinuria, and if so, does it have racial differences? A cross-sectional study published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases explores this question in more detail. Dr. Deidra Crews (DC), [read more...]

25-hydroxyvitamin D in Chronic Kidney Disease

June 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

The effect of ergocalciferol and cholecalciferol on bone disease and overall health in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a topic of interest to the nephrology community. A recent review published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases discusses [read more...]

Dialysis Choices for ESRD Patients and the Caregivers

June 7, 2012 // 1 Comment

Dialysis modality preferences of patients with chronic kidney disease and their family caregivers are important and need to be quantified. Do patients prefer less time on dialysis or more time on dialysis? Do they prefer home modalities versus [read more...]

Educating Patients about CKD: Are We Lagging Behind?

May 3, 2012 // 2 Comments

The Medicare Improvement of Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) was initiated in 2010. It allows for nephrology practices to give chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 4 Medicare beneficiaries 6 hours of kidney disease education. How have the practices [read more...]

Integrated Nephrology Care: What Does the Future Hold?

April 24, 2012 // 1 Comment

Care of the patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is complicated and expensive. Implementation of an integrated care model in nephrology has been shown to improve efficiency in recently completed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [read more...]

Understanding Kidney Disease Trajectory

March 27, 2012 // 0 Comments

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 by physicians and understood by elderly patients with advanced chronic [read more...]

Podcast: Effect of Vitamin K2 Supplementation on Functional Vitamin K Deficiency in Hemodialysis Patients

February 9, 2012 // 0 Comments

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...]

“Peritoneal Dialysis” Strikes Back

December 20, 2011 // 5 Comments

In the United States, the number of patients who are offered peritoneal dialysis (PD) has declined over the last decade. The newer generation of Nephrologists may not feel as comfortable with this dialysis modality, and shy away from referring [read more...]

Will Home Hemodialysis Ever Prosper in the United States?

December 15, 2011 // 12 Comments

Invited Commentary by Dr. Lionel Mailloux It is interesting to note the two recent articles in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases on the topic of home hemodialysis. One was by Marshall et al entitled “Home Hemodialysis and Mortality Risk in [read more...]

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