Awareness and Knowledge Among Internal Medicine House-Staff for Dose Adjustment of Cardiovascular Drugs in Chronic Kidney Disease.

Introduction: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are vulnerable to adverse-drug events from cardiovascular drugs.

Aim: To evaluate awareness and knowledge for appropriate dose adjustment of cardiovascular drugs in CKD patients among Internal Medicine house-staff (IMHS).

Methods: Cross-sectional convenience sample survey in Fall 2015 among 341 IMHS from multiple academic institutions in the suburban New York City metropolitan area.

Acute Peritoneal Dialysis During the COVID-19 Pandemic at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic strained hospital resources in New York City, including those for providing dialysis. New York University Medical Center and affiliations, including New York City Health and Hospitals/Bellevue, developed a plan to offset the increased needs for KRT. We established acute peritoneal dialysis (PD) capability, as usual dialysis modalities were overwhelmed by COVID-19 AKI.