Burnout is evident in all fields of medicine. Nephrology is no exception. Check out the rankings of where we fall in that https://wire....

A recent article in CJASN promotes 5 policies that are essential to provide good palliative care in ESRD. 1. Universal screening for pall...

A recent study published in a   non nephrology journal   highlights a critical point that is often missed by nephrologists. Although ther...

Frailty in the elderly or any patient leading towards ESRD is a tough combination. Renal physicians should not consider dialysis as the de f...

Communication is an essential component of nephrology care, yet nephrologists receive little training in communication. We developed a com...

"Would I be surprised if this patient died in the next year?" is the surprise question. This notion has made way into the palli...

To dialyze or not to dialyze is the question that we face sometimes in the elderly and AKI in severe sepsis or cancer with no chance of reco...

Type of care Dialysis patients Cancer patients Hospitalization 76.0% 61.3% Average number of days hospitalized 9.8 5.1 Intensive car...

Not offering renal replacement therapy might not be an easy task. Withdrawing therapy when appropriate also might not be easy. Are our ...