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October Highlights
OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS
QUIZ PAGE Flank Pain, Hypertension, and Proteinuria Haifeng Hao, Yunnan Cai, Gang Li, and Ye Zhang
IN THE LITERATURE What Is the “Goal” Serum Potassium Level in Acute Myocardial Infarction? Adeeb H. Al-Quthami and James E. Udelson
The Candle Illuminating the Pathway to Tolerance? Jeremy R. Chapman and Stephen I. Alexander
PERSPECTIVE Accountable Care Organizations and Kidney Disease Care: Health Reform Innovation or More Same-Old, Same-Old? Mark V. Pauly
ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Pathogenesis and Treatment of Kidney Disease Effect of Chelation Therapy on Progressive Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients With Type II Diabetes and High-Normal Body Lead Burdens Kuan-Hsing Chen, Ja-Liang Lin, Dan-Tzu Lin-Tan, Hsiang-Hao Hsu, Ching-Wei Hsu, Kuang-Hung Hsu, and Tzung-Hai Yen
Baseline Kidney Function as Predictor of Mortality and Kidney Disease Progression in HIV-Positive Patients Fowzia Ibrahim, Lisa Hamzah, Rachael Jones, Dorothea Nitsch, Caroline Sabin, and Frank A. Post, on behalf of the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort (CHIC)/CKD Study Group
Risk of Herpes Zoster in CKD: A Matched Cohort Study Based on Administrative Data Mei-Yi Wu, Yung-Ho Hsu, Chien-Ling Su, Yuh-Feng Lin, and Hui-Wen Lin
Association of Hepatitis C Virus Infection With Risk of ESRD: A Population-Based Study Fu-Hsiung Su, Chien-Tien Su, Shih-Ni Chang, Pei-Chun Chen, Fung-Chang Sung, Cheng-Chieh Lin, and Chih-Ching Yeh
Day-to-Day Variability in Spot Urine Protein-Creatinine Ratio Measurements Chetana N. Naresh, Andrew Hayen, Jonathan C. Craig, and Steven Chadban
Associations of Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Concentrations With Death and Progression to Maintenance Dialysis in Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease Jessica Kendrick, Alfred K. Cheung, James S. Kaufman, Tom Greene, William L. Roberts, Gerard Smits, and Michel Chonchol, on behalf of the HOST (Homocysteine Study) Investigators
The Effect of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockade on Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: A Propensity-Matched Study Min Young Rim, Han Ro, Woong Chol Kang, Ae Jin Kim, Hyeonsu Park, Jae Hyun Chang, Hyun Hee Lee, Wookyung Chung, and Ji Yong Jung
Association of Sitting Time and Physical Activity With CKD: A Cross-sectional Study in Family Practices Nilesh Bharakhada, Thomas Yates, Melanie J. Davies, Emma G. Wilmot, Charlotte Edwardson, David Webb, and Kamlesh Khunti
Dialysis Outcomes Associated With Intradialytic Oral Nutritional Supplements in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Quality Improvement Report Eduardo Lacson Jr, Weiling Wang, Barbara Zebrowski, Rebecca Wingard, and Raymond M. Hakim
Association Between Prior Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters and Lack of Functioning Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Case-Control Study in Hemodialysis Patients Mireille El Ters, Gregory J. Schears, Sandra J. Taler, Amy W. Williams, Robert C. Albright, Bernice M. Jenson, Amy L. Mahon, Andrew H. Stockland, Sanjay Misra, Scott L. Nyberg, Andrew D. Rule, and Marie C. Hogan
Exposure to Potentially Toxic Hydrocarbons and Halocarbons Released From the Dialyzer and Tubing Set During Hemodialysis Hyun Ji (Julie) Lee, Simone Meinardi, Madeleine V. Pahl, Nostratola D. Vaziri, and Donald R. Blake
Assessment of Management Policies and Practices for Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens in Dialysis Facilities Chukwuma Mbaeyi, Adelisa L. Panlilio, Cynthia Hobbs, Priti R. Patel, and David T. Kuhar
CASE REPORT Severe Hypocalcemia Following Denosumab Injection in a Hemodialysis Patient Brendan B. McCormick, Janet Davis, and Kevin D. Burns
Continued
Highlights, Continued
IN TRANSLATION Immune Monitoring of Kidney Allografts Julie Ho, Chris Wiebe, Ian W. Gibson, David N. Rush, and Peter W. Nickerson
IN PRACTICE Peripheral Artery Disease and CKD: A Focus on Peripheral Artery Disease as a Critical Component of CKD Care Pranav S. Garimella, Peter D. Hart, Ann O’Hare, Stephanie DeLoach, Charles A. Herzog, and Alan T. Hirsch
ACID-BASE AND ELECTROLYTE TEACHING CASE Approach to Treatment of Hypophosphatemia Arnold J. Felsenfeld and Barton S. Levine
KIDNEY BIOPSY TEACHING CASE Subclinical Celiac Disease and Crystal-Induced Kidney Disease Following Kidney Transplant Giovanna Capolongo, Sameh Abul-Ezz, Orson W. Moe, and Khashayar Sakhaee
WORLD KIDNEY FORUM The Evolution of Our Knowledge of HIV-Associated Kidney Disease in Africa Charles R. Swanepoel, Nicola Wearne, Maureen S. Duffield, and Ikechi G. Okpechi
RESEARCH LETTER Accurate Assessment of Kidney Function in Indigenous Australians: The Estimated GFR Study Louise J. Maple-Brown, Jaquelyne T. Hughes, Paul D. Lawton, Graham R.D. Jones, Andrew G. Ellis, Katrina Drabsch, Alex D.H. Brown, Alan Cass, Wendy E. Hoy, Richard J. MacIsaac, Kerin O’Dea, and George Jerums
QUIZ PAGE Flank Pain, Hypertension, and Proteinuria Haifeng Hao, Yunnan Cai, Gang Li, and Ye Zhang
IN THE LITERATURE What Is the “Goal” Serum Potassium Level in Acute Myocardial Infarction? Adeeb H. Al-Quthami and James E. Udelson
The Candle Illuminating the Pathway to Tolerance? Jeremy R. Chapman and Stephen I. Alexander
PERSPECTIVE Accountable Care Organizations and Kidney Disease Care: Health Reform Innovation or More Same-Old, Same-Old? Mark V. Pauly
ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Pathogenesis and Treatment of Kidney Disease Effect of Chelation Therapy on Progressive Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients With Type II Diabetes and High-Normal Body Lead Burdens Kuan-Hsing Chen, Ja-Liang Lin, Dan-Tzu Lin-Tan, Hsiang-Hao Hsu, Ching-Wei Hsu, Kuang-Hung Hsu, and Tzung-Hai Yen
Baseline Kidney Function as Predictor of Mortality and Kidney Disease Progression in HIV-Positive Patients Fowzia Ibrahim, Lisa Hamzah, Rachael Jones, Dorothea Nitsch, Caroline Sabin, and Frank A. Post, on behalf of the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort (CHIC)/CKD Study Group
Risk of Herpes Zoster in CKD: A Matched Cohort Study Based on Administrative Data Mei-Yi Wu, Yung-Ho Hsu, Chien-Ling Su, Yuh-Feng Lin, and Hui-Wen Lin
Association of Hepatitis C Virus Infection With Risk of ESRD: A Population-Based Study Fu-Hsiung Su, Chien-Tien Su, Shih-Ni Chang, Pei-Chun Chen, Fung-Chang Sung, Cheng-Chieh Lin, and Chih-Ching Yeh
Day-to-Day Variability in Spot Urine Protein-Creatinine Ratio Measurements Chetana N. Naresh, Andrew Hayen, Jonathan C. Craig, and Steven Chadban
Associations of Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Concentrations With Death and Progression to Maintenance Dialysis in Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease Jessica Kendrick, Alfred K. Cheung, James S. Kaufman, Tom Greene, William L. Roberts, Gerard Smits, and Michel Chonchol, on behalf of the HOST (Homocysteine Study) Investigators
The Effect of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockade on Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: A Propensity-Matched Study Min Young Rim, Han Ro, Woong Chol Kang, Ae Jin Kim, Hyeonsu Park, Jae Hyun Chang, Hyun Hee Lee, Wookyung Chung, and Ji Yong Jung
Association of Sitting Time and Physical Activity With CKD: A Cross-sectional Study in Family Practices Nilesh Bharakhada, Thomas Yates, Melanie J. Davies, Emma G. Wilmot, Charlotte Edwardson, David Webb, and Kamlesh Khunti
Dialysis Outcomes Associated With Intradialytic Oral Nutritional Supplements in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Quality Improvement Report Eduardo Lacson Jr, Weiling Wang, Barbara Zebrowski, Rebecca Wingard, and Raymond M. Hakim
Association Between Prior Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters and Lack of Functioning Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Case-Control Study in Hemodialysis Patients Mireille El Ters, Gregory J. Schears, Sandra J. Taler, Amy W. Williams, Robert C. Albright, Bernice M. Jenson, Amy L. Mahon, Andrew H. Stockland, Sanjay Misra, Scott L. Nyberg, Andrew D. Rule, and Marie C. Hogan
Exposure to Potentially Toxic Hydrocarbons and Halocarbons Released From the Dialyzer and Tubing Set During Hemodialysis Hyun Ji (Julie) Lee, Simone Meinardi, Madeleine V. Pahl, Nostratola D. Vaziri, and Donald R. Blake
Assessment of Management Policies and Practices for Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens in Dialysis Facilities Chukwuma Mbaeyi, Adelisa L. Panlilio, Cynthia Hobbs, Priti R. Patel, and David T. Kuhar
CASE REPORT Severe Hypocalcemia Following Denosumab Injection in a Hemodialysis Patient Brendan B. McCormick, Janet Davis, and Kevin D. Burns
Continued
Highlights, Continued
IN TRANSLATION Immune Monitoring of Kidney Allografts Julie Ho, Chris Wiebe, Ian W. Gibson, David N. Rush, and Peter W. Nickerson
IN PRACTICE Peripheral Artery Disease and CKD: A Focus on Peripheral Artery Disease as a Critical Component of CKD Care Pranav S. Garimella, Peter D. Hart, Ann O’Hare, Stephanie DeLoach, Charles A. Herzog, and Alan T. Hirsch
ACID-BASE AND ELECTROLYTE TEACHING CASE Approach to Treatment of Hypophosphatemia Arnold J. Felsenfeld and Barton S. Levine
KIDNEY BIOPSY TEACHING CASE Subclinical Celiac Disease and Crystal-Induced Kidney Disease Following Kidney Transplant Giovanna Capolongo, Sameh Abul-Ezz, Orson W. Moe, and Khashayar Sakhaee
WORLD KIDNEY FORUM The Evolution of Our Knowledge of HIV-Associated Kidney Disease in Africa Charles R. Swanepoel, Nicola Wearne, Maureen S. Duffield, and Ikechi G. Okpechi
RESEARCH LETTER Accurate Assessment of Kidney Function in Indigenous Australians: The Estimated GFR Study Louise J. Maple-Brown, Jaquelyne T. Hughes, Paul D. Lawton, Graham R.D. Jones, Andrew G. Ellis, Katrina Drabsch, Alex D.H. Brown, Alan Cass, Wendy E. Hoy, Richard J. MacIsaac, Kerin O’Dea, and George Jerums