Vitamin D and Kidney Disease: An Interview
AJKDBlog Interviews Editor Timothy Yau (@Maximal_Change) talked with Wing-Chi Gigi Yeung about her systematic review recently published in AJKD evaluating the effects of [...]
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Kidney Cancer Risk Equation: An Interview
Nephrectomy is the mainstay of treatment for individuals with localized kidney cancer. However, surgery can potentially result in the loss of kidney function or in kidney [...]
Nephrolithiasis: An Interview
Kidney stone disease, also known as nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis, is a disorder in which urinary solutes precipitate to form aggregates of crystalline material in the [...]
Hepatitis C Treatment in Kidney Transplantation: An Interview
Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has made transplantation of kidneys from [...]
Primary Aldosteronism: An Interview
Primary aldosteronism is woefully underdiagnosed as a cause of hypertension and end-organ damage. In a recent Review published in AJKD, Mario Funes Hernandez and Vivek Bhalla [...]
“Honoring My Father’s Legacy”: An Interview
In A Few Words is a recurring AJKD feature that highlights the diverse stories that define kidney disease. In a recent piece, Dr Mohamed Hassanein reflected on his [...]
Hyperkalemia and Potassium Binders: A Panel Discussion
In a recent Original Investigation published in AJKD, David Bushinsky and colleagues characterized the effect of patiromer on serum phosphorus in patients with CKD, [...]
Spurious Electrolytes in Malignancy
Dr. Helbert Rondon, @NephroMD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Renal-Electrolyte Division at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he also serves [...]
Burnout and Turnover Among US Dialysis Technicians: An Interview
AJKD Interviews Editor Timothy Yau (@Maximal_Change) talks to Dr. Laura Plantinga and Dr. Bernard Jaar on their recent publication looking at burnout and turnover in dialysis [...]
Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy: An Interview
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), a pathological lesion observed in a wide spectrum of diseases, is triggered by endothelial injury and/or dysfunction. In a recent Review [...]