Browsing Nephrology & Hypertension by Submit Date
Now showing items 1-11 of 11
-
Method and apparatus for treating renal disease with hemodialysis utilizing pulsatile pump
(2002-08-22)A method of removing toxins from blood from a patient in need of such toxin removal includes: providing a countercurrent dialysis filter (20) having a blood compartment and a dialysate compartment separated from the blood ... -
Introducing the global medical community to the information presented at local scientific conferences through nephrology blogs
(2012-12)An increasing number of healthcare providers author medical blogs (bloggers) to educate the public and fellow physicians. Traditionally, many bloggers have assumed that readers are most interested in information presented ... -
Tweeting the Meeting: An In-Depth Analysis of Twitter Activity at Kidney Week 2011
(2012)In recent years, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) has increased its efforts to use its annual conference to inform and educate the public about kidney disease. Social media, including Twitter, has been one method ... -
Factors that contribute to social media influence within an Internal Medicine Twitter learning community
(2014-05)Medical societies, faculty, and trainees use Twitter to learn from and educate other social media users. These social media communities bring together individuals with various levels of experience. It is not known if ... -
Is Content Really King? An Objective Analysis of the Public's Response to Medical Videos on YouTube
(2013)Medical educators and patients are turning to YouTube to teach and learn about medical conditions. These videos are from authors whose credibility cannot be verified & are not peer reviewed. As a result, studies that have ... -
Expression of a protein involved in bone resorption, Dkk1, is activated by HTLV-1 bZIP factor through its activation domain
(2010)Background Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of adult T-cell leukemia, a malignancy characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of virally-infected CD4+ T-cells. Hypercalcemia and bone ... -
Alternative ideas to increase the percentage of filled seats in nephrology fellowships
(2014-01)Interest in nephrology has been decreasing for the last decade. In this opinion piece, the author provides four unconventional, outside-the-box strategies to increase the percentage of filled nephrology training positions. -
Comparing two models that reduce the number of nephrology fellowship positions in the United States
(2015-01)There has been a steady decline in the number of applications to nephrology training programs. One solution is to decrease the number of available fellowship positions. Proponents believe that training programs have grown ... -
Transplant Coordinators' Perceived Impact of Availability of Multiple Generic Immunosuppression Therapies on Patients, Workload, and Posttransplant Maintenance Therapy
(2013)Background. No studies have evaluated the impact of multiple generic immunosuppression medications on transplant coordinators (TCs) and patients. Methods. A cross-sectional, multicenter online survey of TCs managing ... -
Relationship Between Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Fast Food Consumption in Undergraduate Honors College Students
(2014)College students are often pushed towards fast foods as a means of getting a pleasurable, quick bite to eat. Fast foods are high in fat, salt, and sugar content and can lead to cardiovascular disease(CVD) risk. Honors ... -
Cocaine Disrupts Pup-Induced Maternal Behavior in Juvenile and Adult Rats
(East Carolina University, 2007-11)Impaired onset of maternal behavior in first generation rat dams was previously correlated with rearing by cocaine-treated dams and prenatal cocaine exposure. Pup-induced maternal behavior in non-lactating rats has not ...