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Nephrology
1 Mins
23 Jul 2020

Digital Education for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: The Renal Health Project Experience

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing problem in many parts of the world, with >700 million people affected.1 One of the main challenges in the…
Nephrology
1 Mins
23 Jul 2020

Mepolizumab Therapy in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: 1-Year Follow-Up Study Using Anti-IL-5 as a Steroid Sparing Therapeutic Approach

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a small vessel vasculitis characterised by the presence of tissue eosinophilia…
Nephrology
2 Mins
23 Jul 2020

Use of Rituximab for Glomerular Diseases Indicated Versus Off-Label: Clinical Perspective

Rituximab (RTX) is used worldwide for the treatment of glomerulonephritis (GN), including membranous glomerulopathy (MN), minimal change disease (MCD)…
Nephrology
2 Mins
23 Jul 2020

Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities: A Toxin-Induced Proximal Tubular Nephropathy

In the early 1990s, clinicians in Central America and Sri Lanka noticed an upsurge of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in agricultural communities…
Nephrology
1 Mins
23 Jul 2020

Barriers to Home Haemodialysis in Saskatchewan Canada: Results from a Provincial Survey

Despite clinical and lifestyle advantages of home haemodialysis (HHD) compared to in-centre hemodialysis,1 it remains underutilised in the province of…
Rheumatology
2 Mins
21 Jul 2020

Understanding Joint Replacement Surgery in Axial Spondyloarthropathy

Axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) is a form of inflammatory arthritis that primarily affects the axial skeleton and sacroiliac joints but can also…
Rheumatology
1 Mins
21 Jul 2020

World Young Rheumatic Diseases (WORD) Day: The First International Awareness Day for Paediatric Rheumatic Diseases

A summary of the first international awareness day for paediatric rheumatic diseases was presented as a webcast during the EULAR E-Congress of…
Rheumatology
1 Mins
21 Jul 2020

Predicting Rheumatoid Arthritis Using the Symptoms in Persons at Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis (SPARRA) Questionnaire

Accurate prediction of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development in persons at risk of RA can help to select individuals for early intervention trials…