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PTH Levels and Cardiovascular Mortality The strong link between PTH and mortality appears to be present irrespective of kidney function.
Medscape Nephrology, July 10, 2009
Are Angiotensin-Blocking Drugs Being Used in Adequate Doses?
British Journal of Cardiology, July 7, 2009
Flu Shot May be Less Effective After Transplant
The National Kidney Foundation, July 2, 2009

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Two Strategies to Treat Humoral Rejection
Commentary, July 2009
ASCO 2009: Expert Video Perspective on Renal Cancer
Commentary, June 2009
Will Bundling Create Disincentives for Home Hemodialysis?
Commentary, June 2009
Monthly Summaries of Nursing Research: June 2009
Commentary, June 2009

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A study published last month in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals primary care practices sometimes do not inform patients of abnormal lab results or do not keep a record of the patient being informed. About 1 of every 14 abnormal tests was not reported to the patient. How likely or not likely is this to happen in your practice?

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Will Bundling Create Disincentives for Home Hemodialysis? In this video blog, Jeffrey Berns, MD, of UPenn School of Medicine, discusses a government report about the cost differences between in-center hemodialysis, home dialysis, and peritoneal dialysis.
June 2009
Dipyridamole Plus Aspirin in Dialysis Patients With Newly Placed AV Grafts In this video blog, Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, looks at a new study from the Dialysis Access Clinical Trials Consortium.
June 2009
Bundling for ESRD Patients In this video blog, Jeffrey Berns, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, talks about whether black ESRD patients will be at a disadvantage under bundled payment systems.
May 2009

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