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Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Kidney and Dialysis in 2022

Kidney and Dialysis, 2023
High-quality academic publishing is built on rigorous peer review [...]
Kidney and Dialysis Editorial Office
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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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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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Incidentalomas Among Healthy Nephrology Fellow Volunteers at POCUS Workshops: A Case Series

POCUS Journal, 2022
A radiographic incidental finding (sometimes called an incidentaloma) is defined as a structure that is unintentionally found during an exam for an unrelated indication.
Ira Blau, Behdad Besharatian, Nathaniel Reisinger   +2 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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Massive Lymphocele Associated with Allograft Hydronephrosis: An Ultrasound Case Study

POCUS Journal, 2022
Lymphocele is a lymphocyte-rich fluid collection that results from disruption of lymphatics in the recipient during renal transplantation. While small collections resolve spontaneously, larger, symptomatic ones may cause obstructive nephropathy ...
Harini Bejjanki, Kawther F. Alquadan, Abhilash Koratala   +2 more
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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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Integrative Volume Status Assessment

POCUS Journal, 2022
Volume status assessment is a critical but challenging clinical skill and is especially important for the management of patients in the emergency department, intensive care unit, and dialysis unit where accurate intravascular assessment is necessary to ...
David Kearney, Nathaniel Reisinger, Sadichhya Lohani   +2 more
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Bedside Assessment of the Kidneys and Bladder Using Point of Care Ultrasound

POCUS Journal, 2022
Given the contrasting echogenic characteristics of the urinary system and their easily identifiable distortion in response to numerous pathologic processes, the sonographic examination of the kidney and bladder can provide a wealth of clinical ...
Patrick J. Taus, Surya Manivannan, Ria Dancel   +2 more
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