End-Stage Renal Disease Journal Articles

• Top 20 Research Studies of 2017 for Primary Care Physicians This article summarizes 20 studies published in 2017 that qualify as POEMs (patient-oriented evidence that matters), and that were identified as most relevant to the practicing primary care physician.
  American Family Physician, May 2018
• THRT Reduces CVD in Diabetic Nephropathy With Hypothyroidism The administration of thyroid hormone replacement therapy may help lower the risk of developing CVD among patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and diabetic nephropathy.
  Endocrine Practice, May 2018
• Caring for Undocumented Immigrants With Kidney Disease Access to quality, comprehensive health care remains challenging for undocumented immigrants with kidney disease. What strategies may help these patients obtain equitable care?
  American Journal of Kidney Diseases, May 2018
• The Role of Interleukin 6 in Vascular Calcification of CKD A better understanding of the contribution of vascular calcification to cardiovascular mortality in CKD could have important therapeutic implications.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2018
• Is Your Diagnosis Coding Ready for Risk Adjustment? Learning how to correctly incorporate Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) codes can have positive effect on payment as well as present a more accurate picture of patient health status.
  Family Practice Management, April 2018
• The BSR Guideline for the Management of SLE in Adults A new guideline from the British Society for Rheumatology offers guidance for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults.
  Rheumatology, April 2018
• Trends in Hospitalizations for Acute Kidney Injury -- US This report indicates a significant absolute and relative increase in hospitalization rates for acute kidney injury in the United States. What might account for this trend?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Shipping Living Donor Kidneys and Transplant Outcomes Might cold ischemia times during transport between transplant centers impact the outcomes among living donor kidney recipients?
  American Journal of Transplantation, March 2018
• Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors: An Overview SGLT2 inhibitors are promising new agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but there are risks to be considered. Which patients would most benefit?
  U.S. Pharmacist, March 2018
• Endocrine Manifestations of Primary Hyperoxaluria What endocrine disturbances are associated with this rare metabolic disease?
  Endocrine Practice, March 2018
• Identification and Management of Lupus Nephritis Find out what there is to know regarding the diagnosis and medical management of lupus nephritis.
  Journal for Nurse Practitioners, March 2018
• Women and Kidney Disease: Reflections on World Kidney Day This editorial highlights the importance of kidney health in women.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 2018
• Review of Selected NMEs 2017 Learn about the profiles of recently approved new molecular entities in this review.
  U.S. Pharmacist, March 2018
• New Urate-Lowing Therapies What do we currently know about these newly approved urate-lowering agents for the management of hyperuricemia in gout?
  Current Opinion in Rheumatology, March 2018
• Diagnosis of Hyphae in Neuropathology Specimens What approach should be taken when neuropathology specimens reveal hyphae on initial histologic examination? The authors present an algorithm to aid in diagnosis of invasive CNS fungal infections.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, March 2018
• Uric Acid Predicts Adverse Outcomes in CKD Serum uric acid trajectories may provide insight into the progression of CKD and associated adverse outcomes.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 2018
• Hepatitis C Virus Clearance in Older Adults Does HCV clearance with direct-acting antiviral therapy improve outcomes in individuals aged 80 and older--even in the face of severe liver disease and multiple comorbidities?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, February 2018
• Big Data in Nephrology -- A Time to Rethink In this editorial, the role of big data in the field of nephrology is discussed.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, February 2018
• Citizenship Status and Kidney Transplantation Is there a difference in kidney transplant outcomes between non-resident immigrants and US citizens?
  American Journal of Kidney Diseases, February 2018
• Potential Yield of Imminent Death Kidney Donation Might imminent death organ donation provide another avenue of procuring donor kidneys?
  American Journal of Transplantation, February 2018