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#NKFClinicals 2018: A Spicy Debate – Is 2.3 grams/day The Correct Target for Daily Sodium Intake?

April 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

PLEASE PASS THE SALT – OR NOT? DEBATE ON SODIUM INTAKE (April 12, 2018) This promised to be fun and interesting – and it was. The session started off with a great lecture from a dietician, Patty Willms, on strategies to reduce salt intake. [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018: Contrast Region

March 15, 2018 // 3 Comments

Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2018 | #NephMadness | #ContrastRegion Selection Committee Member for the Contrast Region: Paul M. Palevsky, MD Dr. Palevsky is a Professor of Medicine in the Renal-Electrolyte Division at the University of [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018: Hyponatremia Region

March 15, 2018 // 3 Comments

Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2018 | #NephMadness | #HyponatremiaRegion Selection Committee Member for the Hyponatremia Region: Richard H. Sterns, MD Dr. Sterns is a Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of [read more...]

Lower Blood Pressure, Higher Creatinine? No Need to Worry!

February 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

Unless you have been hiding under a metaphorical rock, the big news of the last few months have been the publication of a trial called Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) and its reverberations in the cardiology, nephrology, and [read more...]

When The Fault Lies in Our Genes: Untying the Causation Knot

January 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

Randomized controlled trials are the gold standard for establishing the efficacy of any intervention. But what do we do if the exposure is not something that you can give as an intervention (eg smoking)? Observational studies showing the association [read more...]

Old Age and Dialysis: Is It Really the Deadly Cocktail?

December 1, 2017 // 1 Comment

“Life is pleasant, Death is peaceful, it’s the transition that’s troublesome.” – Isaac Asimov Aging is relentless, progressive, and inevitable. With aging comes a whole host of physical, mental, and emotional issues, often compounded [read more...]

Pruning Polypharmacy: Pill Pushers to Deprescribers in Dialysis?

July 20, 2017 // 1 Comment

The Causes and Consequences of Polypharmacy When faced with a patient who has a symptom, or a clinical or even laboratory abnormality, the natural tendency for a physician is to prescribe something, anything, in a genuine effort to alleviate the [read more...]

#NephJC Turns Three: A Closer Look at the Online Nephrology Journal Club

June 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Most of us are familiar with the concept of the “Journal Club,” either at our practicing or training institutions. A recent AJKD publication by Topf et al highlights the evolution of NephJC, a fully online nephrology journal club. [read more...]

Hypertension Canada’s 2017 Guidelines

May 11, 2017 // 3 Comments

The Hypertension Canada (previously known as Canadian Hypertension Education Program [CHEP]) guidelines have been updated annually since 1999. The development process of the guidelines begins with review of evidence and is compiled by many [read more...]

Superforecasting: The Kidney Failure Edition

April 18, 2017 // 2 Comments

‘”Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence.’” – Jeff Hawkins, inventor of the Palm Pilot, in ‘On Intelligence.’ The [read more...]

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