Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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Dr Steele pointed me in the direction of this article from JAMA that was written back in 1927. Although not directly related to the world of Nephrology, it contains advice on building a relationship with your patients and…
AKI in the hospital: What does this mean for my long term kidney health?
As renal fellows, we are always involved in the most severe cases of hospital acquired AKI that require dialysis. Previously on RFN, we examined the impact that these cases have on the long term risk of ESRD. What…
The Origins of Renal Physiology, a National Course for Renal Fellows
This fall I attended the fourth annual Origins of Renal Physiology course for nephrology fellows at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL). The course was designed to allow fellows an opportunity to connect with the historical roots…
From the RFN Archives: Plasma Exchange for Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Interesting case for the weekend: young woman with known lupus, baseline normal kidney function; admitted initially with headaches and “feeling more lupusy than usual”, found to have a creatinine of 2.5 on admission with some dysmorphic RBCs on…
Pregnancy and ACE inhibitors
Treating hypertension on pregnancy sometimes feels a little like going back in time. As Nate posted previously, the list of anti-hypertensives that are considered safe in pregnancy is relatively short – first line agents include labetalol, hydralazine, methyldopa…
Cold and OTCs in Transplantation
Winter season arriving and you might see a couple of transplant patients with colds… Immunosuppressants have the potential to interact with OTC meds used to treat common colds and coughs, which can lead to alterations in the degree…
It’s that time of year again…
It’s time again to compile the top nephrology-related stories of the year. Last years list was a great collection. Help us come up with this years list by voting for the ones that you feel deserve to make…
Entrapment
An 18 year-old girl with end stage renal disease secondary to focal segmental glomerular sclerosis had a double cuff flex neck peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter uneventfully inserted in order to begin dialysis. Ten days after this procedure, following…
Renal disease and HIV
Perhaps the most renowned renal disease associated with HIV infection is the collapsing variant of FSGS. This typically presents with the nephrotic syndrome and has been associated with relatively advanced HIV infection, with low CD4 counts and higher…
The odd couple: the kidney and the colon
The gut posses a staggering number of bacteria. There are more bacteria living in our colons than there are human cells in our bodies. These microbes produce compounds, some of which are absorbed and eventually cleared by the…