Wong, Susan P Y Oestreich, Taryn Prince, David K Curtis, J Randall
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Available decision aids for patients about treatment of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often lack information on conservative kidney management (CKM). We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid on CKM among patients with advanced CKD and their family members. Randomized pilot trial. Patients aged≥75 years with stage 4 or...
Crane, Clarkson Cunard, Robyn A Sweiss, Natalie Scanlon, Nicholas Doherty, Taylor A Potok, O Alison
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Hypersensitivity reactions to ethylene oxide-sterilized dialyzers have been well described. Although ethylene oxide is no longer used to sterilize most dialyzers, it is used on other pieces of dialysis equipment. We present a case of a 78-year-old man who experienced dialysis-related anaphylaxis attributed to an IgE-mediated allergy to dialysis tub...
Chowdhury, Raad Turcotte, Anna-Eve Rondon-Berrios, Helbert Workeneh, Biruh T
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Electrolyte and acid-base disorders are frequently encountered in patients with malignancy, either due to cancer itself or as a complication of its therapy. However, spurious electrolyte disorders can complicate the interpretation and management of these patients. Several electrolytes can be artifactually increased or decreased such that the serum ...
Knobbe, Tim J Kremer, Daan Douwes, Rianne M Eisenga, Michele F Gomes-Neto, António W Annema, Coby Swarte, J Casper Klont, Frank Navis, Gerjan Berger, Stefan P
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Prior studies report that the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can adversely affect gut microbiota and gastrointestinal uptake of micronutrients, in particular iron and magnesium, and are used frequently by kidney transplant recipients. Altered gut microbiota, iron deficiency, and magnesium deficiency have been implicated in the pathogenesis of...
Ishigami, Junichi Kansal, Mayank Mehta, Rupal Srivastava, Anand Rahman, Mahboob Dobre, Mirela Al-Kindi, Sadeer G Go, Alan S Navaneethan, Sankar D Chen, Jing
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Heart-kidney crosstalk is recognized as the cardiorenal syndrome. We examined the association of cardiac function and structure with the risk of kidney failure with replacement therapy (KFRT) in a chronic kidney disease (CKD) population. Prospective observational cohort study. 3,027 participants from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study. Fi...
Hassanein, Mohamed
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Malhotra, Rakesh Rahimi, Sina Agarwal, Ushma Katz, Ronit Kumar, Ujjala Garimella, Pranav S Gupta, Vineet Chopra, Tushar Kotanko, Peter Ikizler, T Alp
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
People with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) have very low physical activity, and the degree of inactivity is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality. We assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of a 12-week intervention coupling a wearable activity tracker (FitBit) and structured feedback coaching versus wearable activity tracker alone o...
Smith, Brian R
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Bnaya, Alon Abu-Amer, Nabil Beckerman, Pazit Volkov, Alexander Cohen-Hagai, Keren Greenberg, Meidad Ben-Chetrit, Sydney Ben Tikva Kagan, Kim Goldman, Shira Navarro, Hadar Agmon
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Keratin-based hair-straightening treatment is a popular hair-styling method. The majority of keratin-based hair-straightening products in Israel contain glycolic acid derivatives, which are considered safe when used topically. Systemic absorption of these products is possible, and anecdotal reports have described kidney toxicity associated with the...
Gregg, L Parker Ramsey, David J Akeroyd, Julia M Jafry, Shehrezade A Matheny, Michael E Virani, Salim S Navaneethan, Sankar D
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Sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are recommended for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). We evaluated factors associated with SGLT2 inhibitor prescription, disparities by race and sex, and facility-level variation in prescription patterns. ...
