Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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From the RFN Archive: Rule of 6s for Dialysis Access Placement
The “Rule of 6s” describes an easy way to evaluate the maturity of a recently-placed arteriovenous fistula for dialysis access–and is even mentioned by name in the most recent KDOQI Guidelines for Dialysis Access. The Rule of 6s…
Urine albumin and protein measurement
Continuing the theme of must knows regarding urinalysis: Urine albumin is detected by the urine dipstick via a reaction with tetrabromophenol blue. The reaction produces a colorimetric result depending on the amount of albumin present, which can be…
Bundling Redux
Here’s an update on the recent financial upheaval in the world of dialysis reimbursement. The expanded bundling payment system was officially implemented in January 2011, and most dialysis units have now switched over to this new billing practice….
MPGN: Think Different
In the week that Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple, it seems appropriate to tip our cap to that guru of simplicity, and take a stripped down, simplified approach to one of the biggest quagmires in…
Surviving Stress in the Kidney Medulla
Hypertonicity in kidney medullary interstitium is essential for urinary concentration. Osmolality in the papillary interstitium can reach up to 1200 mOsm/kg. How do cells in the renal medullary interstitium survive this hypertonic stress? Virtually all cells respond to…
HemoDoc in AJKD
Also in this months issue of AJKD is a very well written piece by Dr Peter Laird of HemoDoc and Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle in the In a Few Words section on his own…
RFN bloggers in AJKD
Shameless plug. Check out the just released AJKD article, Embracing the Internet as a Means of Enhancing Medical Education in Nephrology by Matt and Conall along with Kenar and Sidharth from Nephron Power.
AKI requiring dialysis in the hospital: Does this mean I’m on dialysis for good?
As nephrology fellows we see a lot of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) on the inpatient consultative service. When AKI in the hospital requires dialysis people and their families naturally want to know whether this means long term dialysis…
A spoonful of sugar…
Cholera epidemics have been a major public health issue throughout recorded history and much energy was devoted towards preventing them and treating affected patients once they occurred. However, it was not until 1831 that it was recognized that…
Desensitization in kidney transplantation: a clear survival benefit
I would like to direct your attention to a landmark paper in transplantation just published on the NEJM two weeks ago. We have previously discussed the terms used to characterize sensitized patients and the most common protocols to…