HYPERTENSION D IALYSIS C LINICAL N EPHROLOGY

Renal Diseases Electronic Journal

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Updated 07/13/97
Hypertension, Dialysis, and Clinical Nephrology provides up-to-date, selected information on renal disorders and their treatment (hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis), and about hypertension, dialysis, and clinical nephrology topics.

Hypertension, Dialysis, and Clinical Nephrology is a place for physicians and nurses who treat patients with renal disease. Here physicians and nurses can find answers to frequently asked hypertension, dialysis, and nephrology questions (FAQ), pointers to recent review articles, and summaries of hot new hypertension, dialysis, and nephrology papers, abstracts, and meeting presentations. Also, information about medical products, devices, services, and drugs pertaining to hypertension, dialysis, and clinical nephrology are provided, as is a list of links to relevant hypertension / dialysis / transplantation organizations, medical provider networks, and databases. The information presented is reviewed by a distinguished editorial board composed of specialists in the field of renal disease. You need to register to use most features of this site. If you wish to contribute advice, suggestions, or material, please contact us by e-mail

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Special Symposia ...

*Selected talks from 3rd Int Home HD Symposium (Feb '97)
*Selected Nutrition/Iron Talks from the Denver PD Meeting
*New Directions in Dialysis
*Hemodialysis Vascular Access V
*AII Receptor Blocker Symposium from the ASH XI meetings
Rounds, Clinical Cases, Interactive

*HDCN selected AUDIO LECTURES from meetings ( Real Audio )
*HDCN selected CME Site and/or Case of the Week
*HDCN Mini Grand Rounds
* "ASK THE PROFESSOR!"
* "FAQs": Frequently Asked Questions
* Selected threads from PDIAL-L and NEPHROL
* Renal Rounds by Diagnosis
* HD and PD Calculators
Article/abstract reviews by topic area

HYPERTENSION
(Pathophysiology)-- (Diagnosis)-- (Therapy )-- (Special problems)--

DIALYSIS, ESRD
(Hemodialysis)-- (CAVH, Plasmapheresis)-- (Peritoneal Dialysis, CAPD)-- (Special Problems)-- (By Organ System )--

CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY
(Renal function, salt, water)-- (Acute renal failure)-- (Proteinuria, hematuria, GN)-- (Cystic disease)-- (Nephrolithiasis)--
Article reviews by publication date

--(Summer 97) --(Spring 97) --(Winter 97) --(Autumn 96) --(Summer 96) --(Spring 96) --(Winter 96) --(Autumn 95) --(Sum'95)
Abstract and presentation reviews by meeting
1995
[Clinical Hypertension in Nephrology (Calabria)]
[AHA-Hypertension Council]
[International Society of Blood Purification]
[European Society for Artificial Organs]
[American Society of Nephrology]
[International Society for Artificial Organs]
[Japanese Society of Nephrology]
[American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Newsbriefs (from the AHA)]

1996
16th Annual CAPD Conference (Seattle) //Audio Highlights
American College of Cardiology '96 (Orlando)
National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings //Audio Highlights
ASAIO (American Society for Artificial Organs)
ASH (American Society of Hypertension) // Electronic Highlights
ASTP (American Society of Transplant Physicians) full text of all abstracts
EDTA (European Dialysis Transplantation Assocation)
ISH (International Society of Hypertension)
AHABP (AHA High BP Council Fall Scientific Sessions)
ESAO (European Society for Artificial Organs)
American Society of Nephrology
USRDS ASN '96 abstracts

1997
17th Annual Peritoneal Dialysis Conference
Society of Interventional Radiology (SCVIR) Annual Meeting Highlights
National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting (Dallas)
ASAIO (Atlanta)
ASH (American Society of Hypertension) -- San Francisco
* Scientific Meeting Programs, Schedules
News Alerts and Press Releases

REUTERS: --(Medical) --(Register) --(Search) --(US non-med) --(Int'l non-med)
E-Neph: --(Renal Care News)
NKF: -- (Electronic Kidney)
NNI: -- (Nephrology News and Issues)
AMA: --(Press Releases) --(AMA registration)
AHA: --(Press Releases)
MMWR: --(Home) --(Select)
DGI: --(MedNews)
USRDS: --(Home)
AAAS: --(ScienceNOW!)
* Detailed description of newssites (AHA, AMA, DGI, MMWR, NHLBI, USRDS)
* Drug, toxin, device alerts
Nephrology Books, Journals

* Nephrology / Hypertension Books
* Journal Tables of Contents/Abstracts
Clinical
--(ACP J Club) --(Am J Hypert) --(Am J Kidney Dis) --(Ann Intern Med) --(Arch Int Med -[AMA registration]) --(Bandolier) --(Brit Med J) --(Circulation) --(Diabetes) --(Diabetes Care) --(Endocrinol Metabol) --(Eur Heart J) --(Hypertension) --(JAMA -[AMA registration]) --(J Am Coll Cardiol - JACC) --(J Urology) --(JVIR) --(Kidney Int) --(Lancet -[Lancet registration]) --(Nephrol Dial Transplant) --(Nephron) --(New Engl J Med) --(Perit Dial Int) --(Stroke) --(Transplantation)
Basic
--(Am J Physiol) --(Circ Res) --(J Cell Biol) --(J Clin Invest) --(J Exp Med) --(J Gen Physiol) --(J Immunol) --(Nature-USA) --(Nature-Europe) --(PNAS) --(Science) --(Science.NOW)
Basic and Clinical -- More journals
For the Clinician Scientist

* Medline via PubMed
* Medline via HealthGate
* for Basic Science Afficionados
Specialty Society Links

--(AACE) --(ACP) --(ADA) --(AHA) --(AMA) --(Am Coll Cardiol) --(ANNA) --(ASAIO) --(ASH) --(ASN) --(ASTP) --(ERA-EDTA) --(COSEHC) --(FASEB) --(ISN-US) --(ISN-Europe) --(ISPD-US) --(ISPD-Europe) --(NKF) --(Radiol Soc N Amer) --(Renal Pathol Soc) --(SCVIR) --(TRANSWEB) --(UNOS)
US Government Links

--(CDC) --(FDA) --(HSTAT: AHCPR, NIH guidelines) --(NIH-NIDDK) --(NIH-NHLBI) --(HCFA Core Indicators) --(Network Directory) --(USRDS)
Practice Guidelines

SourceDateActivity
AHAJun 97 Prevention of bacterial endocarditis guidelines
NIHMar 97 Management of Hepatitis C (NIH Consensus Statement)
ACPMar 97 Prostate Cancer Detection
Part 1: -- Part 2: -- Part 3:
ISPDDec 96 Peritonitis and Exit-Site Infection Treatment
AHA-CME1993 JNC-V Classification of Adult Hypertension
ADAMay 93 Treatment of hypertension in diabetes
ADAAug 94 Diagnosis and management of nephropathy in diabetes
ADA93-95 23 Position and 8 Consensus Statements (diabetes)
NIHNov 93 Morbidity and mortality of dialysis (NIH Consensus Statement)
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