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Nephrology Skills: PD Catheter Insertion
Learn to place a peritoneal dialysis catheter. Discover this lost art nephrology and perhaps improve pertoneal dialsysis utilization.
Many thanks to the Manitoba Renal Program for this content.
Microalbuminuria: Treat with Caution
Emerging evidence suggests that while microalbuminuria is a potent marker of cardiovascular risk, that treating it is not helpful and possibly harmful.
Please read this important piece here.
CHEP 2011 Hypertension Recommendations
Explore the CHEP 2011 Hypertension Recommendations. You can view this material online or download the latest slide kits. Feel free to comment on these guidelines are pose your questions beneath the content. These resources are property of Hypertension Canada and all rights are reserved.
HAART, HIV and the Kidney
HIV and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has important implications for renal function, particularly in aging patients with HIV. Please see this excellent program (available in French and English). This activity qualifies for Section 2: Self-Learning credits for time spent in this activity in the MOC program as defined by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada's Maintenance of Certification program
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UKidney Journal Club
Join the UKidney Journal Club! A semi-monthly discussion among UKidney members from around the world. Have your say, hear others opinions and stay updated.
This month's paper: Bardoxolone Methyl and Kidney Function in CKD with Type 2 Diabetes
Nephrology Self Assessment
How much Nephrology do you know? Try our self-assessment quiz which is continually developing. New questions are added weekly. The quiz will sample a breadth of Nephrology topics including: hypertension, transplantation, glomerulonephritis, fluid and electrolytes, dialysis and general Nephrology. Compare yourself to the rest of the UKidney community!
Access quiz here Check leaderboard here
Essential concepts in chronic renal failure
This education series is intended to provide a foundation curriculum for understanding chronic kidney disease and its related therapies. The series is narrated by Alison Thomas, an outstanding nurse practitioner in hemodialysis based at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada. This material was produced in conjunction with Amgen Canada
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EMiNEM: Education in MINEral Metabolism
This innovative educational tool allows users to see how experts in bone and mineral metabolism would treat 18 different patient profiles. The Education in MINEral Metabolism (EMINEM) project stemmed from a study designed to look at mineral metabolism control in hemodialysis patients across Canada.
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Blood Pressure Monitoring Tool
MyBP is a free, online tool that allows you to record, trend, graph and communicate blood pressures directly to practitioners. Please feel free to register and use this service. We hope you and your patients enjoy it.
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Prevention in Renal Disease Conference
The 10th Annual Conference on Prevention in Renal Disease took place in Toronto in September 16-17, 2011. A world-class faculty assembled for this outstanding annual event. UKidney is the official provider of this meeting's online content.
Presentations now Available
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Welcome to UKidney: Leading Resource in Nephrology Education
UKidney is a provider of educational tools for the study and practice of nephrology, hypertension management, and kidney transplantation. This site features essential educational contributions from major opinion leaders in nephrology.
UKidney uses the latest web technology to deliver the best content in the field of renal education. Take a moment to complete a free registration in order to access some of our restricted educational content. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to report a problem or to make a suggestion.
UKidney gathers content from multiple experts in nephrology and is provided for general educational purposes only. This site is not intended to replace the advice of a nephrology physician where clinical decision making is concerned. Please take a moment to review our terms of use before continuing. Most importantly, please visit us often
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Summary of the evidence: ONTARGET - Combination ACE and ARB use was not superior than either agent alone at reducing cardiovascular risk. Over the
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Nephrology has become a field of medicine that is vastly expanding in knowledge and complexity. The number of students, residents considering the fiel
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