CKD – Page 27 – AJKD Blog

Is the Kidney the Culprit in Some Forms of Pulmonary Hypertension?

December 13, 2012 // 0 Comments

Pulmonary hypertension is increasingly recognized in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). A recent review in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases discusses the risk [...]

Is Your Nephrologist Also Your Internist?

November 29, 2012 // 0 Comments

The most recent article in the Core Curriculum series published by AJKD discusses general medical care in the dialysis patient. Dr. Jean Holley (JH) from University of [...]

Latent Tuberculosis in ESRD

November 27, 2012 // 0 Comments

The diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) is important in patients with ESRD as the rate of activation is 50 times that of the general population. Additionally, some dialysis [...]

Kidney Week 2012: Direct Renin Inhibition in Non-diabetic Kidney Disease (DRINK study)

November 3, 2012 // 1 Comment

An interim analysis from the DRINK trial was presented as an oral communication by Tang et al on Friday Nov 2nd. Seventy six non-diabetic patients with CKD stages 3-4 were [...]

Kidney Week 2012: Diet, Alkali, and CKD Progression

November 3, 2012 // 1 Comment

A study presented on Friday Nov 2nd as an oral communication by Dr Goraya et al. from Texas A&M College of Medicine showed that fruits and vegetables or oral NaHCO3 could [...]

Kidney Week 2012: Quality and Safety in Nephrology

October 31, 2012 // 1 Comment

Sharon Anderson, MD An increasing interest in the Nephrology community and the American Society of Nephrology is the quality and safety of nephrology care. “Choosing [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]