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 [...]
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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 [...]
Hypertension Canada 2018 Update
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?
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 [...]
#NephMadness 2018: Contrast Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2018 | #NephMadness | #ContrastRegion Selection Committee Member for the Contrast Region: Paul M. Palevsky, MD Dr. Palevsky is a [...]