Frailty and Kidney Transplant Waitlisting: A Single-Center Experience.

Background: Frailty is widely prevalent among kidney transplant (KT) candidates and is associated with poor peri and post-transplant outcomes. Whether frailty is a modifiable risk factor in KT candidates is unknown. Efforts to intervene in frailty have been hindered by a lack of a standardized approach to testing and treating frailty in clinical practice.

Acid Base Disorders in Cirrhosis.

Metabolic and respiratory acid-base disorders are common in individuals with liver disease and cirrhosis. The most common disorder is respiratory alkalosis, which may be related to dyspnea or respiratory stimulation. Primary metabolic disorders are less common.

Patients' and family members' perspectives on arrhythmias and sudden death in dialysis: the HeartLink focus groups pilot study.

Background: Patients receiving dialysis face a high risk of cardiovascular disease, arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. Few patients, however, are aware of this risk. Implantable cardiac monitors are currently available for clinical use and can continuously monitor cardiac rhythms without the need for transvenous leads.

A Night Float System in Nephrology Fellowship: A Mixed Methods Evaluation.

Background: Johns Hopkins was an early adopter of an in-house nephrology fellowship night float to improve work-life balance. Our study aimed to elucidate attitudes to guide fellowship structuring.

Methods: We performed a mixed-methods study surveying Johns Hopkins fellows, alumni, and faculty and conducting one focus group of current fellows.