Evaluating In-Center Hemodialysis (ICHD) Patients for Home Dialysis

Patient non-adherence to the dialysis schedule or prescribed medication is a common challenge for clinicians serving hemodialysis (HD) patients and has been associated with significant…

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Anderson-Fabry Disease (AFD): A Rare Genetic Disorder with Multi-System Affects

Anderson-Fabry Disease (AFD) is the second most common of lipid storage diseases affecting approximately 1 in 100,000 people. The mutation occurs in the alpha-galactosidase A…

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Dialysis Patients and Exercise

Prognosis for patients with kidney failure requiring renal replacement therapy remains poor. Three-year survival for patients on dialysis is only 51% and five-year survival is…

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Protecting Kidney Disease Patients from Intestinal-Renal Syndrome

When I asked several nephrologists to define intestinal-renal syndrome or explain the significance of the severe imbalance of gut microbes seen with progressive uremia, the…

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Advance Care Planning in End-Stage Kidney Disease

Patients on dialysis often have multiple comorbidities and generally have a life expectancy substantially shorter than that of the general population. Despite improvements in dialysis…

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Educating Patients about Transitioning from In-Center to Home Dialysis

Each year, approximately 100,000 patients face choosing a dialysis modality as they transition from CKD to ESKD. In 2016, 87.3% of incident patients (< 3…

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Kidney-Friendly Holiday Meal Tips to Share with Your Patients

Holidays around this time of the year tend to revolve around traditions that include food, which can pose a significant challenge for patients who are…

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Podcast: Home Is Where the Start Is

Patients with ESRD who start on home dialysis have improved outcomes and enjoy a better quality of life compared with patients who start with in-center…

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Podcast: Hurricane Harvey and Disaster Planning

Hurricane season generally begins June 1 and lasts through November 30; the damage from hurricanes can affect an entire community. In 2017, the flood waters…

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The Importance of Education for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

To say that I was not an early adopter of the Kidney Smart® community education program is an understatement. When the program was first introduced…

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