Diastolic heart failure in dialysis patients: mechanisms, diagnostic approach, and treatment.

abstract：:Vancomycin, a glycopeptide antibiotic, has remained a popular antimicrobial agent throughout the past five decades, and is often included in empiric antibiotic regimens. With gram-positive coverage, it has found a niche in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Although vancomycin has been in ex...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Pallotta KE,Manley HJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baclofen is an oral derivative of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) used to treat muscular spasticity from disorders of the central nervous system. However, it is also being used for a variety of other conditions such as musculoskeletal pain, myoclonus, and alcohol withdrawal. The elimination of baclofen is heavily depen...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Roberts JK,Westphal S,Sparks MA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The profile of patients on chronic dialysis has shifted. There is a growing group of older patients with comorbid dementia and ESKD, who are at risk of overuse, underuse, and misuse of dialysis. Policy is lacking to help guide treatment decisions in this group. This paper explores clinical considerations specific to p...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： MacPhail A,Ibrahim JE,Fetherstonhaugh D,Levidiotis V

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the pharmacokinetic characteristics of calcitriol, paricalcitol, and doxercalciferol, and provides an overview of the metabolism of vitamin D. Calcitriol and paricalcitol have similar pharmacokinetic profiles, with terminal half-lives ranging from 5 to 10 hours in healthy subjects to 15-30 hours i...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Bailie GR,Johnson CA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While patients with sickle cell disease currently constitute a very small minority of the US dialysis population (0.1%), there is anticipated growth of this group as the life expectancy of those with sickle cell disease (SCD) increases. SCD patients suffer a high burden of morbidity, which is enhanced by the presence ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Boyle SM,Jacobs B,Sayani FA,Hoffman B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a major epidemic in the general population and has added unique challenges to renal replacement therapy as choice of access, dialysis adequacy, and preparation for kidney transplantation may all be affected. There are few clinical studies on managing obese patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and no...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Celebi-Onder S,Schmidt RJ,Holley JL

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialysis providers are increasingly being presented with progressively older and frailer patients, in all healthcare settings from the acute hospital to the community dialysis center. These patients commonly bring more than kidney failure with them, with a complex constellation of chronic illness, comorbidity, and fun...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Wiggins J,Bitzer M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure-related complication is an unanticipated adverse event that requires therapy. In order to analyze frequency and severity of complications in the process of quality assurance, it is useful to have a classification of complications, indicating the type and severity. The Clinical Practice Committee of America...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Vesely TM,Beathard G,Ash S,Hoggard J,Schon D,ASDIN Clinical Practice Committee.

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal osteodystrophy (ROD) is a bone disorder that occurs in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and is associated with 2- to 14-fold increased fracture risk compared to the general population. Risk of fractures is also increased in kidney transplant recipients especially within the first 5 years after transplantati...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Babayev R,Nickolas TL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review aims to summarize the available evidence of the effectiveness of oral iron in patients receiving dialysis. Four small randomized controlled trials (105 evaluated patients) compared oral iron supplements with placebo or no treatment; hemoglobin and ferritin levels did not differ significantly between groups...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Hodson EM,Craig JC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we deal with three aspects of acidosis in patients with chronic renal insufficiency: clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and therapeutic approach. ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Uribarri J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF KDOQI) guidelines recommend Doppler ultrasound (DU) for surveillance of vascular access (VA), but trials have not been unanimous about its benefit on VA patency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of DU for patency, as well as t...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Guedes Marques M,Ibeas J,Botelho C,Maia P,Ponce P

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost 30% of prevalent hemodialysis patients use catheters for vascular access although outcomes are superior with the use of either an arteriovenous fistula or a synthetic graft. Catheter complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality for hemodialysis patients and increase the burden on the health care s...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Dwyer A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calciphylaxis, a disorder of dermal arteriolar calcification with a distinct predilection for patients with advanced kidney disease, remains an enigmatic condition that challenges clinicians. Observations regarding positive associations between levels of circulating parathyroid hormone (PTH) and the risk of calciphyla...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Nigwekar SU,Sprague SM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialysis is measured as Kt/V, which scales the dose (Kt) to body water content (V). Scaling dialysis dose to body surface area (S(dub)) has been advocated, but the implications of such rescaling have not been examined. We developed a method of rescaling measured Kt/V to S(dub) and studied the effect of such alternativ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Daugirdas JT,Depner TA,Greene T,Kuhlmann MK,Levin NW,Chertow GM,Rocco MV

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is a common complication of hemodialysis and is associated with numerous adverse outcomes including cardiovascular events, inadequate dialysis, loss of vascular access, and death. It is estimated that approximately 20%-30% of all dialysis sessions are affected by IDH. In seeking ways to...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Chang TI

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central vein catheters for dialysis have become an integral and unavoidable access modality for providing hemodialysis therapy despite all their major drawbacks. We report a clinical decision dilemma that every nephrologist will encounter while considering an ideal dialysis access for the steadily aging dialysis popul...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Vachharajani TJ,Moossavi S,Kaufman T,Rocco M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with newly diagnosed end-stage renal disease (ESRD) received a femoral catheter for hemodialysis (HD). Shortly thereafter he developed fever, and blood cultures grew methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The catheter was removed and the patient was treated with both vancomycin and rifampin; however, b...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Chang CS,Thajeb P,Chen HH,Wu CJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Why do functional assessments in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) matter? Multiple studies show that new dialysis patients undergo a substantial decline among activities of daily living. Moreover, poor functional status in ESRD patients is associated with early morality. That is why CMS has developed new c...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Saby A,Miller LS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous designs for tunneled hemodialysis catheter have been developed in an effort to improve catheter function and survival. In this prospective randomized controlled study, 97 patients were randomized into the palindrome catheter group (PC, n = 47) and step-tip catheter group (SC, n = 50). Demographic characterist...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Hwang HS,Kang SH,Choi SR,Sun IO,Park HS,Kim Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical, psychosocial, and lifestyle disturbances, along with physical and emotional symptoms, have been shown to impact the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of those dependent on renal replacement therapy. The value of HRQOL measurement as a tool to improve clinical care has been recognized by patients, clinic...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Unruh ML,Weisbord SD,Kimmel PL

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thorough consideration of all factors contributing to successful dialysis access creation is necessary to achieve optimal outcomes. A high bifurcation of the brachial artery (brachioradial variant) occurs in greater than 20% of patients. Dialysis access was created in 22 limbs with this variant--15 fistula, and 7 pr...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Kirksey L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congestive heart failure (CHF) is highly prevalent in patients on renal replacement therapy and is a leading cause of death in such patients. Several studies suggest that therapeutic agents for the treatment of CHF, particularly angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and beta-blockers, are underused in end-stage ren...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Bouchard J,Madore F

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing number of patients requiring renal replacement therapy poses a challenge to maintain quality of care in the setting of limited resources. The commonly used modalities include hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, and using a "urea-centric" model to increase the clearance of small molecular weight uremic...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Thomas G,Jaber BL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing evidence has been gathered over the last 15 years regarding the role of nontraditional or uremia-related risk factors in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in subjects with renal failure. Among those factors, dyslipidemia, inflammation, hyperhomocysteinemia, and oxidant stress have been extensively studied. H...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Madore F

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent experimental and clinical studies suggest the possible utility of niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin B3) and its metabolite nicotinamide as a means of lowering phosphate levels in dialysis patients via direct inhibition of the Na-Pi-2b sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter in the GI tract. While the possibilit...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Berns JS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traction and cutdown techniques can successfully remove a tunneled dialysis catheter (TDC) in a great majority of patients. However, these methods may not be successful in patients with catheters that are tethered or attached to the central veins or the atrium. A forceful application of traction can lead to catheter b...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Carrillo RG,Garisto JD,Salman L,Merrill D,Asif A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic unexplained inflammation remains a prevalent and clinically significant problem for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), especially in the dialysis population. The causes of persistent inflammation are likely to be multifactorial, but the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Endotoxins are ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Wong J,Vilar E,Farrington K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression has been documented as the most frequently encountered psychological problem in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and has been correlated with both mortality and morbidity in these patients. Previous work by our group has shown that clinical depression is treatable with psychotropic medications in the...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Wuerth D,Finkelstein SH,Kliger AS,Finkelstein FO

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly people, 65 years old and above, are growing in number. The structural and functional changes associated with aging place the elderly at risk when challenged by extracorporeal therapies, such as therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). We retrospectively analyzed data on all patients who underwent TPE for renal i...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Hayes JS,Balogun RA,Chang J,Abdel-Rahman EM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00