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| Manjula Kurella TamuraSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Kidney function and cognitive impairment in US adults: the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) StudyManjula Kurella Tamura
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 52:227-34. 2008..The association between kidney function and cognitive impairment has not been assessed in a national sample with a wide spectrum of kidney disease severity...
Vitamin D deficiency, self-reported physical activity and health-related quality of life: the Comprehensive Dialysis StudyShuchi Anand
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Nephrol Dial Transplant 26:3683-8. 2011....
Signs and symptoms associated with earlier dialysis initiation in nursing home residentsManjula Kurella Tamura
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 56:1117-26. 2010..We wanted to determine the association of the number and type of signs and symptoms with timing of initiation of dialysis in US nursing home residents...
Association of self-reported physical activity with laboratory markers of nutrition and inflammation: the Comprehensive Dialysis StudyShuchi Anand
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
J Ren Nutr 21:429-37. 2011..Using a cohort of patients new to dialysis from the Comprehensive Dialysis Study (CDS), we examined associations of self-reported physical activity with laboratory markers of nutrition and inflammation...
Trends in timing of initiation of chronic dialysis in the United StatesANN M O'HARE
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Arch Intern Med 171:1663-9. 2011..This likely reflects secular trends in the composition of the dialysis population and a tendency toward initiation of dialysis earlier in the course of kidney disease...
Regional variation in health care intensity and treatment practices for end-stage renal disease in older adultsANN M O'HARE
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, and VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
JAMA 304:180-6. 2010..An increasing number of older adults are being treated for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) with long-term dialysis...
Preferences for dialysis withdrawal and engagement in advance care planning within a diverse sample of dialysis patientsManjula Kurella Tamura
Division of Nephrology, Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, USA
Nephrol Dial Transplant 25:237-42. 2010..Engagement in advance care planning (end-of-life discussions), completion of advance directives and 'do not resuscitate' or 'do not intubate' (DNR/DNI) orders were ascertained by a questionnaire and from dialysis unit records...
Chronic kidney disease and cognitive function in older adults: findings from the chronic renal insufficiency cohort cognitive studyKristine Yaffe
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:338-45. 2010....
Dementia and cognitive impairment in ESRD: diagnostic and therapeutic strategiesManjula Kurella Tamura
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
Kidney Int 79:14-22. 2011..Modification of ESRD-associated factors such as anemia and dialysis dose or frequency require further study before they can be recommended for treatment or prevention of cognitive impairment...
Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysisManjula Kurella Tamura
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
N Engl J Med 361:1539-47. 2009..It is unclear whether functional status before dialysis is maintained after the initiation of this therapy in elderly patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)...
Comparison of CKD awareness in a screening population using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study and CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equationsManjula Kurella Tamura
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 57:S17-23. 2011..Whether reclassification of CKD severity using the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) modifies estimates of CKD awareness is unknown...
