Senescence or Frailty? Are Chronic Disease Patients Different?
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 [...]
CKD
In Regard to REGARDS
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 [...]
25-hydroxyvitamin D in Chronic Kidney Disease
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 [...]
Dialysis Choices for ESRD Patients and the Caregivers
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 [...]
Educating Patients about CKD: Are We Lagging Behind?
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 [...]
Integrated Nephrology Care: What Does the Future Hold?
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“Peritoneal Dialysis” Strikes Back
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 [...]
Will Home Hemodialysis Ever Prosper in the United States?
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 [...]