Primary Care

End stage kidney disease

Questions discussed in this category

What is your preferred method for latent tuberculosis screening prior to outpatient hemodialysis initiation for a patient with new dialysis requirements?

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How do you advise an ESKD patient who wants to drink pickle juice to reduce intradialytic muscle cramps?

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What is your approach to managing insomnia in an ESKD patient?

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Are there situations when you a 1K dialysis bath as a long-term outpatient prescription for patients with ESKD?

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Do you recommend a daily B complex multivitamin for patients with end stage kidney disease who are receiving peritoneal dialysis?

1 Answer available

Do you recommend avoiding ESAs in pregnant patients with anemia of chronic kidney disease who also have preeclampsia?

1 Answer available

How do you approach the management of persistent hyperphosphatemia in ESKD patients who are non-adherent to phosphate binders?

1 Answer available

What recommendations do you offer for patients who have a peritoneal dialysis catheter and who wish to swim?

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Do you recommend starting anti-fungal prophylaxis for patients on systemic antibiotics who have a peritoneal dialysis catheter that is only currently being accessed for once weekly flushes?

1 Answer available

What sort of telehealth approaches do you pursue for a newly diagnosed end stage kidney disease patient starting peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis?

1 Answer available

What is your blood pressure threshold to hold an ESA for patients with ESKD, anemia, and hypertension?

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Do you recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for an ESKD patient with a tunneled dialysis catheter who is planned for a dental procedure?

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What is your approach to determining which patients with ESKD and pruritis should be started on difelikefalin?

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What are your strategies for safely prescribing peritoneal dialysis for patients who have pets at home?

4 Answers available

What strategies have you used to help patients with advanced kidney disease who are asymptomatic understand the severity of their condition?

3 Answers available

For a patient interested in home dialysis modalities, what are some key points that you discuss with them to help them make a decision on peritoneal dialysis versus home hemodialysis?

1 Answer available

What is your blood pressure goal for a pregnant patient on hemodialysis?

1 Answer available

Do you give a short-acting antihypertensive before starting outpatient hemodialysis on an asymptomatic ESKD patient with a predialysis blood pressure of more than 200/100?

1 Answer available

Do you treat low 25-OH vitamin D levels in those with end stage kidney disease?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Semin Dial, 2010 May 10

Why dialysis patients need combination therapy with both cholecalciferol and a calcitriol analogs.

Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, 2021 Nov 07

Physical activity and exercise in peritoneal dialysis: International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis and the Global Renal Exercise Network practice recommendations.

Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, 2023 Jan 04

A different PET test: The relationship between pet ownership and peritonitis risk in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS).

Circulation, 2008 Jun 09

Bacteremia associated with toothbrushing and dental extraction.

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, 1999 May-Jun

Prophylactic antibiotic therapy prior to dental treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease.

Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.), 2004 Jun

Antibiotic prophylaxis in dialysis patients undergoing invasive dental treatment.

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 2020 Sep

KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in CKD: 2020 Update.

American journal of nephrology, 2018

Dialysate Potassium and Mortality in a Prospective Hemodialysis Cohort.

Clinical kidney journal, 2020 Dec 17

Low dialysis potassium bath is associated with lower mortality in end-stage renal disease patients admitted to hospital with severe hyperkalemia.

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