Reviews

Expanding the Kidney Donor Pool

Heidi M. Schaefer, MD March 02, 2010

Strategies include the use of non-standard-criteria kidney donation and kidney-exchange programs.
 

Fish Oil As First-Line Therapy in CKD Patients

Alison Steiber, PhD, RD, LD February 05, 2010

Recent studies have revealed some significant effects of omega-3 supplementation on cardiovascular parameters in hemodialysis patients.
 

Counteracting Muscle Wasting in Dialysis Patients

T. Alp Ikizler, MD January 22, 2010

Anabolic interventions focus on enhancing protein synthesis and decreasing protein catabolism .
 

Using Weight Loss As Treatment for CKD

Alison Steiber, PhD, RD, LD January 12, 2010

BMI is a standard parameter in all clinical settings—both inpatient and outpatient. It is used in the pediatric population, in young and older adults, and in the chronically ill as a marker of health.
 

Nutrition for Malnourished Hemodialysis Patients

Alison Steiber, PhD, RD, LD December 10, 2009

Enteral nutrition has many benefits and would preferable to any form of parenteral nutrition.
 

How Bundling Could Affect Nephrology Training

Suzanne E. Watnick, MD November 06, 2009

Nephrology fellows may gain insight as a result of a new Medicare payment system for dialysis.
 

Appetite May Predict ESRD Outcomes

Alison Steiber, PhD, RD, LD November 06, 2009

Researchers have linked poor appetite in hemodialysis patients with various markers of malnutrition.
 

New Biomarkers of Diabetic Nephropathy

Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, PhD October 22, 2009

Cell adhesion molecules may be potential targets for therapeutic intervention to delay CKD progression.
 

Hypertension: A Public Health Challenge

George L. Bakris, MD, FASN, Keith Hopkins, MD October 16, 2009

Hypertension rates are expected to rise due to a growing prevalence of obesity and other risk factors.
 

The Rising Stature of Advanced Practitioners

Jane S. Davis, CRNP, Kim Zuber, PA-C October 16, 2009

Nurse practitioners,(NPs), physician assistants (PAs) and clinical nurse specialists (CNS's), collectively called advanced practitioners (APs), can be found in every aspect of health care. Their popularity and wide spread use is in response to the need for more providers and the growing ranks of underserved population groups.