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Just a spoon full of (bicarbonate) makes the medicine go down..
Partly because I like the idea of my patients taking spoonfuls of household remedies for their kidney disease, and partly because I like the elegant simplicity of the remedy, I was pleased to see another study touting the…
Hyperkalemia in patients with cirrhosis; good or bad?
Hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis are considered precipitating factors for hepatic encephalopathy, as hypokalemia stimulates ammoniagenesis in the proximal tubule. Although, the mechanism is not entirely clear, the likely hypothesis is as follows: *Hypokalemia causes the movement of potassium…
Deciphering the pathologists secret code!
I will share with you some of the tips I learned from my pathologist friend Ibrahim Batal.When evaluating an allograft kidney biopsy for acute changes, you should:First, scan at low power magnification, look for arteries, check for necrosis…
Stopping statins in dialysis patients
It can often be difficult to stop something once it’s been started; take statins for example. It seems that despite consistent evidence from two large, randomized controlled trails demonstrating the lack efficacy of statins for preventing cardiovascular mortality…
Hepatorenal syndrome: some help from the renal service
Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a frequent consult encountered on the nephrology service. The criteria have recently been revised. Conall reviewed the revised criteria on a prior post last year. To review the pathophysiology of HRS click here. In…
Choose your poison
The way drug discoveries happen is always fascinating. Today, I heard Dr Nadler describe how he discovered Rituximab. He was a young oncology fellow at Dana-Farber back in 1979 when he convinced a colleague dentist to teach him…
Does BK virus cause nephropathy in BMT recipients?
I recently consulted on a patient with AKI who had undergone a bone marrow transplant a couple of months previously. While reviewing his labs, I noticed that he had ongoing BK viremia and I wondered whether or not…
APOL1 variations associated with kidney disease in African Americans
African-Americans (AA) have higher rates of kidney disease than Americans of Caucasian ethnicity. Two years ago the MHY9 (non-muscle myosin heavy chain 9) locus on chromosome 22 has been associated with glomerulosclerosis and non-diabetic end stage renal disease…
Board question: PD-1 answer
The best answer is E. Encapsulating sclerosing peritonitis (ESP) This patient presented with true UF failure (
Can NSAIDS cause CKD?
I recently saw a patient in clinic who was referred for a creatinine of 1.5, stable for a number of years. She had no other risk factors for CKD except a history of daily NSAID use for chronic…