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Donor-derived cell-free DNA in Kidney Transplantation: The Next Frontier
Paresh R. Jadav, MD (jadav_md)Dept of Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY Introduction Kidney allograft monitoring is dependent upon non-specific markers like creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and proteinuria. Kidney biopsy remains the gold standard…
The Kidney Transplant Recipient Evaluation: A Primer on Basics and Assessment
Orhan EfeNephrology FellowBrigham Womens Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital ProgramHarvard Medical School Background and Basics The goal of transplant evaluation is to identify suitable candidates who would benefit from transplantation. To accomplish this goal, a multidisciplinary team is required. This…
Preemptive Kidney Transplantation: Past, Present and Future
Introduction Kidney transplantation (KT) has been proven to be the optimal form of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) with resultant lower morbidity and mortality rates, and better quality of life. Why do preemptive kidney transplant recipients have a survival…
A Case of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 & Combined Liver-Kidney Transplant
Hyperoxaluria can cause a spectrum of disease ranging from urinary stone disease (USD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage kidney disease (ESKD) to systemic deposition of oxalate leading to end organ damage. It can be broadly divided into…
A Guide to Immunosuppression in Transplantation
During my first year of fellowship, I always found myself interested in the pharmacology of the multiple immunosuppression meds, however, finding concise yet thorough sources of information on them was nearly impossible. Luckily, we have a very fellow…
World Series of Poker Celebrity Kidney Transplant Recipient
Meet Jennifer Harman. She is apparently one of the most famous female professional poker players in the world, having done quite well at the prestigious “World Series of Poker” tournament. It turns out she is also a kidney…
Making Allograft Nephrectomies More Routine?
As much as kidney transplant outcomes have improved over the decades, we’re not perfect: a sizable group of patients end up transitioning to dialysis therapies after the kidney transplant stops working. What should be done with the allograft…
How Luminex Beads Work
You may have come across the phrase “Luminex beads” while doing your transplant nephrology rotation, or heard the term while hanging out in the Tissue Typing Lab. This post is intended to briefly describe the Luminex technology and…
Pre-Op Cardiovascular Testing for Kidney Transplant Recipients
One of the challenges of taking care of your ESRD patients on the kidney transplant list is deciding on what kind of cardiovascular workup to perform. For obvious reasons, you don’t want to be performing a major abdominal…
General Support for Kidney Allocation Score
Final results of last week’s Poll of the Week: only 13% of individuals said they outright disapproved of the proposed Kidney Allocation Score, the scoring system which has been proposed to replace the current system of determining kidney…