Utilizing appropriate markers of nutritional status in individuals with chronic kidney disease is essential to providing appropriate care. Do you know which biomarker measurement can be used to predict...
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are encouraged to maintain a diet that helps manage the disease. Do you know the recommended amount of calcium a person with CKD should ingest every day?
Controversies exist in the management of chronic kidney disease and comorbidities. Do you think the currently available clinical practice guidelines sufficiently address these controversies?
In part 1 of our “Test Your Knowledge” series, Michael Bloch, MD, asks you to pick the patient vignette that best defines resistant hypertension as defined by the ACC/AHA.
If a patient presents with a GFR category G3a and a persistent albuminuria category of A2, to which risk category does he or she belong? Test your knowledge with our latest pop quiz!
New research has suggested that a higher intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may reduce mortality risk among patients with chronic kidney disease. Based on this new data, would you start...
In FIGARO-DKD, the primary outcome measure is a composite of death from cardiovascular causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure. Of these outcomes, do...
According to the FIDELIO-DKD trial, do you know finerenone’s impact on incidence of the composite cardiovascular outcome? Test your knowledge with our latest pop quiz!
Do you know how long abnormal kidney structure or function should be present before a patient is diagnosed with chronic kidney disease? Test your knowledge with our latest pop quiz!
