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ED Docs Often Miss Community-Acquired Kidney Injury in Kids Community-acquired acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) often goes unrecognized in the pediatric emergency department (PED), new research shows.
Reuters Health Information, May 25, 2018
Clinicians Share Agony When Emergency Dialysis Is Only Option Clinicians reported frustration, burnout, and sadness over loss of patient trust from systems that deny regular care to undocumented patients with end-stage renal disease.
Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2018

Restricting Fluids During Abdominal Surgery Shows No Benefit, Possible Renal Risk
Reuters Health Information, May 11, 2018
Few Patients With ESRD Receive Hospice Care
Medscape Medical News, May 1, 2018
ACIP Recommends Heplisav-B Vaccine for Adults
Medscape Medical News, April 19, 2018
Puerto Rico's Slow Recovery Means New Hardship for Dialysis Patients
Kaiser Health News, April 16, 2018

Dialysis Perspective

Hepatitis B Update: Vaccination and Follow-up CDC outlines the indications for hepatitis B vaccination, including the number of doses, postvaccination serology, and when revaccination is needed.
CDC Expert Commentary, June 4, 2018
Does Drinking More Water Improve Kidney Function? If increasing the water intake lowers vasopressin levels, does it follow that it also improves kidney function? Dr Szczech shares her views.
Medscape Nephrology, May 24, 2018

When Should DOACs Be Held Prior to EP/Cath Procedures?
ACC.org, May 2, 2018
Effect of Dialysis on Cerebral Blood Flow and Cognition
Medscape Nephrology, April 13, 2018
AKI From Contrast CT Scans: Is There an Association?
Medscape Emergency Medicine, March 16, 2018
Patient Transition to Dialysis: Advice to Providers
Medscape Nephrology, February 21, 2018

Journals

Troponin-I Levels and Outcome in Patients With High CVD Risk
BMC Anesthesiology, June 18, 2018
Amiodarone-induced Reversible and Irreversible Hepatotoxicity
Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 13, 2018
Hemoglobin Concentration and Stroke Risk in Hemodialysis
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, June 13, 2018
Urinary Biomarkers Predict AKI After Cardiovascular Surgery
Critical Care, June 6, 2018
Risk of ESRD in Prior Living Kidney Donors
American Journal of Transplantation, May 30, 2018

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