By Miriam Lippel Blum
Here are the CKD related blogs updated since my last report on 12/18. If you have or know of a blog that should be on the list let Bill know. Comments in parentheses are my reactions or opinions.
- Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle Bill's vote for the best non-dialyzor comment to CMS goes to a renal dietitian from CA; while the immunosuppressant coverage wasn't included in the Manager's Amendment, a GAO study of including dialysis-related oral drugs in the dialysis payment was. This probably means oral drugs won't be in the PPS for now, and hopefully immunosuppressant coverage will be part of the final merger of the House and Senate bills.
- Toastiest Toastie is traveling and resolves to institute life changes when he returns.
- Hasten down the wire Michael critiques the politicking that pitted immunosuppressant drug coverage against funding for dialysis care; and expresses his great disappointment with President Obama's first year actions.
- The Life of a 20-Something With Lupus Flo is on a plane headed to Florida for vacation. (Have a great time, Flo!)
- I Am. Are you? shares a nice reflection post from heart and kidney recipient Bill Coon.
- The Ins and Outs of Dialysis Gayle and John wish everyone Happy Holidays and share family photos chronicling their year.
- Chronic Chick Talk has a music video of "Silent Night;" suggests that a grandfather clock would make a good wedding gift and gives a source where to get one.
- Dialyse This Cassie marks four years on dialysis and has a lot of last minute holiday shopping to do.
- Precious Bodily Fluids shares the sign he has in his offices to alert patients to the problem with clopidogrel (Plavix) and omeprazole.
- Renal Fellow Network important differences between mouse and human Acute Kidney Injury when considering the warm ischemia-reperfusion model.
- Uremic Frost 30 Rock actor, Grizz Chapman, has stage CKD5 and is not sure a transplant is the right way to go for him; a son finds a kidney donor for his father through Facebook; 24 hr. ambulatory blood pressure monitors can disturb patients sleep patterns and, hence, blood pressure so results from these devices must be carefully evaluated given this information.
- UKidney a study looks at the ratio of unnecessary vs necessary procedures in regard to fistula surgery; China will in the next two years set up a data bank of Chinese renal failure patients who might be in need of organ transplants - China currently has 1 million such patients.
- Pediatric Nephrology shares an encouraging study from Germany on infants with renal failure; a differential diagnosis for hypertension along with metabolic alkalosis and hypokalemia; research shows that urine might be the next fuel for all our houses, cars and appliances; a study from India done with pediatric CKD3-4 patients comparing short-term efficacy of sevelamer versus calcium acetate.
- Neophron's Senescence returns from his cruise, where he met Howard Dean, just in time to see the inadequate Senate healthcare bill get signed.
- Kidney Notes - Exploring the Intersection of Medicine and Technology Things he learned in medical training that influenced him in his non-medical life.
- Team Teddy Bear Bob gets the notification that he is not a match to donate a kidney to his wife so he's starting the process of getting himself into a Donor Swap program.
- Biologically Safe Water Filters writes how Nephros Dual Stage Ultrafilters can save hospitals money and aggravation by preventing "Superbug" infections.
- Kevin’s Blog Kevin reflects on his life one year post-transplant and finds religious significance there for the season.
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