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How Well Did Renal Fellowship Prepare You?
Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, discusses the value and impact of renal fellowship training in this video blog. Do you feel your training was adequate?
Medscape Nephrology, November 2008
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The End of Peer Review and Traditional Publishing as We Know It
Peter Frishauf, MS, founder of Medscape, discusses the possible end of medical journals.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, November 2008
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The Combined Organ Effect
Rejection rates for allografts cotransplanted with a donor-specific primary liver, heart, or kidney were lower in combined transplants compared with rejection rates in primary transplants.
Medscape Transplantation, November 2008
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Transplant Tourism: It's No Vacation
A major dilemma in caring for transplant tourists is the lack of documentation associated with the transplant event and hospitalization.
Medscape Transplantation, November 2008
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From ASN 2008: Use of IV Iron in CDK Patients
In this video blog, Jeffrey Berns, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, discusses IV iron and serum ferritin levels after chairing a session on iron management at the 2008 ASN.
Medscape Nephrology, November 2008
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Tackling the Myths and Realities of Calcium Supplementation in CKD: An Expert Interview With Sophie A. Jamal, MD, PhD
Medscape interviews Sophie A. Jamal, MD, PhD, from the University of Toronto on the use of calcium supplementation in chronic kidney disease, phosphorus management, hypocalcemia, and calcification.
Medscape Nephrology, November 2008
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The Delicate Balance Between Hope and Reality
How can clinicians help patients maintain hope, even when further treatments are unlikely to be of benefit? In this video blog, Dr. John Marshall asks when is it time to have the "talk"?
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, November 2008
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From ASN 2008: Debates on Staging of Kidney Disease
Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, poses questions regarding the staging of acute kidney injury and CKD in this video blog from the 2008 ASN Renal Week.
Medscape Nephrology, November 2008
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Which Is Better? Earlier or Preemptive Kidney Transplantation?
Kidney transplantation: how early is too early?
Medscape Transplantation, October 2008
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Beyond a Dying Private Health Insurance Industry: A Hidden Solution in Plain View
John Geyman, MD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Washington, explains what will happen when the American health insurance industry dies.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, October 2008
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Treatment of Antibody-Mediated Rejection Improves Renal function In Kidney Transplant Recipients Without Significant Changes in Donor-Specific Antibody
In this video blog Ron Shapiro, MD discusses the level of DSA that allows for successful kidney transplantation after desensitization with IVIG.
Medscape Transplantation, October 2008
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Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy Presenting Late After Transplantation
Roy Bloom, MD, Medical Director of the Kidney Transplant Program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, shares his thoughts on a recent case report of polyomavirus-associated nephropathy.
Medscape Nephrology, October 2008
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KDOQI 2008 and Beyond: Revising Current Guidelines
Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the relaunch of the KDOQI process and what it means for clinical practice in this video blog.
October 2008
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A Call to Arms (and Noses): Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers
Do data suggest that vaccination of healthcare workers prevents infection in their patients? Lisa Maragakis, MD, MPH, discusses recent evidence in her video blog.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 2008
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How Bad Is Hyperphosphatemia? Are Phosphate Binders Any Better?
Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, reviews literature and discusses issues regarding the use of phosphate binders in dialysis patients in this video blog.
Medscape Nephrology, October 2008
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The Results of the Long-Awaited UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS)
In her latest video blog, Dr. Peters discusses the long-term follow-up results from the UK Prospective Diabetes Study.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, October 2008
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What's New in Medical Therapy for Ureteral Stones
Dr. Culley Carson gives some highlights from recent studies on expulsive therapy for ureteral stones, including alpha blockers, calcium channel blockers, COX inhibitors, and steroids.
Medscape Urology, October 2008
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The Kidney-Bone-Vascular Axis in Chronic Kidney Disease
Gerard M. London, MD, Chief of Nephrology at Manhes Hospital, discusses the bone-vascular axis and the consequences of deteriorating renal function including extraosseous and arterial calcifications.
Medscape Nephrology, October 2008
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Hemoglobin Level: A Risk Factor for Patient and Graft Survival in Renal Transplant Recipients
Can anemia be used as a generalized marker of outcome in renal transplant recipients?
Medscape Transplantation, October 2008
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Coffee -- The Good, the Bad, and the We Don't Know Yet
In his video commentary Dr Black discusses the long-term results with coffee from the Health Professionals Study and the Nurses Health Study -- good news, but why? The caffeine? The antioxidants?
Medscape Cardiology, October 2008
