Feb 24, 2021
The February article of the month comes from none other than Dr. Jetton! In this overview she provides a summary of the hot off the press article, “Trends and racial disparities for acute kidney injury in premature infants: the US national database,” by Dr. Elgendy and colleagues published in Pediatric Nephrology. See below for a preview!
Jan 25, 2021
Thanks to Dr. Catherine Joseph for this month’s article of the month on the long-term implications of extreme prematurity. The article, entitled “Albuminuria, Hypertension, and Reduced Kidney Volumes in Adolescents Born Extremely Premature” is by Dr. Keia Sanderson and colleagues.
Jan 5, 2021
We are excited to announce that we will be holding a virtual meeting to update the NKC members on past successes, current projects and future plans on Thursday, February 11th, 2021 from 12-3pm Central. For information on how to register, please email us at nkc@peds.uab.edu.
Each of the four committees (Advocacy, Communication, Education and Research) will present their current projects and future plans and will be able to answer questions from our membership.
Dec 10, 2020
Our new article of the month comes from Dr. John D Mahan on neonatal BP measurement, definitions for HTN and best approaches to evaluation and treatment of HTN in neonates.
Oct 21, 2020
Our new article of the month comes from Dr. Saritha Ranabothu on recognition of neonatal AKI and the lack of follow-up after leaving the NICU.