The severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the resulting illness, COVID-19, developed in Wuhan, China in late 2019 (1). Within months, COVID-19 became a worldwide pandemic, with millions cases reported (2). Nephrologists have been front-and-center, caring for infected dialysis patients while also treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury…
Delayed graft function (DGF) is a common complication after kidney transplantation. Despite an extensive literature on the topic, the extant definition of DGF has not…
Providing high-quality patient-centered care is the central mission of dialysis facilities. Assessing quality and patient-centeredness of dialysis care is necessary for continuous dialysis facility improvement.…
Research over the last several decades has described disparities in access to kidney transplantation by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), gender, and geographic region, revealing…
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…
Dietary sodium reduction is the cornerstone of non-pharmacological modifications for lowering blood pressure (BP) in individuals with hypertension 1. In recent years, increasing attention is…
Data supporting the efficacy of preventive pharmacological therapy (PPT) to reduce urolithiasis recurrence are based on clinical trials with composite outcomes that incorporate imaging findings…
Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic approach taken,…
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2024 | #NephMadness Selection Committee Member: Kelly Hyndman @DrKeeksPhD Kelly Hyndman is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Section of…
Ultrasonography is increasingly being performed by clinicians at the point of care, and nephrologists are no exception. This Core Curriculum illustrates how ultrasonography can be…
Evidence has demonstrated that albuminuria is a key diagnostic and prognostic marker of diabetic chronic kidney disease, but the impact of its day-to-day variability has…
