Hiremath – AJKD Blog

Blood Pressure Measurement in Dialysis: There’s No Place Like Home (Part 1)

January 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

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

June 16, 2021 // 0 Comments

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!

December 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

“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

September 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

March 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

July 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

March 15, 2019 // 1 Comment

Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2019 | #NephMadness | #HTNRegion Selection Committee Member: Susan Steigerwalt Susan Steigerwalt has been a hypertension specialist and [...]

Sedentary Behavior and CKD

September 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

‘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 [...]

Hypertension Canada 2018 Update

June 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

Updates to Hypertension Canada Guidelines have been reviewed on the AJKDBlog in previous years (see 2015, 2016, and 2017). Changes in the 2018 guidelines that were just [...]

#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 [...]