BMC Nephrology

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Lifestyle modifications for preventing kidney disease

Guest Editors:
Ban Hock Khor, BSc, PhD, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Massimo Torreggiani, MD, PhD, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, France

Submission Status: 12 December 2025

Novel devices in hemodialysis

Guest Editors:
Ammar Almehmi, MD, MPH, FACP, FASDIN, FASN, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Joris I. Rotmans, MD, PhD, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands

Submission Status: Open until 29 July 2025

Personalized approaches to managing hypertension in kidney patients

Guest Editors:
Liliana Garneata, MD, PhD, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
Guido Gembillo, MD, PhD, University of Messina, Italy

Submission Status: Open until 25 June 2025

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Fluid overload in the ICU: evaluation and management

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Clinical practice guideline on pregnancy and renal disease

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Content type: Guidelines 31 October 2019
Atypical cause of intractable diarrhea in a hemodialysis patient, masked by Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea and ischemic colitis: a case report

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Guidelines: Renal Association Clinical Practice Guidelines
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BMC Nephrology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of kidney and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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The UK Kidney Association is the professional body for nephrologists and renal scientists based in the UK, and is active in promoting and disseminating research that may ultimately improve outcomes for patients with kidney disease. The objectives of the Association are: to advance, collate and disseminate knowledge of renal structure and function; to seek means for the prevention and treatment of renal disorders; to deal with any matters concerning the welfare of patients with renal diseases and the organization of services for their relief.

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BMC Nephrology

Latest collections open to submissions

Lifestyle modifications for preventing kidney disease

Novel devices in hemodialysis

Personalized approaches to managing hypertension in kidney patients

Journal news

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BMC Nephrology online conversations

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Pathological perspective reveals a novel hemodialyzer reaction: a case report

Risk factors associated with Indian type 2 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease: CITE study, a cross-sectional, real-world, observational study

Prognostic value of glycemic gap in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction-associated acute kidney injury

A case report of atypical autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease presenting as glomerulocystic kidney superimposed with thin basement membrane nephropathy

PLASMIC score to aid diagnosis of aHUS: an analysis of C5 inhibitor clinical trials and the PINC AI™ healthcare database

Fluid overload in the ICU: evaluation and management

Recovery of renal function in dialysis patients

Clinical practice guideline on pregnancy and renal disease

Atypical cause of intractable diarrhea in a hemodialysis patient, masked by Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea and ischemic colitis: a case report

The 6R’s of drug induced nephrotoxicity

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