Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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NKF Spring Clinical Meeting – Calcium reabsorption
Here are some points from one of the cases presented at the electrolyte workshop this afternoon: The major teaching point was that the reabsorption of calcium closely follows that of sodium. Therefore, in sodium avid states, calcium tends…
NKF Spring Clinical Meeting – BP in CKD
I attended a very interesting talk from Dr Bakris today on the latest approaches to BP targets in the CKD population. The highlights are nicely illustrated in a systematic review published in the Annals this year. They searched…
NKF Spring Clinical Meeting – IgA
The NKF Spring Clinical meeting started today in Las Vegas. I thought I’d share of the interesting highlights from some of the talks I’ve attended. This post relates to Dr Appel’s lecture on IgA nephropathy, where he described…
Post-transplant malignancy 101
What are the most common type of cancers in kidney transplant recipients? The three most common cancers are: non-melanoma skin cancers, Kaposi’s sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Compared to the general population, the risk of squamous cell carcinoma is…
Thirst and xerostomia
One of the major problems we struggle with in haemodialysis patients is excess, volume, inter-dialytic weight gain and ultrafiltration. Despite constant reminders by nursing staff, physicians and nutritionists, patients seem to find it extremely hard to restrict their…
Are we finally getting thE kNaCk of edema in nephrosis?
Mechanisms of edema formation in nephrotic syndrome (NS) are controversial. The traditional underfill hypothesis has come under heavy fire, and there are now many clinical and experimental observations that contradict it. The overfill hypothesis has now captured the…
Webinar: FHN Daily Trial and NxStage Freedom Study
The recent publication of the landmark FHN Daily Trial was a step forward in our understanding of dialysis care. One of the authors, Dr. Brent Miller from Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, is giving a…
Doc, this itching is making me crazy
Nearly every time I walk through the dialysis unit at the VA, at least one patient calls me over to tell me that their itchy skin is driving them crazy. Pruritus is a torment to many dialysis patients,…
Linked: Sodium and Potassium
Emily mentioned in her recent post on the Rule of 6s that potassium administration needs to be taken into account when correcting the plasma sodium in cases of hyponatremia. Why is this the case? When potassium is given…
Sodium – interpretation of measurements Part II
Ok, so here is the brief review of the various clinical methods of detecting sodium concentration (as I understand it): Flame photometer The older flame photometer method measured the concentration of sodium in plasma. The preparation of the…