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Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Kidney and Dialysis in 2022

Kidney and Dialysis, 2023
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Kidney and Dialysis Editorial Office
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Vascular Access Use Among Hemodialysis Patients and Competency of Nurses at National Kidney Centre, Nepal

Nepalese Medical Journal, 2021
Introduction: Vascular access are a prerequisite for hemodialysis and good care by nurses is key to their longevity. A pattern of vascular access use has not been assessed previously nor the competency of nurses to identify the gaps in knowledge and ...
Nabin Bahadur Basnet, Jeena Shrestha, Sangita Raj Ghatani, Subhadra Regmi, Shrijana Bhandari, Rishi Kumar Kafle   +5 more
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Nephrology Fellowship Clinician-Performed Ultrasound Curriculum

POCUS Journal, 2022
Fluid overload (FO) contributes significantly to the development of cardiovascular disease among patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on hemodialysis (HD), yet remains underappreciated due to limitations of the physical exam [1].
Nathaniel Reisinger, Nova Panebianco
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Kidney age, not kidney disease [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2018
KEY POINTS Although a variety of conditions and syndromes may affect the kidneys over either chronic or acute time frames, the term “chronic kidney disease” (CKD) is used to describe a decrease in the filtration ability of the glomerular capillaries in the kidney.
Stevens, Richard J, Evans, Julie, Oke, Jason, Smart, Benjamin, Hobbs, Richard, Holloway, Elizabeth, Horwood, Jeremy, Judd, Marion, Locock, Louise, McLellan, Julie, Perera, Rafael   +10 more
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Serum PTH Associated with Malnutrition Determined by Bioelectrical Impedance Technology in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022
Purpose. Chronic malnutrition and cachexia are common in chronic kidney disease (CKD), and importance should be given to these complications because they affect the patient’s quality of life and prognosis.
Lilin Liu, Lulu Wang, Xiao Wang, Mingxia Xiong, Hongdi Cao, Lei Jiang, Junwei Yang   +6 more
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POCUS Allows for Rapid Elucidation of Acute Kidney Injury in a Patient with Progressive Multiple Myeloma

POCUS Journal, 2022
63-year-old man with past history of multiple myeloma recently started on a regimen of daratumumab, carfilzomib, and dexamethasone was referred to our emergency department for a rapidly rising serum creatinine as high as 10 mg/dL.
Liann Abu Salman, Nathaniel Reisinger
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Point of Care Ultrasonography to Monitor Decongestive Therapy in Heart Failure: Seeing is Believing

POCUS Journal, 2022
Point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) is a non-invasive bedside diagnostic tool that aids in clinical decision-making process. In addition, it allows to monitor the efficacy of therapeutic interventions in real time.
Abhilash Koratala
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Outcomes of patients with end stage kidney disease on dialysis with COVID-19 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; from PCR to antibody

BMC Nephrology, 2021
Background Individuals with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on dialysis are vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 infection, with mortality as high as 31 % in this group.
Wasim Ahmed, Ali Abdul Kareem Al Obaidli, Princy Joseph, Edward R. Smith, Ayaz Ahmad Khan, Siddiq Anwar, Thangavelu Chandrasekar, Ayman Kamal Al Madani, Hormazdiar Dara Dastoor, Imran Zahid, Freddie Agbayani Costales, Yousef Abdul Rahim Boobes, Fatima Al Kindi, Salah Eldin Khalil Issa, Mohamed H. Hassan, Abraham George, Stephen Geoffrey Holt   +16 more
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Correlation of the Dietary Protein Intake between Those Estimated from a Short Protein Food-Recall Questionnaire and from 24-Hour Urinary Urea-Nitrogen Excretion in Stages 3-4 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

International Journal of Nephrology, 2023
Introduction. High protein intake may accelerate progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Estimation of dietary protein intake (DPI) is indispensable for management of CKD, but to achieve optimum DPI is quite challenging in routine clinical practice.
Teerawat Thanachayanont, Methee Chanpitakkul, Akhathai Saetie, Salyaveth Lekagul, Kriang Tungsanga   +4 more
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Kidney: polycystic kidney disease [PDF]

WIREs Developmental Biology, 2014
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a life‐threatening genetic disorder characterized by the presence of fluid‐filled cysts primarily in the kidneys. PKD can be inherited as autosomal recessive (ARPKD) or autosomal dominant (ADPKD) traits. Mutations in either the PKD1 or PKD2 genes, which encode polycystin 1 and polycystin 2, are the underlying cause of
Gregory B. Vanden Heuvel, Gregory B. Vanden Heuvel, Binu M. Paul   +2 more
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