Dialysis & CKD Blog Report 12/24

By Miriam Lippel Blum

Here are the CKD related blogs updated since my last report on 12/21. 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 Peter critiques the US nephrology community for not embracing optimal dialysis;  the blog report.
• Kamal Shah's Blog Kamal struggles with life expectancy questions as he looks at pension plan options; his bone pain is getting worse, nephrologist feels it may be from too low phosphorus; gives his suggestions about what must be done in Telangana, India.
• Kaply, Inc. Tracy's cable box goes down, doesn't need to see the nose doctor for 6 weeks, and got her H1N1 shot before she heads out for holiday travel.
• Hasten down the wire Michael critiques Google's non-answers when it comes to questions of user privacy.
• The Life of a 20-Something With Lupus Flo is vacationing in Florida, hotel is nice but almost slipped on newly washed carpets, likes the free wi-fi, checks out the dialysis unit she will go to and plans a retail therapy day in Orlando; has seafood at Winn-Dixie, describes her shopping day at the outlet mall; dialysis went well and now she's off to another mall to shop, tomorrow she goes to the beach.
• On the Road to a Lupus Cure Winter weather skin advice for those with lupus; the Lupus Foundation of America launched a Facebook fan page.
• Really, I'm as Old as I Feel? Rob has photos of and describes their family's last minute homemade Christmas gifts; a cute photo of Rob and daughter, Abby, enjoying a snow day.
• I Am. Are you? has a description of the Donate Life Rose Parade float and the people who make it happen; Donate Life Illinois and mascot, Morgan D’ Organ, wish everyone Happy Holidays and safe travels!
• Linda Gromko MD kidneycare Linda's family Christmas letter reviews the medical difficulties of the year,  hopes for a smoother, "medically boring" 2010 (We wish that, too, for us all.)  celebrates their resilience, understanding, love and commitment; Linda and Steve become acutely aware of their blessings in the light of friends' tragic loss of a child.
• Precious Bodily Fluids discusses the conflicting data on CKD and injury caused by contrast-medium exposure.
• Renal Fellow Network presents a differential diagnosis of red urine; describes a case of a patient who developed acute renal failure shortly after undergoing attempted Angiojet therapy for a pulmonary embolus; announces the winners of the Mt. Rushmore of Nephrology poll.
• Uremic Frost has a really gross video of a man drinking fat; a study shows for a person with known or expected heart disease exercise hypertension is actually good, but for a healthy person exercise hypertension can be bad.
• UKidney describes the combined kidney/bone marrow transplant protocol used at the  Massachusetts General Hospital Kidney Transplant Program They transplant both kidney & hematopoeitic stem cells from the same donor, which will hopefully induce a state of immune tolerance that allows a sparing (and ideally a complete cessation) of immunosuppressive drugs without inducing rejection.
  
• Pediatric Nephrology has a new section on his website featuring Powerpoint presentations on important nephrology topics - the first is on H1N1; a recent paper from New York  discusses the diagnostic yield of renal biopsies by a retrospective review; a study shows that pediatric burn patients with acute kidney injury have a higher mortality rate.
• pkdmom2five her son Nick's BP was high, doctor adjusted the medication; describes many Christmas activities, had a pleasant chat with a member of her former church.
• Dialysis and Me Barry plays an an impromptu Apocalypse game with his Warhammer figurines and has a blast, photos of the event.
• The Ballad of Billy The Kidney John wishes "the Top of the Season" to everyones, whether it be Christmas, Hanukkah, or Festivus. (Back at ya', Mate!  Cheers!)
• ....And Bells on Her Toes Her husband has an angiogram, results show some plaque deposits that may cause problems in the future but don't impede transplant plans; she posts a video of  "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas" (Really cute song.) and a saga about getting Zhu Zhu Pets (mechanical hamsters without the mess) for her children for Christmas - she is not a fan of Toys R Us anymore.
• The inner game of PKD Richie continues telling his PKD odyssey with how me met his wife.
• My New (transplanted) Kidney Journey Al's labs are stable, Cellcept is giving his bowels less trouble, solved his insurance troubles, and is starting back at work.
• Berns on Nephrology Dr. Jeff Berns reviews the results of a randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a low-protein diet in patients with chronic kidney disease.
• Renal BizBlog The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the proposed guidelines for prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections (which included information specific to hemodialysis catheters) for comment on its Web site  - the deadline for comment has passed but nurses would like it extended so that renal nurses will have a chance to contribute based on their expertise.
• Kidney Diet Tips suggests using the days between Christmas and New Year's to revisit your CKD management plans so you're read  for a healthy 2010.

Comments

[Dr Sidharth Sethi]

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