Nephrology News & Issues Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Nephrology News & Issues.
Table of Contents
- Clinical and economic disparities between CKD and ESKD care Nupur Gupta, MD
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- In their shoes: When providers become patients Jane Davis, DNP, CRNP; Kim Zuber, PA-C
- DaVita estimates $25 million to $40 million impact on revenue if California restricts dialysis profits
- Fresenius hits revised fourth-quarter revenue targets, moves forward on merger with NxStage
- CPR increases survival but is underused by dialysis staff, efforts vary among clinics
- Generic immunosuppressants may decrease costs after organ transplantation for Medicare, patients
- Greater fruit, vegetable intake associated with lower risk of mortality for patients on hemodialysis
- Home urinalysis testing preferable to office visit
- Low levels of arsenic may cause kidney disease, but existing drug could become key treatment
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- Patients who transition from PD to home hemodialysis have lower mortality risk, more transplants
- Patients with ESKD are at increased risk for cancer-related mortality
- Patients with ESRD more likely to undergo lower extremity amputation, better end-of-life care needed
- Potassium supplements during hot weather may lower mortality risk for patients taking diuretics
- Proton pump inhibitors may increase risks of AKI, CKD
- Safety trial, FDA designation indicate promise of wearable kidney
- Study links kidney disease to gait abnormalities, fall prevalence
- Connection between patient engagement and outcomes comes into focus Mark E. Neumann
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- Azar: Outdated Medicare payment system hurting kidney care
- Congress introduces bill to protect living organ donors
- Obesity, prevalence of diabetes will fuel growth in ESRD population through 2030