Test Your Knowledge: Bone Disease and CKD
Osteoporosis and fractures are common in chronic kidney disease (CKD). While the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis is similar in patients with CKD stages 1-3 as in [...]
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Test Your Knowledge: ANCA Vasculitis
The antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAVs) comprise granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), commonly seen with antibodies to proteinase 3 [...]
Low Hemoglobins or High ESA Doses: The Controversy Remains
Invited commentary by Dr. Steven Fishbane and Azzour Hazzan In the Jan 2012 issue of the AJKD, Fukuma et al conducted an elegant analysis of ESA dose and hemoglobin (Hgb) [...]