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 StatementsMeSH KeywordsDeath, Sudden, CardiacDialysis SolutionsHumansHyperkalemiaKidney Failure, ChronicNephrologyPotassiumRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesConceptsSudden 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
2015
Amino-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide for Diagnosis and Prognosis in Patients With Renal Dysfunction A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Schaub JA, Coca SG, Moledina DG, Gentry M, Testani JM, Parikh CR. Amino-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide for Diagnosis and Prognosis in Patients With Renal Dysfunction A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Heart Failure 2015, 3: 977-989. PMID: 26671676, PMCID: PMC4683413, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHumansKidney Failure, ChronicNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPeptide FragmentsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureNT-proBNPRenal dysfunctionRenal functionHeart failureNatriuretic peptideDiagnosis of ADHFAmino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptidePg/B-type natriuretic peptideAmino-Terminal ProElevated NT-proBNPHigher NT-proBNPDecompensated heart failurePooled risk ratioGlomerular filtration rateCoronary artery diseaseA Systematic ReviewADHF eventsArtery diseasePrognostic utilityWorse prognosisFiltration rateRisk ratioPharmacologic Treatment of Common Symptoms in Dialysis Patients: A Narrative Review
Moledina DG, Perry Wilson F. Pharmacologic Treatment of Common Symptoms in Dialysis Patients: A Narrative Review. Seminars In Dialysis 2015, 28: 377-383. PMID: 25913502, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12378.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTreatment of fatigueCommon symptomsEnd-stage renal disease patientsRenal disease patientsAnabolic steroid nandroloneDisease-related symptomsEvidence-based guidelinesEfficacy of drugsPharmacologic treatmentDialysis patientsCreatine supplementationDisease patientsTreatment decisionsHemodialysis experienceReduced qualityPatientsNarrative reviewSomatic symptomsSymptomsCrampsESRDTreatmentInsomniaTherapyHeavy burden
2014
Is Low Dialysate Potassium Ever Indicated in Outpatient Hemodialysis?
Moledina D, Geller D. Is Low Dialysate Potassium Ever Indicated in Outpatient Hemodialysis? Seminars In Dialysis 2014, 27: 263-265. PMID: 24635442, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12212.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements