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Allen R. Nissenson

Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles

Publications -  268
Citations -  30316

Allen R. Nissenson is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hemodialysis & Dialysis. The author has an hindex of 66, co-authored 267 publications receiving 29173 citations. Previous affiliations of Allen R. Nissenson include Fuller Theological Seminary & NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.

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K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: Evaluation, classification, and stratification

TL;DR: In the early 1990s, the National Kidney Foundation (K/DOQI) developed a set of clinical practice guidelines to define chronic kidney disease and to classify stages in the progression of kidney disease.
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K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for bone metabolism and disease in chronic kidney disease

Shaul G. Massry, +80 more
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The effects of normal as compared with low hematocrit values in patients with cardiac disease who are receiving hemodialysis and epoetin.

TL;DR: In patients with clinically evident congestive heart failure or ischemic heart disease who are receiving hemodialysis, administration of epoetin to raise their hematocrit to 42 percent is not recommended.
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K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hypertension and Antihypertensive Agents in Chronic Kidney Disease

Andrew S. Levey, +84 more
TL;DR: The purpose of the Executive Summary is to provide a "stand-alone" summary of the background, scope, methods, and key recommendations, as well as the complete text of the guideline statements.
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Nutritional assessment of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients : an international study

TL;DR: There was a higher incidence of mild to moderate malnutrition in diabetics than in nondiabetics, and in women there was a trend for more anorexia, greater weight loss from muscle wasting, and a larger decrease in albumin, whereas in men there was more gradual decrease in nutritional status.