Icodextrin vs Glucose for the Long Daytime Dwell?
With the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative (AAKHI), there has been renewed interest in home dialysis, particularly peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a modality of kidney [...]
Lerma
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: Does It Really Exist?
Many different definitions of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) have appeared in the literature since it was first reported in 1954. It is commonly defined as an acute [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Dysproteinemic Kidney Diseases
A recent AJKD Core Curriculum by Hogan et al reviews the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of dysproteinemic kidney diseases. Test your knowledge on this topic with the [...]
#KidneyWk 2019: Pain Management in ESKD
The “Nephrology Quiz and Questionnaire 2019” session was held on Nov 7, 2019, at the ASN #KidneyWk in Washington, DC. Click here for more KidneyWk 2019 coverage [...]
#KidneyWk 2019: Intermittent Fasting and Kidney Disease
The “Linking Lifestyle, BP, and Kidney Diseases: What Is the Evidence?” session was held on Nov 7, 2019, at the ASN #KidneyWk in Washington, DC. Click here for [...]
#KidneyWk 2019 – Acute Interstitial Nephritis
The “Drilling Down on Acute Interstitial Nephritis” session was held on Nov 8, 2019, at the ASN #KidneyWk in Washington, DC. I had the distinct opportunity of meeting [...]
Utility of Hypertonic Mannitol for the Prevention of Intradialytic Hypotension (IDH)
Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is sometimes defined as a decrease in systolic BP by ≥20 mm Hg or a decrease in mean arterial pressure of 10 mm Hg associated with symptoms. [...]
Bexagliflozin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Stage 3 CKD
There has been significant interest in SGLT2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) as novel oral anti-hyperglycemic agents that have been recently approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes [...]
Clinical Trial End Points in ADPKD
Despite our current understanding regarding the pathophysiology of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), only one therapy has been approved by the US FDA. [...]
#KidneyWk 2017: KDIGO Guideline and Conference Updates
As KDIGO Social Media Ambassador, I always make it a point to attend the KDIGO Guideline and Conference Updates at Kidney Week. It always provides a nice compendium of [...]