By Kristi Edwards, RDNSummer is HERE, and it is hot…hot…hot! And while some may reach for a Route 44 beverage after being in the hot sun all day, individuals with kidney disease think twice. With impaired kidney function, drinking a lot of fluid can cause some unwanted, and even harmful, side effects.
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Innovator Series: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
By Robert Huizinga, Ph.D., R.N., CNeph©, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Neil Solomons, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Aurinia Pharmaceuticals1. Tell us about your first experience with a kidney patient, personal or professional, and what impressions that left on you as a fellow human being. RH:
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How Are We Going to Open Up Safely?
By Stephen Z. Fadem, MD, FASN, Chairman, Medical Advisory Board AAKPIntroduction The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by surrise and been costly in terms of life. As of May 27, 2020, there were over 100,000 deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States. By June 8, another 11,700 had died (Source: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html)
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Of Presidents, Policies, & Patients
By Paul T. Conway, AAKP Chair of Policy and Global Affairs and immediate past president and Edward V. Hickey III, U.S.M.C., AAKP Board Secretary(first published in August 2020 in AAKP's flagship magazine, aakpRENALIFE)
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Kent’s Kidney Stories with AAKP BOD/Ambassador Jim Myers
April 27 marks a very special day for Jim Myers. On this day in 2016, he received the kidney transplant that changed his life.In this episode of Kent’s Kidney Stories, Jim recalls the moments leading directly up to his transplant, as well as his goals post-transplant.
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Book Review: Howl Learns About Kidneys and Dialysis
Book Review by James Myers, AAKP BOD and Ambassador Howl Learns About Kidneys and Dialysis The Organ Donation Series Book 3by Brenda E. Cortez, Illustrated by Dindo ContentoISBN: 978-0999360149Published by Nico 11 Publishing & Design www.nico11publishing.
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Medication Management for People with Kidney Disease
By Tricia Patterson, BSN, RN Hello AAKP members. My name is Tricia Patterson, BSN, RN. I had the pleasure of attending the AAKP National Patient Meeting in Washington, DC in September and met many of you and heard some great lectures. I am a nephrology nurse and a member of the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA).
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