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Video: Multidisciplinary Roundtable
James Matera, DO
Video: Multidisciplinary Roundtable
06/28/2024
In this video, James Matera, DO, speaks with nephrologist Wayne Kotzker, MD, primary care physician, Maria Ciminelli, MD, cardiologist Lance Berger, MD, and nutritionist Jamie Miller, RD, about the role of...
06/28/2024
Research Summary
Research Summary
05/24/2024

Anthony Calabro, MA

Anthony Calabro, MA
Oxalate nephropathy is a commonly underrecognized cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease with multiple etiologies, including primary hyperoxaluria, enteric hyperoxaluria, or ingestion...
05/24/2024
RESEARCH SUMMARY
RESEARCH SUMMARY
05/20/2024

Anthony Calabro, MA

Anthony Calabro, MA
Researchers set out to determine whether renal function could be used as both a predictor of relapse risk for patients with their first onset of aquaporin-4 (AQP4)-immunoglobulin G (IgG)-seropositive...
05/20/2024

Interactive Features

Pop Quiz
blood sample
Pop Quiz
09/16/2023
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...
09/16/2023
Pop Quiz
Pop Quiz
08/18/2023
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?
08/18/2023
Poll
Poll
01/07/2023
Controversies exist in the management of chronic kidney disease and comorbidities. Do you think the currently available clinical practice guidelines sufficiently address these controversies?
01/07/2023
Pop Quiz
Pop Quiz
04/25/2021
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!
04/25/2021
Poll
Poll
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

Clinical Insights

Video: Multidisciplinary Roundtable
James Matera, DO
Video: Multidisciplinary Roundtable
06/28/2024
In this video, James Matera, DO, speaks with nephrologist Wayne Kotzker, MD, primary care physician, Maria Ciminelli, MD, cardiologist Lance Berger, MD, and nutritionist Jamie Miller, RD, about the role of...
06/28/2024
Expert Q&A
Expert Q&A
05/11/2024
In this Q and A, Chief Investigator of the EMPA-KIDNEY trial, William Herrington, MA, MBBS, MD, answers questions about the results of the trial, including the effects of the SGLT2 inhibitor, empagliflozin,...
05/11/2024
podcast
James Matera, DO
podcast
04/12/2024
In this podcast, James Matera, DO, speaks about a patient case presentation of a 41-year-old man with a recurrence of minimal change disease and an incidental finding of papillary renal cell carcinoma on...
04/12/2024
Video
Video
03/28/2024

Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP

Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP
In this video, Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP, discusses the clinical challenges and strategies in managing a patient with severe tophaceous gout and stage 3 chronic kidney disease, including urate-lowering...
03/28/2024
Commentary
Michael J. Bloch, MD
Commentary
03/05/2024
In this article, Michael J Bloch, MD, discusses the usage of RAS-blocking agents, slowing the progression of end-stage renal disease, and reducing cardiovascular events in patients with advanced kidney...
03/05/2024