National Kidney Foundation, 2007 Spring Clinical Meetings Abstracts, April 10–14, 2007

Hemodialysis 

1 Improving Interdialytic Weight Gain

Noelle Fein, Laura Lindsey, Fresenius Medical Care, Gresham, OR, USA

5 High Dose Paricalcitol Therapy Used to Decrease iPTH > 4000 pg/mL

Susan Morrison, Cynthia Wommack, Robert Cuddihee, Affiliated Hospitals Dialysis Center, St. Louis, MO, USA

7 Can Oral Supplementation With a Collagen-Casein Based Hydrolized Liquid Protein Improve Serum Albumin Levels in Hypoalbuminemic Hemodialysis Patients?

Ann Pittaoulis, Evelyn Phillips, Adriana Popovici, Mary Anne Rocks, Kelly Lynn, Philadelphia, PA, USA

8 Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN): Changes in Albumin, Total Protein, Dry Weight, Bun, and Creatinine After 3 to 12 Months of Therapy

Deborah Scholl, Richard Dowling, Michelle Ricker, Stan Lindenfeld, Pentec Health, Inc., Boothwyn, PA, USA

9 Evaluation of the Nutritional Status According to Essential Amino Acid Intake in Hemodialysis Patients

Cheong Min Sohn, Su An Kim, Kim, Hye Jin, Dept. of Nutrition Care Service, Seoul National University of Bundang Hospital, Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

10 Serum Prealbumin in the Dialysis Population

Jen Strong, Les Spry, Alison Steiber, Teresa Gerbeling, Jackie Carder, Dialysis Center of Lincoln, Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA

11 The Relationship of Serum Albumin to Serum Prealbumin in the Dialysis Patient

Jen Strong, Les Spry, Alison Steiber, Teresa Gerbeling, Jackie Carder, Dialysis Center of Lincoln, Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA

12 Dietary Pitfall of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve on Weekends in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis

Kimiko Takahashi, Emi Kihara, Seiji Kawahara, Nanako Ikari, Kazuko Arita, Katsutoshi Maeda, Hiroaki Oda, Oda Medical Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan

Progressive Kidney Disease 

3 Group Versus Individual Appointments and Their Impact on Kidney Disease Progression in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Who Attend The Cleveland Clinic Florida

Norma Gonzalez, Laura Byham-Gray, Robert Denmark, Michelle Wein, Riva Touger Decker

Other 

2 Barriers to Food Acquisition in Hemodialysis Patients

Teresa Gerbeling, Jackie Carder, Tammy Burton-Fikar, Jen Strong, Dialysis Center of Lincoln, Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA

4 The Nutrition Physical Examination in Kidney Transplant Evaluations

Maureen McCarthy, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), Portland, OR, USA

6 Combination Therapy Including Sevelamer HCL to Control Serum Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels

Judy Pata, Stephen Silver, Rochester General Hospital Dialysis Center, Rochester, NY, USA