AUSTIN, Texas — Despite the significant impact that kidney disease and its treatments can have on women’s health, patients admitted knowing very little about it, according to a presenter at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.Inspired by the work of her mentor, Mariana Markell, MD, Joya Ahmad developed an interest in health literacy in the context of reproductive
AUSTIN, Texas —The AquaBplus double-stage water purification system by Fresenius Medical Care uses reverse osmosis to clean the water required for dialysis, according to a poster presented here.“We conducted the analysis to assess the real-world water quality results of dialysis clinics using and not using AquaBplus reverse osmosis (RO) systems,” Linda H. Ficociello, DSc, the
AUSTIN, Texas — Patients on dialysis who are hyporesponsive to anemia treatment will likely experience more red blood cell transfusions, according to data presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.“Hyporesponse (hypoR) to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) is associated with adverse events and poor outcomes leading to high health care
AUSTIN, Texas — In this video, Andrea G. Mignott, DNP, MSc, FNP, RN, discusses the results of her award-winning poster presentation at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.After identifying a gap in requisite knowledge and current guidelines for chronic kidney disease among nurses at a teaching and referral hospital in Jamaica, Mignott and colleagues conducted a