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Race Multiplier in the eGFR Equation: What’s the impact for African-Americans?
Background: Race is a sociological construct that affects how clinicians deliver health care to various racial/ethnic groups. This in turn affects clinical outcomes. Thus, African Americans with chronic kidney disease have worse outcomes with respect to hypertension control, timely nephrology ...
Fluid Administration in End-Stage Renal Disease for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock by Shyam Murali, MD
Background: In end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis (HD), infection is the second most common cause of mortality after cardiovascular disease (Sarnik 2000). Because of the systemic inflammation and increased capillary permeability, septic patients are at significant risk for fluid ...