Tangri

#NephMadness 2018: 40% Is Good Enough

March 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

Navdeep Tangri, MD Dr. Tangri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Manitoba. He is interested in the trajectory of patients with moderate to severe CKD as they transition to dialysis, and is generating the [read more...]

Thyroid Testing in Kidney Disease – Should We Be Routinely Assessing?

January 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

The decision to screen for subclinical hypothyroidism is controversial, with strong arguments for and against screening and conflicting guidelines from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the US Preventative Services [read more...]

Biomarkers and Thresholds to Identify Bone Turnover: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Bone Biopsies

February 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Bone mineral disease (MBD) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet remains a diagnostic and therapeutic enigma for clinicians and scientists. In contrast to complications such as anemia and acidosis, a definitive diagnosis of [read more...]

Providing Dialysis Care During Natural Disasters: Lessons Learnt from Hurricane Sandy

January 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

On Oct 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the United States, and proceeded to affect millions of individuals across multiple states. While natural disasters like Sandy affect all individuals, the elderly and those with vulnerable medical [read more...]

Three Times a Week Dialysis: Is There Evidence for This Dogma?

June 30, 2014 // 3 Comments

In an article recently published in AJKD, Kalantar-Zadeh and colleagues present a unique perspective on initiating hemodialysis by questioning the dogma of thrice-weekly treatments. The authors provide the history behind thrice-weekly dialysis [read more...]

Clinical Trials in Nephrology

February 27, 2014 // 0 Comments

Over the last decade, there has been increased recognition that clinical trials in nephrology are fewer in number and smaller in size when compared to other medical specialties. However, a more contemporary examination of published and ongoing [read more...]

Lifetime Risk of CKD and the Implications for Screening

August 29, 2013 // 0 Comments

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common condition with multiple etiologies and important implications. The use of GFR estimation formulas is now ubiquitous in the medical field. The guidelines for CKD staging and management have greatly increased [read more...]

MesoAmerican Nephropathy: A New Entity

July 29, 2013 // 2 Comments

Recently, endemic rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been identified in plantation workers and young farmers in Central America. The clinical profile of these patients has not been well characterized and studies on the pathology of the [read more...]

Hyponatremia and the Risk of Death on Dialysis

June 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

In a recent article published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Nigwekar et al examined data from an incident dialysis patient cohort (ArMORR) and concluded that hyponatremia was related in cross-sectional analyses with markers of mineral [read more...]

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