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Age-related Blood Pressure Patterns and Blood Pressure Variability among Hemodialysis Patients by Rohrscheib, Mark R, Myers, Orrin B, Servilla, Karen S, Adams, Christopher D, Miskulin, Dana, Bedrick, Edward J, Hunt, William C, Lindsey, Douglas E, Gabaldon, Darlene, Zager, Philip G

“…Despite the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease among hemodialysis patients, the relationship between age and blood pressure (BP) is not well understood…”
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Anemia Management and Association of Race With Mortality and Hospitalization in a Large Not-for-Profit Dialysis Organization by Servilla, Karen S., MD, Singh, Ajay K., MD, Hunt, William C., MA, Harford, Antonia M., MD, Miskulin, Dana, MD, MS, Meyer, Klemens B., MD, Bedrick, Edward J., PhD, Rohrscheib, Mark R., MD, Tzamaloukas, Antonios H., MD, Johnson, H. Keith, MD, Zager, Philip G., MD

“…Background The optimal hemoglobin target and possible toxicity of epoetin therapy in hemodialysis patients are controversial. Previous studies suggest that…”
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Glomerulonephritis causing acute renal failure during the course of bacterial infections. Histological varieties, potential pathogenetic pathways and treatment by Zeledon, Jorge I., McKelvey, Robin L., Servilla, Karen S., Hofinger, Diedre, Konstantinov, Konstantin N., Kellie, Suzan, Sun, Yijuan, Massie, Larry W., Hartshorne, Michael F., Tzamaloukas, Antonios H.

“…To illustrate diagnostic approaches, potential pathogenetic differences, epidemiological implications and therapeutic dilemmas posed by glomerulonephritis (GN)…”
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Age, Race, Diabetes, Blood Pressure, and Mortality among Hemodialysis Patients by MYERS, Orrin B, ADAMS, Christopher, ROHRSCHEIB, Mark R, SERVILLA, Karen S, MISKULIN, Dana, BEDRICK, Edward J, ZAGER, Philip G

“…Observational studies involving hemodialysis patients suggest a U-shaped relationship between BP and mortality, but the majority of these studies followed…”
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Sources of Variation in Estimates of Lean Body Mass by Creatinine Kinetics and by Methods Based on Body Water or Body Mass Index in Patients on Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis by Tzamaloukas, Antonios H., MD, Murata, Glen H., MD, Piraino, Beth, MD, Raj, Dominic S.C., MD, VanderJagt, Dorothy J., PhD, Bernardini, Judith, RN, Servilla, Karen S., MD, Sun, Yijuan, MD, Glew, Robert H., PhD, Oreopoulos, Dimitrios G., MD, PhD

“…Objective We identified factors that account for differences between lean body mass computed from creatinine kinetics (LBMcr ) and from either body water (LBMV…”
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Dialysis-associated hyperglycemia: manifestations and treatment by Sun, Yijuan, Roumelioti, Maria-Eleni, Ganta, Kavitha, Glew, Robert H., Gibb, James, Vigil, Darlene, Do, Catherine, Servilla, Karen S., Wagner, Brent, Owen, Jonathan, Rohrscheib, Mark, Dorin, Richard I., Murata, Glen H., Tzamaloukas, Antonios H.

“…Purpose Dialysis-associated hyperglycemia (DAH), is associated with a distinct fluid and electrolyte pathophysiology. The purpose of this report was to review…”
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Development of Renal Failure without Proteinuria in a Patient with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance : An Unusual Presentation of AL Kappa Amyloidosis by Sun, Yijuan, Sandhu, Amarpreet, Gabaldon, Darlene, Danaraj, Jonathan, Servilla, Karen S., Tzamaloukas, Antonios H.

“…AL amyloidosis complicating monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) has usually a predominant glomerular deposition of lambda light chain…”
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Increased CD36 Expression Signals Monocyte Activation Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes by Sun, Yijuan, Scavini, Marina, Orlando, Robert A, Murata, Glen H, Servilla, Karen S, Tzamaloukas, Antonios H, Schrader, Ronald, Bedrick, Edward J, Burge, Mark R, Abumrad, Nada A, Zager, Philip G

“…OBJECTIVE: To explore the hypothesis that CD36, a scavenger receptor and fatty acid translocase, is upregulated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)…”
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Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome: use of gallium scintigraphy in its diagnosis and treatment by Helms, Elizabeth, Servilla, Karen S, Hartshorne, Michael F, Harris, Alexis, Nichols, Michael J, Tzamaloukas, Antonios H

“…Prompt diagnosis and treatment with corticosteroids of the tubulointerstitial nephritis with uveitis (TINU) syndrome may assist in the preservation of renal…”
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Chronic Nephropathy from Dietary Hyperoxaluria: Sustained Improvement of Renal Function after Dietary Intervention by Sun, Yijuan, Horowitz, Bruce L, Servilla, Karen S, Fair, Joanna R, Vigil, Darlene, Ganta, Kavitha, Massie, Larry, Tzamaloukas, Antonios H

“…A 56-year-old man with stable chronic kidney disease (CKD) for two years following a single episode of calcium oxalate urolithiasis developed progressive…”
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Advanced wasting in peritoneal dialysis patients by Xu, Zhi, Murata, Glen H, Glew, Robert H, Sun, Yijuan, Vigil, Darlene, Servilla, Karen S, Tzamaloukas, Antonios H

“…AIM To identify patients with end-stage renal disease treated by peritoneal dialysis（PD） who had zero body fat（BF） as determined by analysis of body…”
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Repeated intoxication presenting with azotemia, elevated serum osmolal gap, and metabolic acidosis with high anion gap: differential diagnosis, management, and prognosis by Prevost, Merideth, Sun, Yijuan, Servilla, Karen S., Massie, Larry, Glew, Robert H., Tzamaloukas, Antonios H.

“…A man with a history of alcoholism presented on two different occasions with mental changes, clinical signs of volume depletion, elevated serum osmolal gap,…”
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Reproducibility of serial creatinine excretion measurements in peritoneal dialysis by Xu, Zhi, Murata, Glen H, Sun, Yijuan, Glew, Robert H, Qualls, Clifford, Vigil, Darlene, Servilla, Karen S, Golper, Thomas A, Tzamaloukas, Antonios H

“…AIM To test whether muscle mass evaluated by creatinine excretion(EXCr) is maintained in patients with end-stage kidney disease(ESKD) treated by peritoneal…”
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Surgical procedures before and after starting chronic hemodialysis in a predominantly male population with high prevalence of diabetes by Martinez, Milagros, Last, Reuben, Agaba, Emmanuel I., Kassam, Hussein, Sun, Yijuan, Servilla, Karen S., Murata, Glen H., Tzamaloukas, Antonios H.

“…PURPOSEThe purposes of this study were to analyze changes in the frequency of different categories of surgical procedures after initiation of chronic…”
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Surgical Procedures before and after Starting Chronic Hemodialysis in a Predominantly Male Population with High Prevalence of Diabetes by Martinez, Milagros, Last, Reuben, Agaba, Emmanuel I., Kassam, Hussein, Sun, Yijuan, Servilla, Karen S., Murata, Glen H., Tzamaloukas, Antonios H.

“…Purpose The purposes of this study were to analyze changes in the frequency of different categories of surgical procedures after initiation of chronic…”
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Prolonged hypernatremia triggered by hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state with coma: A case report by Vigil, Darlene, Ganta, Kavitha, Sun, Yijuan, Dorin, Richard I, Tzamaloukas, Antonios H, Servilla, Karen S

“…A man with past lithium use for more than 15 years, but off lithium for two years and not carrying the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus or nephrogenic diabetes…”
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Hospital admissions in elderly patients on chronic hemodialysis by Sun, Yijuan, Kassam, Hussein, Adeniyi, Muniru, Martinez, Milagros, Agaba, Emmanuel I., Onime, Aideloje, Servilla, Karen S., Raj, Dominic S. C., Murata, Glen H., Tzamaloukas, Antonios H.

“…Background The purpose of this study was to determine whether number of hospital admissions per patient per year (n/[pt-yr]) and hospital days per patient per…”
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Influence of comorbidities and inactivity on the long-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery in a small number of men on chronic hemodialysis by Gabaldon, Darlene, Xhu, Zhi, Pett, Stuart B., Sun, Yijuan, Agaba, Emmanuel I., Servilla, Karen S., Murata, Glen H., Tzamaloukas, Antonios H.

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Hemodialysis catheter infection with unusual presentation and grave outcome by GABALDON, Darlene, XU, Zhi, SUN, Yijuan, SERVILLA, Karen S., HARTSHORNE, Michael F., TZAMALOUKAS, Antonios H.

“…Bacteremia from central venous catheter (CVC) infection causes morbidity and mortality in patients on hemodialysis (HD). Diagnosis of the infection can be…”
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Death during hospitalization in patients on chronic hemodialysis by BEHL, Muskaan, SUN, Yijuan, AGABA, Emmanuel I., MARTINEZ, Milagros, SERVILLA, Karen S., RAJ, Dominic S. C., MURATA, Glen H., TZAMALOUKAS, Antonios H.

“…Mortality from various causes is higher in patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD) than in the general population. There is evidence suggesting that some of the…”
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