In a Few Words

In a Few Words is a recurring human interest feature overseen by Feature Editor Dena E. Rifkin, MD, MS. The series comprises nonfiction narrative essays which give voice to the personal experiences and stories that define kidney disease. Podcasts of In a Few Words essays are available on the AJKD podcasting collection page [http://ajkd.org/content/podcast].

Article Title Author(s) Type Pages
The Newlyweds

June 2012 (Vol. 59 | No. 6 | Pages A25-A26)

J. Bryan Carmody Editorial

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Bound by a Promise: Advance Directives and “Uninformed Consent”

February 2012 (Vol. 59 | No. 2 | Pages A29-A31)

Joseph A. Abdelmalek, Dena E. Rifkin Editorial

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A29-A31
Everything Medically Necessary

January 2012 (Vol. 59 | No. 1 | Pages A26-A27)

Raphael Rush Editorial

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A26-A27
The Color of Kidneys

November 2011 (Vol. 58 | No. 5 | Pages A27-A28)

Toni Martin Editorial

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A27-A28
Between a Rock and a Hard Place

October 2011 (Vol. 58 | No. 4 | Pages A28-A29)

Chike Nzerue Editorial

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A28-A29
A Cause With Solutions: An American Hemodialysis Story

September 2011 (Vol. 58 | No. 3 | Pages A26-A28)

Peter A. Laird Editorial

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Illness and Identity

August 2011 (Vol. 58 | No. 2 | Pages A22-A24)

Julian Lawrence Seifter Editorial

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No Strings Attached: Good Intentions and Unintended Consequences in Promoting Kidney Donation

July 2011 (Vol. 58 | No. 1 | Pages A20-A22)

Kenneth A. Andreoni Editorial

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Humbling Snapshots

June 2011 (Vol. 57 | No. 6 | Pages A21-A23)

Paul S. Kellerman Editorial

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Transplanting Sam

April 2011 (Vol. 57 | No. 4 | Pages A20-A22)

Scott E. Liebman Editorial

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The Wedding

March 2011 (Vol. 57 | No. 3 | Pages A21-A23)

Lewis M. Cohen Editorial

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Taking the Uncharted Path

January 2011 (Vol. 57 | No. 1 | Pages A21-A23)

Kamal D. Shah Editorial

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Discontinuity and its Discontents

November 2010 (Vol. 56 | No. 5 | Pages A38-A39)

Dena E. Rifkin Editorial

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The Normal Saline Ceremony

August 2010 (Vol. 56 | No. 2 | Pages A28-A29)

David S. Goldfarb Editorial

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Fear, Anger, and Pride

July 2010 (Vol. 56 | No. 1 | Pages A27-A28)

Dan Negoianu Editorial

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Boundaries

May 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 5 | Pages A31-A32)

Maple M. Fung Editorial

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Salt Appetite

April 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 4 | Pages A31-A32)

Philip J. Klemmer Editorial

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TREAT Versus Treatment: A Patient's View of a Scientific Interpretation

March 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 3 | Pages A31-A32)

Alexander Prisant Editorial

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Shared Journeys

February 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 2 | Pages A33-A34)

Joseph Duffy, Kenar D. Jhaveri Editorial

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Feeding the Hungry Ghosts

January 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 1 | Pages A33-A34)

Dena E. Rifkin Editorial

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