Time to End Structural Racism in Kidney Health
There is now little doubt that both the MDRD and CKD-EPI kidney function equations have contributed to structural racism in medicine and public health.
There is now little doubt that both the MDRD and CKD-EPI kidney function equations have contributed to structural racism in medicine and public health.
ESCOs are accountable for clinical quality outcomes and financial outcomes.
CMS also has upcoming plans to impose fiscal penalties related to dialysis treatment.
Patient-centeredness should become a core component of clinical practice guidelines, according to Dr Kalantar-Zadeh.
A number of patients referred to my faculty ambulatory clinic at the University of California Irvine have urologic disorders, including some who underwent partial or radical nephrectomy. Many patients do not comprehend the distinction between nephrologist and urologist, and refer to both as “kidney doctor.” I often educate these patients, explaining that a urologist is…
Both urologists and nephrologists provide follow-up and continuity of care to patients after cancer nephrectomy.
Efforts should be directed at making nephrology more appealing to recruit more trainees.
Recent studies have cast doubt on the universal superiority of the conventional approach to dialysis.
As the rate of acceleration in ESRD incidence decline, physicians should expect heightened battles for the ESRD fountains.
We may feel good treating a patient’s edema, but is fluid retention always harmful?