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COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup by Nadim, Mitra K., Forni, Lui G., Mehta, Ravindra L., Connor, Michael J., Liu, Kathleen D., Ostermann, Marlies, Rimmelé, Thomas, Zarbock, Alexander, Bell, Samira, Bihorac, Azra, Cantaluppi, Vincenzo, Hoste, Eric, Husain-Syed, Faeq, Germain, Michael J., Goldstein, Stuart L., Gupta, Shruti, Joannidis, Michael, Kashani, Kianoush, Koyner, Jay L., Legrand, Matthieu, Lumlertgul, Nuttha, Mohan, Sumit, Pannu, Neesh, Peng, Zhiyong, Perez-Fernandez, Xose L., Pickkers, Peter, Prowle, John, Reis, Thiago, Srisawat, Nattachai, Tolwani, Ashita, Vijayan, Anitha, Villa, Gianluca, Yang, Li, Ronco, Claudio, Kellum, John A.

“…Kidney involvement in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is common, and can range from the presence of proteinuria and haematuria to acute…”
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Executive summary of the KDIGO Controversies Conference on Supportive Care in Chronic Kidney Disease: developing a roadmap to improving quality care by Davison, Sara N, Levin, Adeera, Moss, Alvin H, Jha, Vivekanand, Brown, Edwina A, Brennan, Frank, Murtagh, Fliss E M, Naicker, Saraladevi, Germain, Michael J, O'Donoghue, Donal J, Morton, Rachael L, Obrador, Gregorio T

“…Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high burden of physical and psychosocial symptoms, poor outcomes, and high costs of care. Current…”
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Predicting Six-Month Mortality for Patients Who Are on Maintenance Hemodialysis by Cohen, Lewis M, Ruthazer, Robin, Moss, Alvin H, Germain, Michael J

“…Prognostic information is rarely conveyed by nephrologists because of clinical uncertainty about accuracy. The objective of this study was to develop an…”
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Winter roost selection of Lasiurine tree bats in a pyric landscape by Jorge, Marcelo H, Ford, W Mark, Sweeten, Sara E, Freeze, Samuel R, True, Michael C, St Germain, Michael J, Taylor, Hila, Gorman, Katherine M, Garrison, Elina P, Cherry, Michael J

“…Day-roost selection by Lasiurine tree bats during winter and their response to dormant season fires is unknown in the southeastern United States where dormant…”
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Individualized anemia management enhanced by ferric pyrophosphate citrate protocol by Chait, Yossi, Nathanson, Brian H., Germain, Michael J.

“…The optimal use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) and parenteral iron in managing anemia in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) remains controversial…”
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Pruritus in Kidney Disease by Combs, Sara A., MD, Teixeira, J. Pedro, MD, Germain, Michael J., MD

“…Summary Pruritus is a common and distressing symptom in patients with chronic kidney disease. The most recent epidemiologic data have suggested that…”
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Clinical use of [TIMP-2]•[IGFBP7] biomarker testing to assess risk of acute kidney injury in critical care: guidance from an expert panel by Guzzi, Louis M, Bergler, Tobias, Binnall, Brian, Engelman, Daniel T, Forni, Lui, Germain, Michael J, Gluck, Eric, Göcze, Ivan, Joannidis, Michael, Koyner, Jay L, Reddy, V Seenu, Rimmelé, Thomas, Ronco, Claudio, Textoris, Julien, Zarbock, Alexander, Kellum, John A

“…The first FDA-approved test to assess risk for acute kidney injury (AKI), [TIMP-2]•[IGFBP7], is clinically available in many parts of the world, including the…”
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Impact of Dietary Potassium Restrictions in CKD on Clinical Outcomes: Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet by Clegg, Deborah J., Headley, Samuel A., Germain, Michael J.

“…In patients with advanced-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), progressive kidney function decline leads to increased risk for hyperkalemia (serum potassium>5.0…”
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Context dependency of disease‐mediated competitive release in bat assemblages following white‐nose syndrome by Bombaci, Sara P., Russell, Robin E., St. Germain, Michael J., Dobony, Christopher A., Ford, W. Mark, Loeb, Susan C., Jachowski, David S.

“…White‐nose syndrome (WNS) has caused dramatic declines of several cave‐hibernating bat species in North America since 2006, which has increased the activity of…”
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When Enough Is Enough: The Nephrologist's Responsibility in Ordering Dialysis Treatments by Germain, Michael J., MD, Davison, Sara N., MD, Moss, Alvin H., MD

“…For more than 20 years, nephrologists have been reporting that they are increasingly being expected to dialyze patients whom they believe may receive little…”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Difelikefalin for Chronic Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients by Fishbane, Steven, Mathur, Vandana, Germain, Michael J., Shirazian, Shayan, Bhaduri, Sarbani, Munera, Catherine, Spencer, Robert H., Menzaghi, Frédérique, Aaronson, Michael, Alford, Kelly, Awad, Ahmed, Bhat, Premila, Broumand, Varshab, Calhoun, Wesley, Darwish, Riad, Dua, Sohan, Dukes, Carl, Erinle, Ayodele, Hadley, Alexander, Hsieh, John, Kashif, Mohammad, Kopyt, Nelson, Kumar, Jayant, Kusnir, Jorge, Lee, Jean, Maasarani, Essam, Miller, Richard, Mizani, M. Reza, Navarro, Jesus, Podoll, Amber, Pohlman, Thomas, Rivers, Denise, Robinson, Derrick, Rich, Lisa, Shirazian, Shayan, Silva, Arnold, Smith, Mark, Topf, Joel, Tumlin, James, Ungar, Scott, Zeig, Steven

“…There is an unmet medical need for pruritus associated with chronic kidney disease, a distressing complication characterized by generalized and persistent itch…”
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International variation in classification of dialysis withdrawal: a systematic review by Murphy, Emma, Germain, Michael J, Cairns, Hugh, Higginson, Irene J, Murtagh, Fliss E M

“…In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the rate of deaths preceded by dialysis withdrawal is high. However, rates vary across studies and national…”
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Advance care planning with patients on hemodialysis: an implementation study by Goff, Sarah L, Unruh, Mark L, Klingensmith, Jamie, Eneanya, Nwamaka D, Garvey, Casey, Germain, Michael J, Cohen, Lewis M

“…Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on hemodialysis have limited life expectancy, yet their palliative care needs often go unmet. The aim of this…”
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Real-world assessment: effectiveness and safety of extended-release calcifediol and other vitamin D therapies for secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD patients by Germain, Michael J, Paul, Subir K, Fadda, George, Broumand, Varshasb, Nguyen, Andy, McGarvey, November H, Gitlin, Matthew D, Bishop, Charles W, Csomor, Philipp, Strugnell, Stephen, Ashfaq, Akhtar

“…Abstract Introduction Extended-release calcifediol (ERC), active vitamin D hormones and analogs (AVD) and nutritional vitamin D (NVD) are commonly used…”
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Comment on: Clinical Review Article Defining a Good Death (Successful Dying): Literature Review and a Call for Research and Public Dialogue, Meier et al by Germain, Michael J., M.D, Cohen, Lewis M., M.D

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A Novel Hypertension Management Algorithm Guided by Hemodynamic Data by Greco, Barbara, Chait, Yossi, Nathanson, Brian H., Germain, Michael J.

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Implementing Advance Care Planning for dialysis patients: HIGHway project by Rodriguez de Sosa, Giselle, Nicklas, Amanda, Thamer, Mae, Anderson, Elizabeth, Reddy, Naveena, Stevelos, JoAnn, Germain, Michael J., Unruh, Mark L., Lupu, Dale E.

“…Abstract Background Patients undergoing hemodialysis have a high mortality rate and yet underutilize palliative care and hospice resources. The Shared Decision…”
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The effects of 16-weeks of prebiotic supplementation and aerobic exercise training on inflammatory markers, oxidative stress, uremic toxins, and the microbiota in pre-dialysis kidney patients: a randomized controlled trial-protocol paper by Headley, Samuel A, Chapman, Donna J, Germain, Michael J, Evans, Elizabeth E, Hutchinson, Jasmin, Madsen, Karen L, Ikizler, Talat Alp, Miele, Emily M, Kirton, Kristyn, O'Neill, Elizabeth, Cornelius, Allen, Martin, Brian, Nindl, Bradley, Vaziri, Nosratola D

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by dysbiosis, elevated levels of uremic toxins, systemic inflammation, and increased markers of oxidative stress…”
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Video Images about Decisions for Ethical Outcomes in Kidney Disease (VIDEO-KD): the study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial by Eneanya, Nwamaka D, Lakin, Joshua R, Paasche-Orlow, Michael K, Lindvall, Charlotta, Moseley, Edward T, Henault, Lori, Hanchate, Amresh D, Mandel, Ernest I, Wong, Susan P Y, Zupanc, Sophia N, Davis, Aretha Delight, El-Jawahri, Areej, Quintiliani, Lisa M, Chang, Yuchiao, Waikar, Sushrut S, Bansal, Amar D, Schell, Jane O, Lundquist, Andrew L, Tamura, Manjula Kurella, Yu, Margaret K, Unruh, Mark L, Argyropoulos, Christos, Germain, Michael J, Volandes, Angelo

“…IntroductionOlder patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often are inadequately prepared to make informed decisions about treatments including…”
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Publisher Correction: COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup by Nadim, Mitra K., Forni, Lui G., Mehta, Ravindra L., Connor, Michael J., Liu, Kathleen D., Ostermann, Marlies, Rimmelé, Thomas, Zarbock, Alexander, Bell, Samira, Bihorac, Azra, Cantaluppi, Vincenzo, Hoste, Eric, Husain-Syed, Faeq, Germain, Michael J., Goldstein, Stuart L., Gupta, Shruti, Joannidis, Michael, Kashani, Kianoush, Koyner, Jay L., Legrand, Matthieu, Lumlertgul, Nuttha, Mohan, Sumit, Pannu, Neesh, Peng, Zhiyong, Perez-Fernandez, Xose L., Pickkers, Peter, Prowle, John, Reis, Thiago, Srisawat, Nattachai, Tolwani, Ashita, Vijayan, Anitha, Villa, Gianluca, Yang, Li, Ronco, Claudio, Kellum, John A.

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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