Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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Hemoglobin A1c in Dialysis Patients
The Hemoglobin A1c has proven to be one of the most utilized and helpful tests in the management of diabetes. Instead of relying on random blood sugars to adjust a diabetic’s insulin regimen, the HgbA1c (which increases in…
Preventing Ototoxicity with Aminoglycoside Therapy
Ototoxicity–which can occur via both auditory and vestibular mechanisms–is one of the major side effects of aminoglycoside use, particularly in dialysis patients. A recent paper looked at N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) as a potential strategy for preventing ototoxicity in…
Potter’s Syndrome/Sequence
Potter’s Syndrome–perhaps more accurately referred to as Potter’s Sequence as it refers to the pathophysiologic consequences of lack of kidney function in utero–is characterized by absence of renal function, oligohydramnios, pulmonary hypoplasia, and a characteristic “Potter’s facies”, in…
Sevelamer Carbonate
Renagel (sevelamer hydrochloride) is one of the most utilized phosphate binders in the U.S., though its superiority compared to other (and cheaper) phosphate binders remains controversial. One of the theoretical benefits of using Renagel is that it should…
Know Your K’s
The constant “K” pops up in many forms in nephrology, particularly in the realm of dialysis, as each dialysis membrane has its own characteristic K values. There is first and foremost the Kt/V equation, the currently accepted…
What’s in Nephrocaps?
We prescribe them with abandon to our CKD and ESRD patients…Nephrocaps, Renavit, whatever you want to call it. How many nephrologists do you think are able to name all the ingredients in this vitamin-containing tablet? The not-so-secret ingredients:…
Abatacept
A relatively new immunosuppressant agent–originally approved for treatment of refractory rheumatoid arthritis but now gaining steam as an anti-rejection medication for kidney transplant recipients–is abatacept (marketed under the trade name Orencia by Bristol-Myers-Squibb. Its mechanism of action is…
Pure Red Cell Aplasia
One of the rare but serious side effects of recombinant erythropoietin therapy is the possibility of pure red cell aplasia, an autoimmune condition in which antibodies against erythropoietin result in T-cell-mediated destruction of erythroid precursors. It may be…
Pre-Eclampsia & HELLP!
The pre-eclampsia story (which I have mentioned previously on this blog) is one of the triumphs of basic nephrology research over the past few years, and apparently the folks at the ASN thought so as well, as Dr….
Rheos Implantable Blood Pressure Device
The private company CVRx has developed an interesting method under investigation for blood pressure control in highly refractory hypertensive patients. The approach consists of a surgical implant of electrodes at the carotid sinus; stimulation at the sinus results…