Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
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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…
Vaccines 101 in Kidney Transplant Recipients
One of my transplant patients came to clinic last week excited about his trip to Tanzania. He had undergone kidney transplantation three years ago and has had an uneventful course. As a transplant nephrologist, you kind of become…
Risk score for predicting ESRD in CKD patients
In something of a first for Nephrology, today sees the simultaneous release of a powerful tool for predicting ESRD risk in CKD patients at the World Congress of Nephrology, in JAMA and as a mobile application (free download; see…
Cisplatin nephrotoxicity
Cisplatin was discovered more than 40 years ago, and is still widely used in chemotherapy regimens for many different types of cancer. Its wider use has been limited by toxicities, one of which is nephrotoxicity. Nate Hellman also…
Pitfalls with paraproteins
We were recently consulted on a patient with a history of multiple myeloma who had developed severe hypercalcemia and acute renal failure. The calcium on admission was 15mg/dl (albumin 2.6) and the patient was treated aggressively with IV…
Hyponatremia correction; rule of 6s
Profound hyponatremia of around 100mEq/L or less is a double-edged sword- it’s got to be treated but can be terrifying to treat. The University of Rochester shared their protocol for controlled correction of severe hyponatremia with AJKD in…
Sepsis & AKI – an insoluble problem?
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ASN In-Training Exam: ASN and RFN Review Material
I took the MCAT with pencil and paper. Over 500 nervous sweaty pre-meds in one giant auditorium. Everyone was so tense I’m surprised there wasn’t a spontaneous combustion. Ever since, it’s been electronic standardized testing were you often…