February 2008 Volume 4 Number 2
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Obesity
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EDITORIAL
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Nature Clinical Practice on the Internet: adding value online
Heather B Wood and Helen E King
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0725.html
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VIEWPOINT
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Why rheumatologists should be involved in the treatment of lupus nephritis
Cees GM Kallenberg and Marc Bijl
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0696.html
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Rituximab can reduce proteinuria in idiopathic membranous nephropathy
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0682.html
Prescription on the basis of self-measurement of blood pressure reduces
drug use
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0683.html
High fructose intake associated with increased risk of kidney stones
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0687.html
High-dose atorvastatin improves renal function in patients with coronary
heart disease
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0694.html
Increasing prevalence of CKD in the US
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0703.html
Low-protein diets do not delay progression of chronic kidney disease
in children
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0686.html
Lanthanum carbonate reduces ciprofloxacin bioavailability
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0692.html
Intravenous C.E.R.A. is as effective as standard epoetin in patients
undergoing dialysis
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0688.html
Nicotinic acid controls serum phosphate and raises HDL levels in
dialysis patients
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0691.html
Treatment of anemic CKD patients improves outcomes and reduces
health-care costs
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0704.html
Accurate therapeutic monitoring of tacrolimus by use of dried blood
spot sampling
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0685.html
Mathematical modeling of pathogen transmission control in a dialysis unit
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0693.html
Percutaneous ethanol injections for post-transplantation secondary
hyperparathyroidism
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0684.html
Hypernatremia: an independent risk factor for death in the ICU
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0690.html
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PRACTICE POINTS
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Recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of dense deposit disease
Margret B Andresdottir
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0678.html
Comparing the cost-effectiveness of various approaches to the management
of suspected renal artery stenosis
Bernd Krumme
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0676.html
Are spot urine samples adequate for assessment of proteinuria in patients
with lupus nephritis?
Lai-Shan Tam and Cheuk-Chun Szeto
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0668.html
Utility of formaldehyde-fixed arterial allografts for hemodialysis access
Prabir Roy-Chaudhury
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0681.html
Parenteral nutrition offers no benefit over oral supplementation in
malnourished hemodialysis patients
T Alp Ikizler
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0675.html
Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a marker of acute
kidney injury in critically ill children
Joseph V Bonventre
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0677.html
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REVIEWS
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Hereditary etiologies of hypomagnesemia
Amir Said Alizadeh Naderi and Robert F Reilly Jr
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0680.html
Altered fluid, electrolyte and mineral status in tropical disease,
with an emphasis on malaria and leptospirosis
Visith Sitprija
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0695.html
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CASE STUDIES
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A case of acute kidney injury due to complex, partial, multifocal
ureteral strictures
Alan Segal
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0698.html
A case of acute renal failure associated with diffuse infiltrative
lymphocytosis syndrome
Hassane Izzedine, Isabelle Brocheriou, Marc-Antoine Valantin,
Laurent Camous, Edward Bourry, Alain Baumelou, Gilbert Deray and
Christine Katlama
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0674.html
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ARTICLE RESPONSE
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Who should treat lupus nephritis: rheumatologists or nephrologists?
Chi Chiu Mok
http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v4/n2/full/ncpneph0654.html
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