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Podcast: JAMA Clinical Reviews
Episode: Arteriovenous Access for Hemodialysis
Description: Arteriovenous access is required for hemodialysis. Charmaine Lok, MD, MSc, of the University of Toronto, discusses the role of primary care clinicians in the care of patients with arteriovenous access with JAMA Associate Editor David Simel, MD, MHS. Related Content: Arteriovenous Access for Hemodialysis In an earlier version of this podcast Dr Lok was discussing the naming convention of an AV access. As an example of a radiocephalic fistula she said, "a radial cephalic fistula would be connecting an arterial artery to cephalic vein." She meant to say, "radial artery to cephalic vei...