Childhood Kidney Disease

May 3, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Childhood Kidney Disease
Key Points • Pediatric kidney disease is intrinsically different from adult kidney disease, with unique genetic, developmental, and congenital bases not commonly seen in adults requiring age-specific diagnostics and therapeutic…
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Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology

May 3, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology
Key Points • A number of geographic regions around the world have an unexpectedly high prevalence of kidney disease among persons without previously identified risk factors for kidney disease. •…
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Disaster Nephrology

May 3, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Disaster Nephrology
Key Points • During massive disasters, the entire spectrum of patients with kidney diseases (i.e., those with acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease not on kidney replacement therapy, and kidney…
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Health Disparities in Nephrology

May 3, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Health Disparities in Nephrology
DISPARITY The term “health disparity” refers to a suboptimal health process or health outcome experienced by demographically defined groups that occurs in the context of social, economic, and/or environmental inequality….
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Global Considerations in Kidney Disease: Africa

May 3, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Global Considerations in Kidney Disease: Africa
Key points • The growing burden of kidney disease in Africa is driven by high rates of infectious disease, noncommunicable disease, pregnancy-related disease, and injuries. • In most African countries,…
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