Daily Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review Rita S. Suri,* Gihad E. Nesrallah, Rahul Mainra,* Amit X. Garg,* Robert M. Lindsay,* Tom Greene, and John T. Daugirdas *Division of Nephrology and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, and Division of Nephrology, Humber Regional Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Quantitative Health Sc...

Like other areas of occupational health and safety (OHS) ergonomics is evolving and becoming more integrated into overall work management systems. As we learn more about the complex interaction between psychosocial and physical factors in the aetiology of work-related illness and injury the more we rely on managers to ‘get it right’ if we are to prevent these conditions. Risks to health and saf...

Inflammation of vasculature involving small to medium vessels associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies or ANCA are collectively referred to as ANCA vasculitidis. In a majority of such disorders there are a few or no immune deposits and hence the term“pauci immune vasculitis”. The three main conditions included in this group include microscopic polyangiitis, Granulomatosis with poly...

Exercise-associated hyponatremia has been described after sustained physical exertion during marathons, triathlons, and other endurance athletic events. As these events have become more popular, the incidence of serious hyponatremia has increased and associated fatalities have occurred. The pathogenesis of this condition remains incompletely understood but largely depends on excessive water int...