dialysis

Insight into Patients’ & Caregivers’ Perspectives on Conservative Management in End of Life Care

June 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

Patients with end-stage kidney disease often experience clinical and psychological set backs that negatively impact quality of life and survival. Growing data suggest a role [...]

SCM14: Palliative Care and Dialysis

April 25, 2014 // 1 Comment

Yin and yang… peanut butter and chocolate… Astaire and Rogers… palliative care and dialysis? Today’s workshop on this topic (palliative care and [...]

Test Your Knowledge: Renal Replacement Therapy in Children

April 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

There is paucity of literature on dialysis in the pediatric population, especially on prescription and complications. Since renal replacement therapy in children requires [...]

Dialysis in AKI: When to Start?

December 16, 2013 // 2 Comments

The timing of when to initiate dialysis in a patient with acute or even chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most common decisions that a nephrologist will make. [...]

Dialysis Bicarbonate Concentration: Do We Know the Right Amount?

July 25, 2013 // 1 Comment

Bicarbonate is the principal buffer in dialysate, but only few studies have assessed outcomes of patients treated with different dialysate bicarbonate (DB) concentrations. A [...]

Effluent Biomarkers in the Peritoneal Dialysis Patient

July 9, 2013 // 1 Comment

In a recent article published in the American Journal of Kidneys Diseases, Barreto et al reviewed the literature on potential clinical uses of peritoneal fluid effluent [...]

Hyponatremia and the Risk of Death on Dialysis

June 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

In a recent article published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Nigwekar et al examined data from an incident dialysis patient cohort (ArMORR) and concluded that [...]

Ferric Citrate and Hyperphosphatemia

April 16, 2013 // 0 Comments

AJKD recently published an article from Dwyer et al on a dose-response and safety/tolerability trial of a novel phosphorous binder, ferric citrate, for dialysis patients. [...]

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 [...]

Oral Nutrition During the Dialysis Treatment: Does It Make a Difference?

September 11, 2012 // 0 Comments

Optimal nutrition in the dialysis patient is a critical component of nephrology care since malnutrition carries a high risk of mortality, even when all other co-morbitites [...]

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