Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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Steroid use in Kidney Transplantation – The Hope of Harmony
Presently, death with a functioning graft is one of the most important causes of kidney transplant failure with the leading cause of death being from cardiovascular events. Withdrawing or avoiding steroids to improve cardiovascular outcomes is a controversial…
January Web Episode – The Story of the Membranous Antigen
This month’s nephrology web video from Wash U Nephrology tells the story of the membranous antigen from Heyman nephritis to megalin to PLA2R in 10 minutes.
Register for Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU)
Nephrology Fellows – Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU) is in its 3rd year. This is a must for graduating fellows. Read this review from Mona Shaban and Natasha Dave from RFN from last years. NBLU is a unique…
Azathioprine Toxicity
Azathioprine is one of the oldest immunosuppressant medications, which has been used in the field of solid organ transplantation over the past 5 decades. It is metabolized into its inactive forms by the enzyme thiopurine methyltransferease (TPMT). Genetic…
#KIDNEYcon Registration is Open
When- April 6-7, 2018 Where- Little Rock, Arkansas Who should attend- Internal Medicine Residents, Pediatric Residents, Adult and Pediatric Fellows, Attending Nephrologists Travel Grants- Available to Adult and Pediatric Residents and Fellows (DUE DATE Feb 16th) REGISTER HERE…
Acute Oxalate Nephropathy
Acute oxalate nephropathy is a rare but well described cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) leading to acute tubular necrosis due to the deposition of calcium oxalate crystals within the tubules. Acute oxalate nephropathy can occur in both…
The ELITE & the Rest in Kidney Transplantation
The ELITE-Symphony study enshrined standard triple therapy immunosuppression of tacrolimus, mycophenolic acid and prednisolone, for renal transplant recipients. We get familiar with these agents relatively quickly in our renal training, but what about the other less common agents…
Adenovirus and graft versus host disease in the kidney
A young man with a myelodysplastic syndrome status post allogeneic bone marrow transplant was recently found to have graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) of the skin and presumed liver involvement which was treated with tacrolimus and methotrexate. The increased immunosuppression…
Another Great Masquerader: Amyloidosis
A middle-aged man with a history of microcytic anemia, well-controlled diabetes mellitus (DM)/hypertension (for 15 years), and a 16 month history of diarrhea with a 30-pound weight loss, and a creatinine of 1.9 mg/dL. Laboratory tests showed a…
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