Controversies in Nephrology:

Patient Care Guidelines: Problems and Solutions

Robert G. Narins and William M. Bennett
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 1-2. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of Industry on Renal Guideline Development

Daniel W. Coyne
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 3-7. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Appraisal of Evidence and Control of Bias in the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Guideline Development Process

David Van Wyck, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Katrin Uhlig, Michael Rocco, and Adeera Levin
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 8-10. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Practice Recommendations Based on Low, Very Low, and Missing Evidence

Daniel W. Coyne
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 11-12. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Response to "Influence of Industry on Renal Guideline Development"

David Van Wyck, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Katrin Uhlig, Michael Rocco, and Adeera Levin
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 13-14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invitation for Commentary

William M. Bennett, Harold I. Feldman, and Mohamed H. Sayegh
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 15. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Renal Failure:

Could Uric Acid Have a Role in Acute Renal Failure?

A. Ahsan Ejaz, Wei Mu, Duk-Hee Kang, Carlos Roncal, Yuri Y. Sautin, George Henderson, Isabelle Tabah-Fisch, Birgit Keller, Thomas M. Beaver, Takahiko Nakagawa, and Richard J. Johnson
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 16-21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elevated Plasma Concentrations of IL-6 and Elevated APACHE II Score Predict Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Severe Sepsis

Lakhmir S. Chawla, Michael G. Seneff, David R. Nelson, Mark Williams, Howard Levy, Paul L. Kimmel, and William L. Macias
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 22-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Genetics:

Recessive NPHS2 (Podocin) Mutations Are Rare in Adult-Onset Idiopathic Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Ning He, Alireza Zahirieh, Yan Mei, Brian Lee, Sean Senthilnathan, Betty Wong, Bettina Mucha, Friedhelm Hildebrandt, David E. Cole, Daniel Cattran, and York Pei
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 31-37. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Normal Values for Renal Length and Volume as Measured by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Benjamin Cheong, Raja Muthupillai, Mario F. Rubin, and Scott D. Flamm
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 38-45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adiponectin in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease: Role of Adiposity and Kidney Dysfunction

Mark Mitsnefes, Janis Kartal, Philip Khoury, and Stephen Daniels
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 46-50. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Factors That Determine an Incomplete Recovery of Renal Function in Macrohematuria-Induced Acute Renal Failure of IgA Nephropathy

Eduardo Gutiérrez, Esther González, Eduardo Hernández, Enrique Morales, M. Ángel Martínez, Gabriel Usera, and Manuel Praga
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 51-57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diabetes and the Kidney:

Proteinuria-Lowering Effect of Heparin Therapy in Diabetic Nephropathy without Affecting the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

Urs Benck, Sarah Haeckel, John H. Clorius, and Fokko J. van der Woude
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 58-67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosis:

Detecting Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Hemodialysis Patients: A Head-to-Head Comparison of the T-SPOT.TB Test, Tuberculin Skin Test, and an Expert Physician Panel

Laura Passalent, Kamran Khan, Robert Richardson, Jun Wang, Helen Dedier, and Michael Gardam
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 68-73. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dialysis:

Peritoneal Dialysis with Solutions Containing Amino Acids Plus Glucose Promotes Protein Synthesis during Oral Feeding

Hoey Lan Tjiong, Trinet Rietveld, Josias L. Wattimena, Jacobus W. van den Berg, Devada Kahriman, José van der Steen, Wim C. Hop, Roel Swart, and Marien W. Fieren
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 74-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Exploring Secular Trends in the Likelihood of Receiving Treatment for End-Stage Renal Disease

Chi-yuan Hsu, Alan S. Go, Charles E. McCulloch, Jeanne Darbinian, and Carlos Iribarren
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 81-88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predictors of Early Mortality among Incident US Hemodialysis Patients in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

Brian D. Bradbury, Rachel B. Fissell, Justin M. Albert, Mary S. Anthony, Cathy W. Critchlow, Ronald L. Pisoni, Friedrich K. Port, and Brenda W. Gillespie
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 89-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Urinary Tract Infection on Outcomes after Renal Transplantation in Children

Vikas R. Dharnidharka, Lawrence Y. Agodoa, and Kevin C. Abbott
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 100-106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ethics:

Nephrologists’ Changing Practices in Reported End-of-Life Decision-Making

Jean L. Holley, Sara N. Davison, and Alvin H. Moss
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 107-111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hereditary Disease:

Magnetic Resonance Measurements of Renal Blood Flow and Disease Progression in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Vicente E. Torres, Bernard F. King, Arlene B. Chapman, Marijn E. Brummer, Kyongtae T. Bae, James F. Glockner, Kraisthith Arya, Dana Risk, Joel P. Felmlee, Jared J. Grantham, Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, William M. Bennett, Saulo Klahr, Catherine M. Meyers, Xiaoling Zhang, Paul A. Thompson, J. Philip Miller and the Consortium for Radiologic Imaging Studies of Polycystic Kidney Disease (CRISP)
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 112-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Immunology and Pathology:

Calcification of Coronary Intima and Media: Immunohistochemistry, Backscatter Imaging, and X-Ray Analysis in Renal and Nonrenal Patients

Marie-Luise Gross, Hans-Peter Meyer, Heike Ziebart, Peter Rieger, Uta Wenzel, Kerstin Amann, Irina Berger, Marcin Adamczak, Peter Schirmacher, and Eberhard Ritz
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 121-134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement]  

Transplantation:

A Novel, Semiquantitative, Clinically Correlated Calcineurin Inhibitor Toxicity Score for Renal Allograft Biopsies

Neeraja Kambham, Suja Nagarajan, Sheryl Shah, Li Li, Oscar Salvatierra, and Minnie M. Sarwal
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 135-142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Predialysis Nephrology Care Improves Dialysis Outcomes: Now What? Or Chapter Two

Thomas A. Golper
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 143-145. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kidney Failure Stabilizes after a Two-Decade Increase: Impact on Global (Renal and Cardiovascular) Health

Piero Ruggenenti and Giuseppe Remuzzi
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 146-150. [Full Text] [PDF]  

In-Depth Reviews:

Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia

Mitchell H. Rosner and Justin Kirven
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 151-161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serum Anion Gap: Its Uses and Limitations in Clinical Medicine

Jeffrey A. Kraut and Nicolaos E. Madias
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 162-174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mini-Review:

Arteriovenous Access and Hand Pain: The Distal Hypoperfusion Ischemic Syndrome

Carlos Leon and Arif Asif
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 175-183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnostic & Therapeutic Corner:

Therapeutic Monitoring of Mycophenolate Mofetil

Hyunyoung Jeong and Bruce Kaplan
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 184-191. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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