The role of brain structure in explaining physical functioning in male Veterans with impaired kidney function

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience deficits in physical function and cardiorespiratory fitness at higher rates than older adults …

Telehealth for goals of care conversations in advanced CKD: A mixed-methods pilot study of US Veterans and their clinicians

Abstract: Rationale & Objective: Engaging patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) in goals of care (GOC) conversations is essential to align life-sustaining treatments …

Calciphylaxis and Intractable Pain in a Veteran with Psychological Trauma History

Abstract: Guidelines are lacking for patients with calciphylaxis on renal replacement therapy, often leading to difficulty optimally treating these patients. A 60-year-old male …

Assessing trends and variability in outpatient dual testing for chronic kidney disease with urine albumin and serum creatinine, 2009-2018: A retrospective cohort study in the Veterans Health Administration System

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Simultaneous urine testing for albumin (UAlb) and serum creatinine (SCr), that is, 'dual testing,' is an accepted quality measure in the management of …

Professor Hugh MacLean: one of the first British military research nephrologists and the pioneer of the first United Kingdom veterans’ renal clinic

Abstract: Few people have been as successful in bringing together basic research, clinical science, and a contribution to military medicine as Professor Hugh MacLean. However, …