Free resources
Articles & puzzles for the curious clinician.
Short reads and crossword puzzles written by our authors — useful for study groups, in-services, or a quiet shift.
Articles
Apathetic Caregiver — A Med Detective Case
A short clinical case on recognizing caregiver disengagement in dialysis settings.
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BMI in the Dialysis Patient
How body mass index shapes adequacy, nutrition, and outcomes.
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Body Water and Body Weight
Fluid dynamics and the math behind dry weight in dialysis patients.
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Dialysis Dose
Understanding Kt/V, URR, and why dose matters clinically.
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Laughter as Medicine
A reflection on the human side of chronic care.
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Scribner's Wines
A tribute reflecting on the early pioneers of hemodialysis.
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Crossword puzzles
Anticoagulation Puzzle
Crossword — heparin, citrate, and clotting in the circuit.
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Blood Puzzle
Crossword — hematology fundamentals for dialysis staff.
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BMI Puzzle
Crossword — body composition and assessment terms.
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Dialysis Puzzle
Crossword — general dialysis vocabulary review.
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Dialysis Data Puzzle
Crossword — interpreting the numbers on the monitor.
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Dialysis Terms Puzzle
Crossword — core clinical terminology.
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Nutritional Puzzle
Crossword — renal diet and nutrition vocabulary.
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