PalliativeCareandNephrologyRegion

NephMadness 2016 Champion: Conservative Care for ESRD

April 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

See the final standings! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PallCareRegion on Twitter The final score from the Blue Ribbon Panel- 4-3 conservative care Comments: Wow, I kinda expected normalization of Hgb to get dropped because [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Commentary on Renal Supportive Care—Redefining the Basics

March 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PallCareRegion on Twitter He was frail. Vulnerable. In the hopeless pursuit to find a balance between his failing heart and declining kidneys, he had lost the will to make it to [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Nephrology Crossword on Palliative Care Nephrology

March 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PallCareRegion on Twitter A Nephmadness Special by Drs. Holly M. Koncicki and Kenar D. Jhaveri (AJKD Blog Editor) from the Division of Kidney Diseases and [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Commentary on Palliative Care Nephrology

March 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PallCareRegion on Twitter Conservative Care in ESRD vs Stopping Dialysis This is a match up for the ages. A match up so intense it may alter how others decide to play the game [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Palliative Care and Nephrology Region

March 10, 2016 // 1 Comment

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PallCareRegion on Twitter The simple view is that medicine exists to fight death and disease, and that is, of course, its most basic task. Death is the enemy. But the enemy has [read more...]