Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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How low can we go for blood pressure control?
The much awaited results from the ACCORD-BP trial were recently presented at the ACC scientific session in Atlanta and published online in the NEJM on March 14th. The Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) was a…
The dialysis patient with a hidden inflammatory state: a quick clinical assessment.
When caring for dialysis patients, we all use the well described KDOQI and KDIGO guidelines and ensure that the published goals are reached (please remember that the necessary government forms must also be completed!). We all pay special…
Are ACE inhibitors good for the peritoneal membrane?
While it has long been postulated that ACE inhibition may help PD patients preserve their residual renal function, there may be another benefit to angiotensin blockade: preservation of peritoneal membrane transport . Last year, a group from the…
Confusing Sign
Everyone has a certain diagnosis in Nephrology that is just hard to understand. For me, it has been the diagnosis of MPGN (membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis). After extensive reading, I have developed a couple of pearls and interesting points that…
Depression in ESRD
This blog post focuses on some of the lesser-discussed aspects of ESRD: depression and psychosocial issues related to ESRD. Studying depression in the ESRD population is an important issue because it is likely the most prevalent psychiatric disease…
Technology wins again???
The interest in machine perfusion for preservation of kidney transplants has been revived. Were we serious when we decided to put the organ in ice??? A recent NEJM prospective, controlled trial randomizing 336 consecutive deceased donors to either…
INF2, actin polymerization and FSGS
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a clinicopathologic syndrome manifesting with proteinuria, usually of nephrotic range. Early in the disease process, there is a pattern of glomerular sclerosis that is focal, involving a subset of glomeruli, and segmental, involving…
The Nephrologist as Team Leader
Within the last 2 years dialysis facilities in the US have been adjusting to the now not-so-new Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Coverage. CMS, as many of you know, funds the ESRD program to…
HCG in Kidney Disease
That cardiac biomarkers, including Troponin and BNP, can be elevated in CKD or ESKD without necessarily having clinical significance is familiar to most of us. Whether you believe that an elevated Troponin in ESKD is due to diminished…
Don’t forget to look for proteinuria!
At Renal Grand Rounds yesterday, we discussed the case of a previously healthy 50 year old man who presented with fulminant hepatic failure and AKI. He was initially thought to have AKI related to either SIRS/hypotension or Hepatorenal…