Test Your Knowledge: Common Symptoms in Dialysis Patients
A recent AJKD In Practice article by Scherer et al highlight common troublesome symptoms affecting dialysis patients: sleep disorders, restless legs syndrome, and uremic [...]
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Levosimendan and the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Acute kidney injury (AKI) carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. AKI is more common in patients with a high burden of cardiovascular disease [...]
Top 10 eAJKD Posts From 2014
eAJKD Advisory Board member, Dr. Matt Sparks, gathered the top 10 eAJKD posts from 2014 (in reverse order): 10. Kidney Week 2014: New Drug for Hyperkalemia by Dr. Dena [...]
Does a Fasting Phosphorus Predict Mortality?
Observational studies have demonstrated an association between serum phosphorus level and mortality in healthy individuals and in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) [...]
Prehypertension and ESRD: Is There a Connection?
In a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in AJKD, Huang and colleagues discuss the association of prehypertension with an increased incidence of End Stage [...]
A 2014 Update on Glomerular Diseases
Invited commentary by Dr. Jean Francis Over the past few years, great advances have improved our understanding of and approach to some of the most common glomerulonephritides [...]