By Miriam Lippel Blum
Here are the CKD related blogs updated since my last report on 1/23. 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 discusses why urea was chosen to be a measure of dialysis adequacy and why that was a poor decision.
- Kaply, Inc. Tracy had a great birthday and thanks her friends and family for making it so; the day after she got a migraine and her period and slept all day; wishes Adam Avitable a happy birthday and has a video of him dancing.
- Toastiest Toastie posts a video of Betty White receiving her Lifetime Achievement Award from SAG; he is feeling depressed and unaccomplished and hopes for five hours sleep.
- Hasten down the wire Michael critiques the Supreme Court's ruling on corporate political spending; he adds a new "User experience" section to his website and hopes eventually to publish a book from the entries.
- Paddling on Dialysis for Kidney Health Even though he would rather stay home and write, Erich gets his boots on and goes to the gym.(Good for you, Erich. You inspired me so I went to my gym, too.)
- The inner game of PKD Richie asks "What does having PKD mean to you?"
- Becky Perry reviews Kelley's Chance by Wanda E. Brunstetter.
- Transplant, Tantrums, & Tiaras Holly picks out flowers for Jess's funeral and receives some pink jewelry from a friend to wear at the funeral in honor of Jess; had an interview for a job at a nursery, heads off to Kent for Jess's funeral tomorrow.
- On the Road to a Lupus Cure LFA Indiana Chapter President & CEO Phyllis Simko was honored at the 5th Annual Champions of Diversity Awards dinner by Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
- I Am. Are you? Donate Life Illinois is giving away 40 free pairs of tickets to see Josh Turner at a private concert in Chicago on February 11.
- Chronic Chick Talk is having a bad flare up of lupus; has a link to a wedding invitation site to help couples get organized for their wedding.
- Dialyse This A patient has a medical crisis while Cassie was at dialysis, Cassie's 26th birthday is coming up, and possible kidney donors come her way.
- Linda Gromko MD kidneycare Home Dialysis Central is hosting Linda and her colleague Jane McClure for a
free Webinar on Wednesday, January 27 at 6:00 p.m. Pacific
Time. The topic is "How to plan your home dialysis space so that your home doesn't look like an ICU?" Register here.
(They had some great ideas in their book Arranging Your Life When Dialysis Comes Home so I'm sure this will be a helpful, informative webinar.) - Renal Fellow Network posts the American Society of Nephrology's new logo; figures out how much money a patient is worth to the dialysis companies for a year of conventional dialysis; the potential use of rituximab as a treatment for membranous nephropathy.
- Uremic Frost posts the new ASN logo; an article from the Nephrology Times about the use of social networking media by nephrologists; a video about World Kidney Day (March 11, 2010); a study showed that once-daily administration of sevelamer carbonate powder (Renvela) was not as effective in decreasing serum phosphorus levels as thrice-daily administration of sevelamer hydrochloride tablets (Renagel). Nevertheless, once-daily sevelamer carbonate powder decreased serum phosphorus levels significantly, reaching the KDOQI phosphorus target in most patients; an obese body mass index is associated with an increased risk of kidney stone disease. However, the magnitude of this risk appears to be stable in the morbidly obese population; a horrifying story from Minneapolis about a urologist removing the wrong kidney and taking a biopsy from another's patient's pancreas instead of a kidney. (Yes, he was suspended but if he can prove competency then he can be reinstated. I hope he never touches another patient again.)
- UKidney Two types of dialyzer reactions. A mnemonic for them is that "Type A" (the serious one) can be remembered as "anaphylactic", while "Type B" (the less serious one) can be remembered as "boring"; a quick review of the autoantibodies that may be useful in the diagnosis and management of patients with lupus-related kidney disease.
- Renal tsar's blog The NHS has a new publication out to guide UK clinicians in the diagnosis and management of CKD; the tsar finds inspiration rom The Challenge of Co-Production by David Boyle and Michael Harris in thinking about what analysis and principles should inform radical innovation in healthcare.
- Pediatric Nephrology has a link to a CNN report in Haiti by Dr. Sanjay Gupta about how crush injuries can be deceptively dangerous because of Acute Kidney Injury from rhabdomyolysis; announcement that the next meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology will be May 1-4 in Vancouver, Canada; a presentation on "Basics of Nuclear Imaging in Nephrology"; a podcast on MYH9 and its role in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and related disorders; a review on rhabdomyolysis.
- Nephron Power is a new blog to our list. It was created by Kenar Jhaveri, MD, and has a number of contributors. The last two entries posted were: a brief review on hypertensive retinopathy; some points brought out at a recent symposium on IgA nephropathy.
- pkdmom2five posts a lovely photo of her daughter, Victoria.
- Kidney Notes - Exploring the Intersection of Medicine and Technology also links to the Nephrology Times article "Nephrologists Using Social Media."
- Lemonade and Kidneys Ruth is disheartened when a new CEO is installed where she works and she anticipates that the business will be sold in a year or two.
- ....And Bells on Her Toes On post-op day 3, Alex is confined to bed because he was leaking blood from the incision, but creatinine continues to go down; Kelly hugged Alex's dad (who donated his kidney) and said thank you before he was discharged, Alex gets to go home tomorrow; shares a true and funny story abouta woman who mistook rivets on a truck for Braille.
- PKD World has an extensive list of books and articles about kidney disease and pain.
- Encompass Network Partners Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, NV announced that on Feb. 10 they will offer Life Line Screening as part of February's "American Heart Month." Life Line Screening is designed to help people identify their risk of stroke, vascular disease and osteoporosis before they suffer catastrophic illness.
- Kidney Community Emergency Response Nipro Medical Corporation, Miami FL, is initiating a nationwide recall of all GlucoPro Insulin Syringes (This does not include the GlucoPro syringe specific for use with the Amigo Insulin pump).These syringes may have needles that detach from the syringe. If the needle becomes detached from the syringe during use, it can become stuck in the insulin vial, push back into the syringe, or remain in the skin after injection.
- Renal BizBlog has links to a series of columns (from the American Journal of Kidney Diseases) that explores how the pending bundled payment could change the dialysis landscape.
- Michael W. Newman Michael's oxygen saturation test was okay, and he has noticed less breathing problems when he takes prednisone, he awaits lung CAT scan results.
- My Wife Has Lupus Cellcept gives his wife terrible headaches and Imuran causes stomach flu symptoms, they hope the doctors can come up with some alternative immunosuppression.
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