Plain Language SummaryMost adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the U.S. are cared for by primary care providers (PCP). We conducted a clinical trial to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of an electronic clinical decision support system (eCDSS) within the electronic health record (EHR) designed to help primary care doctors improve CKD care. We studied 524 adults with CKD, cared…
The journey of a person living with kidney disease can be filled with challenges.1 People who identify as Black face additional challenges, including being less…
Recognizing the efficiency losses to authors and reviewers when manuscripts turned down by a journal with a top-class review process are submitted to a new…
Antibiotic therapy has decreased the incidence of glomerulonephritis related to subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE). Kidney involvement may be the initial manifestation of SBE in about…
Many kidney transplant patients have glomerular disease as the cause of kidney failure. These patients may be exposed to immunosuppression before transplantation which could increase…
A 75-year-old woman who received a deceased donor kidney transplant 3 months previously was admitted to the hospital for vomiting, diarrhea, and gross hematuria. Serum…
From a patient’s perspective, you either have a kidney stone or you don’t. Detecting a stone represents an all-or-nothing event, foreshadowing what may come to…
Kidneys are vital for vitamin D metabolism and disruptions in both production and catabolism occur in chronic kidney disease. Although vitamin D activation occurs in…
Every month, AJKD features an image-based Quiz that tests readers’ acumen in resolving a diagnostic or therapeutic dilemma. All Quizzes are freely available in an online…
Hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors (HIF-PHIs) may offer an alternative erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) for the treatment of anemia in the setting of CKD. To investigate…
In the United States, >40,000 dialysis patient care technicians (PCTs) play a critical, frontline role in the care of patients who receive dialysis. While PCTs…
