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AKI Shouldn't Preclude Kidney Donation, Study Shows Use of kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury appears safe in multiyear follow-up and could make many more organs available for transplant, a study has found.
Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2018
AHA 2018 Lorcaserin Cuts Risk of Obesity-Related Renal Dysfunction The obesity drug lorcaserin given to overweight and obese patients in the CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 trial improved renal outcomes; whether this was simply because of weight loss or a direct drug effect is unknown.
Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2018

Peritoneal Dialysis Offers Flexibility in Austere Environments Dr Desai highlights a number of unique aspects of peritoneal dialysis that make it attractive in difficult situations.
Medscape Nephrology, October 26, 2018
POCUS for Catheter Placement: Relevance to Nephrology Dr Desai states why nephrologists should consider ultrasound-based catheter confirmation in lieu of chest x-rays.
Medscape Nephrology, September 14, 2018

JAK Inhibition by Baricitinib in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, December 6, 2018
Treatment of Pulmonary Vasculitis
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, November 27, 2018
Effect of Dapagliflozin in T2D Patients With Stages 3b-4 CKD
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, November 22, 2018
Interruption of DOACs in Preprocedural and Acute Settings
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, November 15, 2018
The Relation Between Thyroid Function and Anemia
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, November 12, 2018