Kidney Failure
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03/15/2026
Carl David Pfaehler, BA; Kevin Pierre, MD; Cing Hoih; Marianna Rodero Cardoso, MD
A 2-month-old male in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), born at 24 weeks 1 day of gestation, presented for evaluation of recurrent urinary tract infections.
03/15/2026
12/02/2025
Anthony Calabro, MA
Treatment with lumasiran improved kidney outcomes in patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 1, with no cases of end-stage kidney disease observed during follow-up in a study presented at Kidney Week....
12/02/2025
10/10/2025
Miranda Manier, BA
Cysteamine therapy delays the onset of kidney failure in cystinosis, but progression remains inevitable. This quiz reviews renal outcomes that define the natural history of the disease.
10/10/2025
Interactive Features
10/10/2025
Miranda Manier, BA
Cysteamine therapy delays the onset of kidney failure in cystinosis, but progression remains inevitable. This quiz reviews renal outcomes that define the natural history of the disease.
10/10/2025
09/17/2018
Nearly half of patients with ESRD who undergo a lower extremity amputation die within how many years of amputation?
09/17/2018
01/21/2017
Experts believe that the pharmacologic treatment of choice for patients with diabetic or hypertensive proteinuria is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.
01/21/2017
Clinical Insights
Nutrition411: The Podcast, Ep. 43
Nutrition411: The Podcast, Ep. 43
10/14/2024
Lisa Jones, MA, RDN, LDN, FAND
In this podcast episode, Lisa Jones, MA, RDN, LDN, FAND, interviews Kimberly Snodgrass, a renal care coordinator at Fresenius Medical Care, on how dietitians can help patients with renal disease manage...
10/14/2024
02/13/2022
In this commentary, Dr James Matera, from CentraState Medical Center, discusses new research on the effects of fruit and vegetable intake on mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
02/13/2022
11/21/2018
James Matera, DO, details advances in the treatment of hepatitis C virus in patients with end-stage renal disease. He also explains why it may be beneficial to defer hepatitis C treatment until after renal...
11/21/2018
03/07/2018
Approximately 14% of people in the United States have some stage of kidney disease.
03/07/2018
