By Miriam Lippel Blum
Here are the CKD related blogs updated since my last report on 1/20. 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 announces that the Northwest Kidney Center's (NKC) Breakfast of Hope is slated for May 12, he also found an extended video on the NKC You Tube page from when he was the honoree; Bill discusses issues both moral and financial involved in the situation with Grady Hospital in Atlanta and the dialysis assistance being given to Haiti.
- Kamal Shah's Blog Kamal plans a trip to Coorg to relax and visit the coffee plantations.
- Kaply, Inc. Tracy shares insights about her cats, Marie Osmond, music, and the fact that her birthday is tomorrow. (Happy Birthday, Tracy! And many more.); Tracy celebrates "Tracymas" by eating noodles and being showering with well wishes from friends.
- Toastiest expresses frustration with the Democrats in Congress; shares a musical piece and will give a gift card to whomever is the first to identify the artist and the song title; thinks Conan should get a show on HBO.
- Paddling on Dialysis for Kidney Health Erich starts exercising at a gym and hires a personal trainer to assist.
- The inner game of PKD Richie writes about what keeps a PKD patient up at night. (I'm sure these apply to most people with serious chronic illness.)
- The Life of a 20-Something With Lupus Flo gets fitted for a mouth-guard because she clenches her teeth and finds unexplained bruises on her wrist.
- Becky Perry shares a template for her To-Do list; shares Friday Felicities; describes her dialysis supplies inventory and procedure.
- On the Road to a Lupus Cure New research shows that immunosuppressents render flu vaccination less effective in people with lupus.
- Really, I'm as Old as I Feel? Rob has an awkward moment in the mall while trying to explain potty training techniques.
- I Am. Are you? has a photo slideshow of the Donate Life float at the Rose Parade.
- The Ins and Outs of Dialysis Gayle shares some facts about Medicare and dialysis coverage, links to an article entitled "I Love My Socialist Kidney."
- Chronic Chick Talk finds that being in a pool helps her chronic pain, wishes she could have a warm therapy pool in her home; Fill it in Friday tidbits; suggests not setting yourself up for failure when you try to lose weight, has a link to a helpful diet resource.
- Lupus and Humor Carla was disappointed with lab test results but for now is continuing her routine of low dose naltrexone, dietary changes, and chi gung to control her lupus flares, she doesn't want to take prednisone again.
- Dialyse This Cassie got a cramp during an xray and has been sore all day, her grandma bought her Season 2 of Bones.
- Linda Gromko MD kidneycare Linda describes how music has been a healing and motivational force in her and Steve's life and suggests that caregivers find music that resonates with their heart and souls and speaks to their challenges.
- Precious Bodily Fluids Joel is reading Atul Gawande's book The Checklist Manifesto and finds it has implications for his medical practice.
- Renal Fellow Network Poll results from last week: The majority of individuals felt that it was definitely unsafe giving gadolinium to CKD5 patients, with 45% of individuals also agreeing that it was unsafe in CKD stage 4; the effects of interferon on the kidney.
- Uremic Frost reports about a Taiwanese man who got over-excited while watching Avatar in 3D and suffered a stroke.
- UKidney has a helpful video summarizing the mechanism of ion transport in the kidney and and the impact of diuretics on these processes; a Japanese research study shows that parathyroid gland enlargement may delay the response of secondary hyperparathyroidism to cinacalcet (Sensipar).
- Pediatric Nephrology has a post on nephrogenic systemic fibrosis; the use of Dilantin in dialysis patients; announcement of a pediatric nephrology seminar, Mar. 11-14 in Miami, FL; has link to the new Davita Diet Helper website.
- ....And Bells on Her Toes Alex gets his Dad's kidney, there are initial complications due to the large size of the kidney, but after some more surgical intervention the kidney "pinks" and makes some urine. He's in Recovery and Kelly is waiting to see him; Kelly's feels like she's on an emotional roller coaster, first things looked bad for Alex's transplant but later a doctor reassures her that the kidney is working and Alex's creatinine and potassium levels have dropped, he is still sedated and drifting in and out.
- PKD World Describes plans for a scenic drive through England, France and Italy for the the 2010 PKD Charity Tour.
- Encompass Network Partners has an extensive article on peripheral arterial disease; the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in conjunction with
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science hosted the
23rd Annual Dance for Diabetes to donate to the
American Diabetes Association to help fund research on
preventative medicine and education on diabetes; the importance of vascular screenings to catch silent circulation problems.
- Kidney Community Emergency Response has more links for getting help to Haiti.
- NephrOnline Blogs
Mark Neumann writes about the difficulty in diagnosing acute kidney
injury in Haiti because of lack of testing and other supplies. He gives a list of needed supplies and contact links to help.
- Kim Hoben's Blog Kim feels that allowing substandard care in dialysis is inhumane; she has had it with someone somewhere deciding that they will give the masses enough dialysis to keep them alive but not enough to live. (We all agree with you.)
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