February 2009 Volume 5 Number 2
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EDITORIAL
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Does albumin resuscitation have a role in the early prevention of
sepsis-associated acute kidney injury?
Robert W Schrier and Shweta Bansal
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Patients with chronic kidney disease have poor perceived knowledge of
treatment options
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=66&m=31246760&r=MTc2NDE4ODIzOQS2&b=2&j=NDU1NTAyNDQS1&mt=1&rt=0
New assay to improve detection of genetic abnormalities in ADPKD
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=55&m=31246760&r=MTc2NDE4ODIzOQS2&b=2&j=NDU1NTAyNDQS1&mt=1&rt=0
Serum alkaline phosphatase is a predictor of mortality in patients on
hemodialysis
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Addition of steroid to ACE inhibitor improves renoprotection in IgA
nephropathy
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Brachytherapy prevents restenosis after PTA for renovascular hypertension
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is 'safe and effective' in transplanted
kidneys
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Meta-analysis confirms that proteinuria strongly predicts coronary heart
disease
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Laparoscopic nephrectomy can cause testicular pain
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Combined transplantation protects against graft rejection
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PRACTICE POINTS
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Predicting the risk of acute kidney injury in earthquake victims
Jun Ito and Masafumi Fukagawa
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The conundrum of serum ferritin measurement in patients with chronic
kidney disease
Der-Cherng Tarng
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Predicting thrombosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
Hans-Joachim Anders
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Is matching for human leukocyte antigen-DR beneficial in pediatric
kidney transplantation?
Mohamed A Ghoneim and Ayman F Refaie
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Predicting the ideal serum creatinine level following kidney
transplantation
Greg A Knoll
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VIEWPOINTS
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Renal aspirin: will all patients with chronic kidney disease one day
take spironolactone?
Andrew S Bomback, Abhijit V Kshirsagar and Philip J Klemmer
http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=71&m=31246760&r=MTc2NDE4ODIzOQS2&b=2&j=NDU1NTAyNDQS1&mt=1&rt=0
Rituximab for membranous nephropathy and immune disease: less might be
enough
Piero Ruggenenti, Paolo Cravedi and Giuseppe Remuzzi
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REVIEWS
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Sickle cell disease and the kidney
Jon I Scheinman
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The importance of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system
Juan Carlos Q Velez
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The role of obesity in the pathogenesis of hypertension
Yolanda E Bogaert and Stuart Linas
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CASE STUDY
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Acute kidney injury caused by intravascular hemolysis after mechanical
thrombectomy
Ramnath Dukkipati, Eric H Yang, Sharon Adler and Janine Vintch
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ARTICLE RESPONSE
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Overstated conclusions and overstretched diagnosis?
Malvinder S Parmar
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