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Shedding some light on chronic inflammation
One of the most important concepts in nephrology is that of chronic systemic inflammation and its role in increased cardiovascular (CV) risk in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those on dialysis. Despite a significant research effort…
SLE and Dialysis
It is well known that patients who are referred to see a nephrologist earlier in the course of their disease are more likely to start dialysis with a functioning fistula and have better overall survival relative to those…
Urge Congress to Support the Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Bill
Lifetime immunosuppressive drug coverage is part of protecting the health of kidney transplant recipients and under current medicare rules this coverage only extends for 36 months post transplant. During this period medicare covers 80% of immunosuppressant drug costs,…
Renal allograft rupture
Renal allograft rupture has been defined as a split in the renal capsule, associated with haemorrhage, when no identifiable injury was noted at the time of harvesting. Renal allograft rupture is a rare, but life-threatening, complication of renal…
Diarrhea and Tacrolimus
Recently, a patient presented to the transplant service with diarrhea and dehydration. He had been trying unsuccessfully to manage his diarrhea at home and was admitted for intravenous fluids. During his work-up, his tacrolimus levels were noted to…
AKF: Pair Up
Pair Up is the American Kidney Fund’s new national campaign empowering women to protect themselves— and the people they love— from kidney disease. Laila Ali joined the AKF this past Thursday to kick off the Pair Up campaign…
Dialysis care in Bangladesh
Although diabetes and hypertension rates in developing countries is rising to match that seen in developed regions, care for patients with end-stage renal disease is still a nascent field. I recently visited Dhaka, Bangladesh. I was able to…
When Pressed to Check the Pressure
Estimating a patient’s intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) can be a challenge when the patient is not in an ICU setting and abdominal compartment syndrome or intra-abdominal hypertension are suspected. Here is a quick method for estimating IAP. This is…
How bad is the long break for dialysis patients?
In this week’s NEJM, Foley and colleagues published a retrospective analysis of the End-Stage Renal Disease Clinical Performance Measures Project (CPM) cohort examining the association of the long interdialytic break (i.e. Friday to Monday for MWF patients and…