Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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The importance of perseverance in ANCA vasculitis
I saw a patient in clinic in follow up this week who was interesting. A 90 year old thoroughly delightful woman who presented last July with acute renal failure, creatinine rising from normal to 4.4 within a period…
Diuretic choice in decompensated liver disease
Spironolactone has long been favored in the setting of decompensated liver disease; the effective control of “secondary aldosteronism” is usually given as the reason for this in textbooks. However, this is like saying you should open a new…
Nephron number, not glomerular filtration rate
Nephrologists for many years have been able to accurately measure kidney function, a measure termed the glomerular filtration rate or GFR. To this end we have been the envy of many other specialties. However the GFR can be…
To transplant or not to transplant (a pancreas)…
I recently saw a patient in clinic who has type I diabetes and received a kidney transplant from a sibling ~15 yrs ago. His allograft function remains excellent, but recently his diabetic control has been more difficult, despite…
Lithium-induced nephrotoxicity
I recently saw a patient in my outpatient clinic who was referred for management of chronic kidney disease presumed to be caused by chronic lithium-induced nephrotoxicity. The patient presented with a serum creatinine ranging from 1.4-1.5 mg/dL over…
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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…