#NephMadness 2022: Lupus Nephritis – Progress, Far from Perfection
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2022 | #NephMadness | #Lupus Swapnil Hiremath @hswapnil Swapnil Hiremath is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa and an [...]
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Blood Pressure Measurement in Dialysis: There’s No Place Like Home (Part 2)
This is a 2 part blog post by #NephJC cofounder, hypertension guru and longtime AJKD contributor Swapnil Hiremath. In Part 1, he outlined the quandaries of blood pressure [...]
Blood Pressure Measurement in Dialysis: There’s No Place Like Home (Part 1)
This is a 2 part blog post by #NephJC cofounder, hypertension guru and longtime AJKD contributor Swapnil Hiremath. In Part 1, he outlines the quandaries of blood pressure [...]
Could High Be Better Than Low? Targeting Phosphate in Trials
Phosphate is bad, right? As kidney function declines, phosphate excretion goes down. Serum phosphate levels rise, causing parathyroid hormone (PTH) to increase and bring [...]
NSAIDs vs OPIOIDS – ROUND 3, FIGHT!
“Four legs good, two legs bad.” – Snowball’s summary of the Seven Commandments of Animalism, Animal Farm Similar to Snowball’s cry, ‘NSAIDs bad, Opioids [...]
Fistula Cannulation: A Hot Button Issue
That the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the lifeline for hemodialysis is a well-worn but well deserved cliché. The AVF has been a trusted vascular access for the last 55 [...]
#NephMadness 2020: HD Access Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2020 | #NephMadness | #HDaccessRegion Selection Committee Member: Monnie Wasse @wasse_m Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse is Professor and Vice [...]
ACTH Gel: Excessive Extravagance But No Evidence
What would you think about a drug that has been covered in the New York Times, 60 Minutes, CNN, and Forbes? Surely it’s a blockbuster and cures cancer, prevents heart [...]
#NephMadness 2019: Hypertension Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2019 | #NephMadness | #HTNRegion Selection Committee Member: Susan Steigerwalt Susan Steigerwalt has been a hypertension specialist and [...]
Sedentary Behavior and CKD
‘The average Canadian is slightly less active than a (motionless) fire hydrant’ – Andrew Pipe If this statement is true for the average Canadians, one wonders if it [...]