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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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This month, we will discuss only one article, "Home care assistance and the utilization of peritoneal dialysis." by Oliver MJ et al. As a special feature, the first author of the paper will be available online to respond to your questions. In future months, we will expand to include all original research articles included in each issue of Nephrology Now.

Original Research - General Nephrology

Oliver MJ, Quinn RR, Richardson EP, Kiss AJ, Lamping DL, Manns BJ.
Home care assistance and the utilization of peritoneal dialysis.
Kidney Int 2007 71: 673-78 [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Editorial] [Discuss]

Cook NR, Cutler JA, Obarzanek E, et al.
Long term effects of dietary sodium reduction on cardiovascular disease outcomes: observational follow-up of the trials of hypertension prevention (TOHP).
BMJ 2007; 334: 885. [Free Abstract] [Free Full Text]

Freida P, Galach M, Filho JCD, et al.
Combination of crystalloid (glucose) and colloid (icodextrin) osmotic agents markedly enhances peritoneal fluid and solute transport during the long PD dwell.
Perit Dial Int 2007;27 267-276. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Comment]

Gunnarsson I, Sundelin B, Jónsdóttir T, et al.
Histopathologic and clinical outcome of rituximab treatment in patients with cyclophosphamide-resistant proliferative lupus nephritis.
Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2007. 56: 1263-72. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Haentjens P, Meerhaeghe AV, Moscariello A, et al.
The Impact of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Blood Pressure in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.
Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:757-764. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kopple JD, Regidor DL, et al.
A1C and Survival in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.
Diabetes Care 30: 1049-1055. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Kikuya M, Hansen TW, Thijs L, et al.
Diagnostic Thresholds for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Based on 10-Year Cardiovascular Risk.
Circulation 2007; 115: 2145 - 52. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Comment]

Praga M, Barrio V, Juarez GF et al.
Tacrolimus monotherapy in membranous nephropathy: A randomized controlled trial.
Kidney Int 2007 71: 924-930. [Free Abstract] [Free Full Text] [Comment]

Rabindranath KS, Adams J, Ali TZ, et al.
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis versus automated peritoneal dialysis for end-stage renal disease.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 2. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Original Research - Transplantation

Ansell D, Udayaraj UP, Steenkamp R, Dudley CRK.
Chronic Renal Failure in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Do They Receive Optimum Care?
Am J Transplant 2007; 7: 1167-76. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Kumar D, Humar A, Plevneshi A, et al.
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients- 10-Year Prospective Population Surveillance.
Am J Transplant 2007; 7:1209-14. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Rao PS, Merion RM, Ashby VB, et al.
Renal Transplantation in Elderly Patients Older Than 70 Years of Age: Results From the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.
Transplantation 2007; 83): 1069-74. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Reviews

Abbud-Filho M, Adams PL, Alberú J, et al.
A Report of the Lisbon Conference on the Care of the Kidney Transplant Recipient.
Transplantation 2007; 83: S1-22. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Bargman JM
New Technologies in Peritoneal Dialysis.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 576-580. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Holley JL.
Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cancer in Long-Term Dialysis Patients.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 2: 604-610. [Free Abstract] [Full Text]

Roy CL, Minor MA, Brookhart MA, Choudhry NK.
Does This Patient With a Pericardial Effusion Have Cardiac Tamponade?
JAMA. 2007;297:1810-1818. [Free Abstract] [Full Text] [Video]

Cases

Brindley PG, Butler MS, Cembrowski G, Brindley DN.
Falsely elevated point-of-care lactate measurement after ingestion of ethylene glycol.
CMAJ. 2007; 76: 1097-9. [Free Full Text]

Roncone D, Satoskar A, Nadasdy T, et al.J Paul Monk & Brad H Rovin.
Proteinuria in a patient receiving anti-VEGF therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Nature Clin Pract Neph 2007; 3: 287-293. [Free Full Text]

Liapis H, Young DO.
Quiz page. Collapsing FSGS.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2007 Apr;49(4):A49-51. [Free Case]

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