2016
We Use Dialysate Potassium Levels That Are Too Low in Hemodialysis
Tucker B, Moledina DG. We Use Dialysate Potassium Levels That Are Too Low in Hemodialysis. Seminars In Dialysis 2016, 29: 300-302. PMID: 27061895, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12495.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSudden cardiac deathCardiac deathDialysate potassium concentrationHigh ultrafiltration ratesShorter dialysis timeDialysis timeHigh riskPredialysis serum potassium concentrationPotassium concentrationSudden cardiac death accountsUltrafiltration rateCalcium concentrationDialysate potassium levelsLow potassium dialysateDiscontinuation of medicationTreatment of constipationSerum potassium concentrationCertain modifiable factorsLow potassiumPredialysis hyperkalemiaCardiovascular eventsHemodialysis patientsRetrospective studyModifiable factorsRisk factors
2013
Longitudinal Predictors of Uremic Pruritus
Shirazian S, Kline M, Sakhiya V, Schanler M, Moledina D, Patel C, Hazzan A, Fishbane S. Longitudinal Predictors of Uremic Pruritus. Journal Of Renal Nutrition 2013, 23: 428-431. PMID: 24209894, DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2013.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntact parathyroid hormoneCalcium-phosphate productParathyroid hormoneUremic pruritusSerum calciumSerum phosphateSerum phosphorusElevated serum phosphorusOriginal study groupDisorders of boneHemodialysis patientsPlacebo treatmentPruritus scoreMineral diseaseStudy groupPruritusBone indicatorsSignificant predictorsPatientsMineral statusBoneWeeksLongitudinal predictorsPredictorsCommon problem