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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

Bang H, Vupputuri S, Shoham DA, Klemmer PJ, Falk RJ, Mazumdar M, Gipson D, Colindres RE, Kshirsagar AV.
SCreening for Occult REnal Disease (SCORED): A Simple Prediction Model for Chronic Kidney Disease.
Arch Intern Med 2007; 167: 374-38. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Briguori C, Airoldi F, D’Andrea D, Bonizzoni E, Morici N, Focaccio A, Michev I, Montorfano M, Carlino M, Cosgrave J, Ricciardelli B, and Colombo A.
Renal Insufficiency Following Contrast Media Administration Trial (REMEDIAL). A Randomized Comparison of 3 Preventive Strategies.
Circulation published online February 19, 2007. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Chen M, Yu F, Wang S, Zou W, Zhao M, and Wang H.
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody–Negative Pauci-immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18: 599-605. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Chudleigh RA, Dunseath G, Evans W, Harvey JN, Evans P, Ollerton R, and Owens DR
How Reliable Is Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate at Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes?
Diabetes Care 2007; 30: 300-305. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Coyne DW, Kapoian T, Suki W, Singh AK, Moran JE, Dahl NV, Rizkala AR.
Ferric Gluconate Is Highly Efficacious in Anemic Hemodialysis Patients with High Serum Ferritin and Low Transferrin Saturation: Results of the Dialysis Patients' Response to IV Iron with Elevated Ferritin (DRIVE) Study.
J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18: 975-984. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Elliott WJ, Meyer PM.
Incident diabetes in clinical trials of antihypertensive drugs: a network meta-analysis.
Lancet 2007; 369: 201-7. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Rigalleau V, Lasseur C, Raffaitin C, Perlemoine C, Barthe N, Chauveau P, Combe C and Gin H.
The Mayo Clinic quadratic equation improves the prediction of glomerular filtration rate in diabetic subjects.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22: 813 - 818. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Ritz E, Laville M, Bilous RW, O’Donoghue D, Scherhag A, Burger U, de Alvaro F.
Target Level for Hemoglobin Correction in Patients With Diabetes and CKD: Primary Results of the Anemia Correction in Diabetes (ACORD) Study.
American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2007; 49: 194-207. [Free Abstract] [Full Text Individual Subscriber] [Full Text Institutional Subscriber]

Wiysonge CS, Bradley H, Mayosi BM, et al.
Beta blockers for hypertension.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007; 1. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Original Research - Transplantation

Bakker N, van Imhoff GW, Verschuuren EAM, van Son WJ.
Presentation and early detection of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder after solid organ transplantation.
Transplant International 2007; 20; 207–218. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bryan CF, Wakefield M, Reese JC, Shield CF, Warady BA, Winklhofer FT, Murillo D.
Renal graft survival is not influenced by a positive flow B-cell crossmatch.
Clinical Transplantation 2007; 21: 72-79. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cosio FG, Amer H, Joseph P. Grande JP, Larson TS, Stegall MD, Griffin MD.
Comparison of Low Versus High Tacrolimus Levels in Kidney Transplantation: Assessment of Efficacy by Protocol Biopsies.
Transplantation 2007; 83(4): 411-416. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Gill JS, Rose C, Pereira BJG and Tonelli M.
The importance of transitions between dialysis and transplantation in the care of end-stage renal disease patients.
Kidney Int 2007; 71: 442-447 [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Reviews

Hedges SJ, Dehoney SB, Hooper JS, Amanzadeh J and Busti AJ.
Evidence-based treatment recommendations for uremic bleeding.
Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology 2007; 3: 138-153 [Free Full Text] [Free PDF]

Johnson DW, Craven A, Isbel NM.
Modification of cardiovascular risk in hemodialysis patients: An evidence-based review.
Hemodialysis International 2007; 11: 1–14. [Free Full Text] [Free PDF]
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Kairaitis L.
Prevention of recurrent calcium nephrolithiasis.
Nephrology 2007; 12: S11-20 [Free Full Text] [Free PDF]
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Moran J, Kraus M.
Starting a Home Hemodialysis Program.
Seminars In Dialysis 2007; 20; 35–39. [Free Full Text] [Free PDF]
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Cases

American Journal of Kidney Diseases Quiz Page
AJKD; February 2007. [Free Case]

Educational Projects

Teaching Nurses to Teach: Peritoneal Dialysis Training.
Produced by the ISPD and the University of Pittsburgh. [Free Access]

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