2011 proved to be another exciting year in the world of nephrology. 2010 was dominated with big clinical trials (SHARP, FHN, IDEAL), APOL1 gene variants, Propublica article on HD in the US, and medicare bundling. 2011 proved…
From Brindley P.G et al., CMAJ 4-10-07, 176(8) pg1097-1099 When making a decision about urgent dialysis it is important to have an much information as quickly as possible. In suspected ethylene glycol toxicity time is of the essence….
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) continues to restrict resident duty hours in an effort to improve patient care related to resident fatigue. These restrictions are beginning to impact fellowship training as the shift in workload…
Interest in nephrology as a career continues to decline as highlighted by this recent editorial entitled “The Future Nephrology Workforce: Will There Be One” in CJASN. This article, which was presented at ASN in Denver as the Summit…
Happy World Kidney Day 2011! This years theme is- protect your kidneys, save your heart. World Kidney Day began in 2006 and has continued to grow each year. While every other organ system/disease has had a day/month for…
That’s right you read the title correctly- it reads orthostatic hypertension and not hypotension. Ordering orthostatics on patients is quite common. Most of the time the clinical query is in regards to the latter (hypotension). My mentor,…
2010 was a busy year in field of nephrology. RFN covered a wide variety of topics over the last year. Several news stories stood out. This is by no means a complete list of all of the major…
Preliminary results from a phase IIb clinical trial funded by Reata Pharmaceuticals and Abbott were presented at ASN Renal Week 2010 in Denver, CO last month. This study looked at the novel drug bardoxolone (RTA 420) in diabetic…
Researchers from the UK published a new and exciting article exploring one of the fundamental mechanisms of blood pressure regulation by the renin-angiotensin-system (RAS). This research was, per the authors, 20 years in the making and was fittingly…
Hypertension continues to be major public health concern. Efforts to manage this sometimes difficult to treat condition have only started to positively impact patient health. In some instances hypertension can be refractory to intense medical therapy. It is…
