Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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Conferences, Courses, & Grants
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New to the Blogosphere: eAJKD
Former RFN editor Matt Sparks, along with quite a cast of others have helped to launch eAJKD, a companion blog to AJKD. Check it out.
Renal Fellow Network at ASN
I expect many of you are heading to Kidney Week this year, so we’re planning a Renal Fellow Network social night from about 8pm on Friday November 11th in McGillin’s Olde Ale House, 1310 Drury Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. All…
From the RFN Archives: Fabry’s disease and the kidney
I read a nice review of Fabry’s disease recently, and was surprised to read that its prevalence in ESRD may be as high as 1-2%. That figure is likely an underestimate, given the frequent failure to screen for…
Kidney transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma – To do or not to do
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the most common malignancy causing ESRD. Renal disease is frequently related to the characteristics of the monoclonal immunoglobulin produced, which can lead to 3 general pathological findings: “cast nephropathy’, light chain deposition disease or…
To buy or not to buy
A number of years ago, I was at a lecture given by a transplant surgeon from London. He was discussing the dangers surrounding living unrelated kidney transplantation and he told the story of a member of a royal…
From the RFN Archives: Water treatment in dialysis- more than a Brita filter
And now for something totally exciting—a post on water treatment in dialysis. Dr Daniel Coyne of Washington University gave a great review on this topic at the Brigham Renal Board Review course this week. Here is the basic…
Tumor lysis or tubular lysis?
A patient presented to the outpatient service with progressive renal insufficiency and sub-nephrotic range proteinuria. He had a long history of CMML with few blasts in his bone marrow aspirate but a peripheral white cell count that was…
Bactrim prophylaxis with high-dose steroid use?
This is a question we face quite often in the Nephrology clinic when we are commencing patients on high dose steroids for glomerular and other systemic inflammatory diseases. I came across a couple of interesting retrospective studies while…
From the RFN Archives: The Ponticelli Protocol
When one is just beginning as a nephrology fellow, it may seem as if all the major glomerular diseases (e.g., membranous nephropathy, FSGS, lupus, etc) are all treated with the same protocols and same immunosuppressive agents: steroids, Cytoxan,…
Heavy Chain Deposition Disease
As an intern, and I’m sure many can relate to this story, I remember trailing after the team, disheveled and exhausted as we rounded endlessly postcall one day. Our hospital had the county jail contract and as we…