Article: DaVita's 43 Abstracts Highlight Commitment to Quality Care at American Society of Nephrology's 2009 Renal Week.

Article: A better marker of glycemic control: serum fructosamine is more ...
Renal & Urology News;  February 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... underestimate glycemic control in diabetic hemodialysis patients because of shortened red blood ... diabetic and 100 non-diabetic hemodialysis patients. Demographic and clinical data ... improve quality of life in diabetic hemodialysis patients, said lead investigator Neal Mittman ...

Article: Cognitive therapy works for depression: psychological ...
Renal & Urology News;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...COGNITIVE behavioral therapy may help combat depression and improve quality of life (QOL) for dialysis patients, a study shows. Studies have suggested that 25%-30% of dialysis patients suffer from major depression, that depression is higher with rates of hospitalization, other illnesses, and that

Article: An assessment of the quality of life in hemodialysis ...
Indian Journal of Nephrology;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... quality of life (QOL) of hemodialysis patients. An attempt was made to compare the QOL of hemodialysis patients with the QOL of the general ... assess the quality of life. Hemodialysis patients who had completed three months ...

Article: Th-1 and Hepatitis are Key for Impaired Response in ...
Blood Weekly;  November 2, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... the journal Cytokine reported that hemodialysis patients have reduced production of certain ... on dialysis and without HCV, 13 hemodialysis patients without HCV, 24 hemodialysis patients with HCV, and 25 non-hemodialysis ...

Article: Perceived barriers and motivators to exercise in ...
Nephrology Nursing Journal;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... population to engage in exercise, for hemodialysis patients it is especially important for ... are decreased with exercise in hemodialysis patients (Deligiannis, Kouidi, & ... benefits particularly relevant to hemodialysis patients including improved lipid metabolism ...

Article: Hemametrics Announces New Study Demonstrating that Crit-Line Use ...
Business Wire;  November 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Two Presentations at Renal Week Suggest Using Crit-Line May Improve Anemia Outcomes KAYSVILLE ... Two presentations during the American Society of Nephrology's Renal Week demonstrated that frequently monitoring hemoglobin during hemodialysis ...

Article: Diagnosing and treating anemia and iron deficiency in ...
Nephrology Nursing Journal;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... continues to be a major obstacle for hemodialysis patients with chronic renal failure. Even ... commonly used as therapy, 36% of hemodialysis patients fail to achieve target hemoglobin ... prevalence of iron deficiency in hemodialysis patients, the iron status of patients diagnosed ...