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Danielle Dunn, AGPCNP-BC, FNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner specializing in kidney disease at an outpatient nephrology clinic, and a contributor to Biology Insights. She oversees medical management for patients with chronic kidney disease, monitors disease progression, and conducts weekly clinical rounds at local outpatient dialysis units. Dunn earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing. In her clinical practice, she collaborates with nephrologists to adjust treatment plans and counsel families on managing long-term renal health.

AV Fistula Thrombosis: Causes, Signs, and Treatment Heart & Lungs
What Happens to GFR After Nephrectomy?Gut & Kidney
Is Cortical Scarring in the Kidney Serious?Gut & Kidney
What Causes Blood Pressure to Drop During Dialysis?Gut & Kidney
What Is CVVH and How Does the Treatment Work?Procedures
What Causes Low Ultrafiltration in Peritoneal Dialysis?Gut & Kidney
How to Increase Hemoglobin in CKD Patients Gut & Kidney
What Causes High Blood Pressure in Dialysis Patients?Heart & Lungs
Are ACE Inhibitors Nephrotoxic or Kidney Protective?Drugs
Why Does Kidney Failure Cause Bleeding?Gut & Kidney
What Is the CKD-EPI Equation & What Do the Results Mean?Tests
How Do You Measure GFR: eGFR vs. the Gold Standard Tests
How to Calculate Creatinine Clearance: Cockcroft-Gault Tests
What Is CKD-MBD? Bone Disease, Heart Risk, and Treatment Bones & Muscles
How to Calculate Kt/V for Dialysis Adequacy Gut & Kidney
What Is Dent Disease? Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Gut & Kidney
How Does Hepatitis B Affect the Kidneys?Gut & Kidney
Can You Do Dialysis While Pregnant?Pregnancy
What Causes Low Blood Pressure After a Kidney Transplant?Heart & Lungs
How to Treat Anemia in Dialysis Patients Gut & Kidney
Why Do Kidneys Fail After Heart Surgery?Gut & Kidney
What Risks Does a Diabetic Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis Face?Gut & Kidney
What Is the Safe Range for Dialysate pH?Tests
Does Hemoglobin Drop After Dialysis?Tests
What Is a High Flux Dialyzer and How Does It Work?Procedures
What Happens to a Fistula After a Kidney Transplant?Gut & Kidney
How to Treat Acute Kidney Injury in Heart Failure Gut & Kidney
How Does Dialysis Affect Electrolytes?Gut & Kidney
When to Start Phosphate Binders in CKD Drugs
Why Check Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) in CKD?Hormones