AJKD Blog
Official Blog of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Official Blog of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases
The most commonly used equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate incorporate a binary male-female sex coefficient, which has important implications for the care of transgender,…
Few older adults with kidney failure engage in shared decision-making (SDM) for kidney replacement therapy. Absence of instruments assessing SDM-relevant knowledge domains may contribute to…
In 1988, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) defined essential procedural skills in nephrology, and candidates for ABIM certification were required to present evidence…
These articles highlight various types of disparities that impact patients with kidney diseases and call attention to more research that is necessary to achieve the…
Children born before 28 weeks’ gestation are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Urine biomarkers may shed light on mechanistic pathways and improve…
AJKD invites applications for its Editorial Internship Program, which will provide editorial experience to early career researchers interested in education, teaching, or medical editing/writing. AJ…
A 68-year-old woman being treated with hemodialysis for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease was admitted for progressive dyspnea over 6 months. On chest radiography, her…
APOL1 (OMIM 603743) -encoding apolipoprotein L1 (apoL1) is an evolutionarily new gene found only in humans and some primates with key roles in innate immunity…
People with diabetes who are receiving dialysis for kidney failure are at high risk of cardiovascular disease and death. This study uses information from 1446…
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