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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 attacks, or perhaps even prevents kidney failure? However, when you hear that [read more...]

#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 nephrologist since 1986. She is a clinical Associate Professor at the [read more...]

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 also rings true for our neighbors to the south. Such bombastic rhetoric [read more...]

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 published are summarized below. Blood Pressure Measurement Automated [read more...]

#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 // 4 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...]

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