nephSAP: Volume 11
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It is well over 50 years since pioneers in pediatric nephrology such as Reneé Habib (1), Bob Vernier (2), Clark West (3), and others initiated work that would differentiate pediatric from adult nephrology. And it is roughly 40 years since the Inter
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Volume 11, Number 1, January 2012
Pediatric Nephrology
Howard Trachtman, MD, and Debbie Gipson, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
It is well over 50 years since pioneers in pediatric nephrology such as Reneé Habib (1), Bob Vernier (2), Clark West (3), and others initiated work that would differentiate pediatric from adult nephrology. And it is roughly 40 years since the Inter...
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Much like changing the nomenclature from ARF to AKI, the clinical scenario formerly known as malignant hypertension is now referred to as acute severe hypertension.
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Volume 11, Number 2, March 2012
Hypertension
Raymond R. Townsend, MD, and Aldo J. Peixoto, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Much like changing the nomenclature from ARF to AKI, the clinical scenario formerly known as malignant hypertension is now referred to as acute severe hypertension....
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Current treatment strategies for glomerular diseases include high-dose glucocorticoids and cytotoxic agents such as cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, and azathioprine.
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Volume 11, Number 3, May 2012
Glomerular, Vascular, and Tubulointerstitial Diseases
Richard J. Glassock, MD, and Patrick Nachman, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Current treatment strategies for glomerular diseases include high-dose glucocorticoids and cytotoxic agents such as cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, and azathioprine....
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A simplified version of gastrointestinal physiology for the nephrologist would state that the gastrointestinal tract simply absorbs everything presented to it in the lumen so that the kidneys can sort it out.
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Volume 11, Number 4, July 2012
Disorders of Divalent Ions, Renal Bone Disease, and Nephrolithiasis
Stanley Goldfarb, MD and Kevin Martin, MBBCh
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
A simplified version of gastrointestinal physiology for the nephrologist would state that the gastrointestinal tract simply absorbs everything presented to it in the lumen so that the kidneys can sort it out....
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There are encouraging developments on the diabetes front in the United States. The cardiovascular mortality is falling significantly (1) and the incidence of ESRD due to type 2 diabetes is decreasing over the recent years.
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Volume 11, Number 5, September 2012
Diabetic Kidney Disease
Kumar Sharma, MD, Scott C. Thomson, MD, and Stanley Goldfarb, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
There are encouraging developments on the diabetes front in the United States. The cardiovascular mortality is falling significantly (1) and the incidence of ESRD due to type 2 diabetes is decreasing over the recent years....
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When hemodialysis became a maintenance treatment for ESRD in the early 1960s (1,2), dialysis devices necessitated 10- to 12-hour sessions applied mostly twice a week, to allow a minimal control of uremia.
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Volume 11, Number 6, November 2012
End-Stage Renal Disease and Dialysis
Rajnish Mehrotra, MD and Rajiv Agarwal, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
When hemodialysis became a maintenance treatment for ESRD in the early 1960s (1,2), dialysis devices necessitated 10- to 12-hour sessions applied mostly twice a week, to allow a minimal control of uremia....