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Nephrology Self-Assessment Program (NephSAP)

nephSAP: Volume 12


84 6.2MB A recent Google search using the termonconephrology returned 871 items (in 0.35 seconds); none of these "hits" was for an entry before 2010. Since then, at least one nephrology journal has published a collection of articles on cancer and the kidney (1) an
NephSAP

Volume 12, Number 1, January 2013

Cancer and the Kidney

Benjamin D. Humphreys, MD and Paul W. Sanders, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

A recent Google search using the termonconephrology returned 871 items (in 0.35 seconds); none of these "hits" was for an entry before 2010. Since then, at least one nephrology journal has published a collection of articles on cancer and the kidney (1) an...




86 2.7MB For years, it was believed that AKI was a reversible syndrome, without long-term adverse consequences. Over time, a number of publications described an increased risk of mortality, even in hospital survivors.
NephSAP

Volume 12, Number 2, May 2013

Acute Kidney Injury and Critical Care Nephrology

Patrick T. Murray MD and Kathleen D. Liu, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

For years, it was believed that AKI was a reversible syndrome, without long-term adverse consequences. Over time, a number of publications described an increased risk of mortality, even in hospital survivors....




85 3.1MB Nephrologists have traditionally analyzed acidbase disorders by using the bicarbonate-based method, initially developed by Henderson and Hasselbalch and expanded and modified by many investigators over the past century.
NephSAP

Volume 12, Number 3, July 2013

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disturbances

Michael Emmett, MD and Richard H. Sterns, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Nephrologists have traditionally analyzed acidbase disorders by using the bicarbonate-based method, initially developed by Henderson and Hasselbalch and expanded and modified by many investigators over the past century....




90 3.4MB More than 20 million Americans have CKD; progression to ESRD and development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are major causes of morbidity and mortality in this population. The value of characterizing the epidemiology of and identifying the risk factors f
NephSAP

Volume 12, Number 4, September 2013

Chronic Kidney Disease and Progression

Michael J. Choi, MD and Linda F. Fried, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

More than 20 million Americans have CKD; progression to ESRD and development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are major causes of morbidity and mortality in this population. The value of characterizing the epidemiology of and identifying the risk factors f...




108 5.6MB The field of kidney transplantation is a victim of its success. It is clearly established as the optimal mode of renal replacement therapy for those who are considered candidates.
NephSAP

Volume 12, Number 5, November 2013

Transplantation

David J. Cohen, MD and John P. Vella, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The field of kidney transplantation is a victim of its success. It is clearly established as the optimal mode of renal replacement therapy for those who are considered candidates....