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Welcome to Nephrology Now, a monthly list of the most pertinent and/or potentionally controversial articles in clinical Nephrology. These articles are selected from a wide range of journals from throughout the Nephrology and Internal Medicine literature. We also include a selection of review articles, opinion pieces and cases that may be of interest.

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Original Research - General Nephrology

Coresh J et al.
Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States.
JAMA. 2007; 298: 2038-2047. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Hurst FP et al.
Association of Oral Sodium Phosphate Purgative Use with Acute Kidney Injury.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2007;18 3192-3198 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Miyazaki Y et al.
Rosiglitazone decreases albuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients.
Kidney Int 2007; 72: 1367-1373 [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Comment]

Movilli E et al.
Association between high ultrafiltration rates and mortality in uraemic patients on regular haemodialysis. A 5-year prospective observational multicentre study.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22: 3547-3552. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Reich HN et al.
Remission of Proteinuria Improves Prognosis in IgA Nephropathy.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18: 3177-3183. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Sampath S et al.
The efficacy of loop diuretics in acute renal failure: Assessment using Bayesian evidence synthesis techniques.
Critical Care Medicine. 2007; 35: 2516-2524. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Weiner DE et al.
Reducing versus Discontinuing Erythropoietin at High Hemoglobin Levels.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2007;18: 3184-3191 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Weiss PF et al.
Effects of corticosteroid on Henoch-Schönlein purpura: a systematic review.
Pediatrics. 2007; 120(5):1079-87 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Wiggins KJ et al.
Treatment of Peritoneal Dialysis–Associated Peritonitis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Am J Kidney Dis 2007; 967-988 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Original Research - Transplantation

Amer H et al.
Proteinuria After Kidney Transplantation, Relationship to Allograft Histology and Survival.
Am J Transplant 2007; 7:2748-2756. [Free Full Text]
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Bloom RD et al.
Chronic Kidney Disease after Nonrenal Solid-Organ Transplantation.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2007;18:3031-3041. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Gremigni P et al.
Psychological factors associated with medication adherence following renal transplantation.
Clinical Transplantation 2007; 21:710-715 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Haci Y.
Posttransplant Acidosis and Associated Disorders of Mineral Metabolism in Patients With a Renal Graft.
Transplantation 2007;84:1151-1157 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Saidi RF et al.
Outcome of Kidney Transplantation Using Expanded Criteria Donors and Donation After Cardiac Death Kidneys: Realities and Costs.
Am J Transplant 2007; 7: 2769-2774 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Opinion

Foley RN et al.
Hypertension Is Harmful to Dialysis Patients and Should Be Controlled.
Seminars In Dialysis 2007;20: 518–522. [Free Full Text]
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Reviews

Penfield JG et al.
What nephrologists need to know about gadolinium.
Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology 2007; 3: 654-668 [Free Full Text]

Pham TP et al.
Evaluation of the Potential Living Kidney Donor.
Am J Kidney Dis 2007; 50: 1043-1051. [Free Full Text]

Unruh ML.
Sleep apnea and dialysis therapies: Things that go bump in the night?
Hemodialysis International 2007; 11: 369-378. [Free Full Text]
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Cases

American Journal of Kidney Diseases Quiz Page
Am J Kidney Dis Dec 2007. [Free Full Text]

Ahmed MS et al.
Treatment of Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy With the Herb Astragalus membranaceus.
Am J Kidney Dis 2007; 1028-1032 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

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