Background: Incremental peritoneal dialysis (PD), defined as less than Full-dose PD
prescription, has several possible merits, including better preservation of residual kidney …

Background In recent years, there has been a growing concern that abdominal aortic
calcification (AAC) has a predictive effect on the prognosis of patients with end-stage renal …

Abstract Hypertension (blood pressure> 140/90 mm Hg) is very common in patients
undergoing regular dialysis, with a prevalence of 70-80%, and only the minority has …

The number of patients with advanced/end-stage chronic kidney disease (ESRD) with some
modality of renal replacement therapy (RRT) has been on the rise significantly. Peritoneal …

Whole food plant-based diets are gaining popularity as a preventative and therapeutic
modality for numerous chronic health conditions, including chronic kidney disease, but their …

Hypertension is very prevalent among patients undergoing dialysis therapy: hemodialysis
(HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD). Although it is recognized as a great risk of cardiovascular …

Fluid overload is a common complication in patients who are on continuous ambulatory
peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Blood pressure is the traditional indicator of fluid status in these …

People treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) often have complicating conditions that require
careful management. Three such conditions are reviewed in this article–diabetes mellitus …

Background: Mineral bone disorder (MBD) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated
with high symptom burden, fractures, vascular calcification, cardiovascular disease and …

Hypertension in dialysis patients is extremely common. In this article, we review the current
evidence for blood pressure (BP) goals in hemodialysis patients, and consider the …