Nephrology
Systematic Review: Predicting Risk of Recurrent Acute Kidney Injury
24 Mar, 2019 | 20:45h | UTCPredicting Risk of Recurrent Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review – Nephron (free)
Systematic Review: Schedules for Self-monitoring Blood Pressure
22 Mar, 2019 | 07:34h | UTCSchedules for Self-monitoring Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review – American Journal of Hypertension (free)
“Home blood pressure should be measured for 3 days, increased to 7 only when mean blood pressure is close to a diagnostic or treatment threshold.”
Systematic Review: Machine Perfusion Preservation vs. Static Cold Storage for Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
17 Mar, 2019 | 18:20h | UTCMachine perfusion preservation versus static cold storage for deceased donor kidney transplantation – Cochrane Library (free)
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Who, When, Why, and How
15 Mar, 2019 | 02:56h | UTCContinuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Who, When, Why, and How – Chest (free)
Perspective: Listening to Older Patients Who Want to Stop Dialysis
12 Mar, 2019 | 12:54h | UTCListening to Older Patients Who Want To Stop Dialysis – Kaiser Health News (free)
Related: Dialysis Is a Way of Life for Many Older Patients. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be (free) AND Prioritizing Patient and Caregiver Values in the Delivery of High-Quality Medical Management Without Dialysis (free) AND Care Practices for Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis (free)
AHA Statement on Cardiorenal Syndrome – Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:52h | UTCCommentary: The Heart-Kidney, Kidney-Heart Connection and Our Improving Understanding of a Complex and Intimate Relationship – American Heart Association (free)
Top Things to Know: Cardiorenal Syndrome: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies – American Heart Association (free)
Special Issue: Hyperkalemia
6 Mar, 2019 | 20:02h | UTCHyperkalemia – European Heart Journal Supplement (free articles)
Potassium homoeostasis and pathophysiology of hyperkalaemia
Hyperkalaemia: aetiology, epidemiology, and clinical significance
Current treatment and unmet needs of hyperkalaemia in the emergency department
Barriers to guideline mandated renin–angiotensin inhibitor use: focus on hyperkalaemia
Pharmacology of new treatments for hyperkalaemia: patiromer and sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
New frontiers for management of hyperkalaemia: the emergence of novel agents
New treatments for hyperkalaemia: clinical use in cardiology
A new area for the management of hyperkalaemia with potassium binders: clinical use in nephrology
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Management of Hyperkalemia in the Acutely Ill Patient
5 Mar, 2019 | 03:00h | UTCManagement of hyperkalemia in the acutely ill patient – Annals of Intensive Care (free)
Related Reviews: Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free) AND Potassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia – American Family Physician (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Consensus Statement: Imaging of Kidney Cysts and Cystic Kidney Diseases in Children
27 Feb, 2019 | 12:58h | UTC
Study: Association of Adolescent Hypertension with Future End-Stage Renal Disease
27 Feb, 2019 | 00:47h | UTCAssociation of Adolescent Hypertension with Future End-Stage Renal Disease – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Adolescent Hypertension Linked to Later End-Stage Renal Disease – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Updates in Management and Timing of Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:14h | UTCUpdates in Management and Timing of Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Related Research: Early vs. Delayed Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (link to abstract and commentary)
Clinical Practice Guideline for Renal Hypouricemia
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:36h | UTCClinical practice guideline for renal hypouricemia (1st edition) – Human Cell (free)
Meta-Analysis: Proton Pump Inhibitors use and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
20 Feb, 2019 | 02:48h | UTCRelated Research (just published): Analysis of postmarketing safety data for proton-pump inhibitors reveals increased propensity for renal injury, electrolyte abnormalities, and nephrolithiasis – Scientific Reports (free) and Commentary: Common acid reflux medications linked to increased kidney disease risk – University of California (free)
See also: Proton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Emerging Concerns (free reviews) AND Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors (free guidelines and reviews)
Dialysis Is a Way of Life for Many Older Patients. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be
17 Feb, 2019 | 19:53h | UTCDialysis Is a Way of Life for Many Older Patients. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Editorial: Prioritizing Patient and Caregiver Values in the Delivery of High-Quality Medical Management Without Dialysis (free)
“So-called conservative management can ease symptoms without dialysis in some people with kidney disease. But many of them are never given the option.”
Review: Urine Sediment Examination in the Diagnosis and Management of Kidney Disease
13 Feb, 2019 | 02:06h | UTCUrine Sediment Examination in the Diagnosis and Management of Kidney Disease: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Urine Sediment Examination in the Diagnosis and Management of Kidney Disease: Core Curriculum 2019 https://t.co/2gWvKYGi5p (FREE) @ccavanaugh87 @YaleMedicine pic.twitter.com/6aJxMVC88L
— AJKD (@AJKDonline) February 12, 2019
Editorial: Prioritizing Patient and Caregiver Values in the Delivery of High-Quality Medical Management Without Dialysis
13 Feb, 2019 | 00:39h | UTC
The Aftermath of Acute Kidney Injury: A Narrative Review of Long-term Mortality and Renal Function
10 Feb, 2019 | 14:26h | UTC
Podcast: Hyperkalemia Master Class
6 Feb, 2019 | 00:52h | UTC#137 Hyperkalemia Master Class with Joel Topf MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemic: How do We Deal with It?
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:52h | UTCChronic kidney disease epidemic: How do we deal with it? – Nephrology (free)
Related: Analysis: Global Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease (free article and commentaries)
10 Myths About Frusemide
30 Jan, 2019 | 23:31h | UTC10 myths about frusemide – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
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Randomized Trial: Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia
29 Jan, 2019 | 00:05h | UTCEffect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Prevention of Cognitive Impairment With Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Control (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Does intensive blood pressure control reduce dementia? – NIH News Releases (free) AND Intensive BP Control Helps Prevent Mild Cognitive Impairment – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Among ambulatory adults with hypertension, treatment to
an SBP goal < 120 mm Hg did not reduce risk of #dementia compared with a goal < 140, but did reduce risk of mild cognitive impairment and risk of a composite of MCI or probable dementia. https://t.co/hJFckI5iAx #MCI pic.twitter.com/K0tdHspupy— JAMA (@JAMA_current) January 28, 2019
Review: Cardiorenal Syndrome in Acute Kidney Injury
28 Jan, 2019 | 23:40h | UTCCardiorenal Syndrome in Acute Kidney Injury – Seminars in Nephrology (free)
Care Practices for Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:02h | UTCCare Practices for Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: End Stage Kidney Disease: Decoding How Patients Decide to Forgo Dialysis – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Shared Decision-Making About Dialysis Initiation Needs to Improve – Renal & Urology News (free)
“There is need for more patient-centered models of care for advanced kidney disease capable of supporting those who do not wish to start dialysis.”
Beyond Chronic Kidney Disease: The Diagnosis of Renal Disease in the Elderly as an Unmet Need
27 Jan, 2019 | 18:43h | UTC
KDIGO Guideline: Management and Treatment of Glomerular Diseases
24 Jan, 2019 | 21:46h | UTCPart 2: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference – Kidney International (free)
Related: See All KDIGO Guidelines (all free)