Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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“Let’s Talk about Peritoneal Dialysis” Post 5: Why Won’t My Patient Ultrafiltrate?
Is my peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient’s hypervolemia due to ultrafiltration failure (UF)? UF is a specific diagnosis with a definition of a failure to achieve 400 mL of ultrafiltration during a 4 hour dwell using 4.25% dextrose. While…
Marijuana Use in Potential Living Kidney Donors: To Exclude or Not To Exclude?
121,678 patients in the United States are waiting for organ transplants. Of those patients, 100,791 are in need of a kidney. In 2014 alone, 17,107 patients received a kidney transplant, 11,570 from deceased donors, and 5,537 from living…
The Fellows Behind the Lead: Interventional Nephrology Training in the US
An interventional nephrologist is a nephrologist who performs vascular access related procedures in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Dialysis vascular access remains the Achilles’ heel of hemodialysis. Despite the Fistula First Initiative, catheter dependence remains high among incident HD patients….
“Let’s Talk About Peritoneal Dialysis” Post 4: Not Drain Pain…But Infusion Pain
Welcome to post 4 of the “Let’s Talk About Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)” Series! In post 3 we discussed drain pain, and today we discuss infusion pain (pain during dialysate infusion into the abdomen) which can be just as distressing…
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A Reflection on the 2018 KDSAP Retreat
The Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program (KDSAP) is a national undergraduate student-run organization founded by Dr. Li Li Hsiao, a nephrologist at Harvard University. Our mission is to provide free health care and education to communities in…
“Let’s Talk About Peritoneal Dialysis” Post 3: Drain Pain…Ouch
“Hey doc, it hurts every time I do this.” “Well, stop doing that.” Ah, if it were so simple. What is one to do when “this” is draining peritoneal dialysis (PD) dialysate? A simple question with a not…
Potassium Homeostasis: What’s the Gut Got to Do with It?
I became an instant fan of Dr. Biff Palmer after the ASN Kidney Week Acid Base & Electrolytes pre-course in 2017. This course definitely adds a new dimension to your understanding on the subject, but certainly as the…
A STARS-Studded Week: Reflections from a Medical Student
It has been some time since Kidney Week 2018, and I think I have finally managed to remove the glittering sand from Coronado Beach from my shoes. I am a second-year medical student at Virginia Tech Carilion School…
“Let’s Talk About Peritoneal Dialysis” Post 2: When There’s No Flow…
A common call the nephrologist will receive when managing a peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient is that of poor flow. This problem is classically described as “one way” or “two way.” One Way Obstruction: Classically defined as as slow…