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NephMadness 2014 Part 7 – Electrolyte Bracket
The electrolyte bracket contains a mixture of the old staples of nephrology mixed with some new kids on the block trying to muscle in on established territory, Vaptans vs hypertonic saline and ZS-9 vs Kayexalate. Hypertonic saline is…
NephMadness 2014 Part 6 – Kidney Stone Bracket
In the kidney stone bracket I think the most disappointed team must be XO inhibitors. Allopurinol has been around for a long time and is one of the mainstays of treatment for gout. More recently, febuxostat hit the…
Live Kidney Donation: What’s the risk?
As ESRD prevalence continues to increase, the kidney transplant list continues to grow meaning longer waiting times for deceased donor transplantation. Living donation (LD) provides the best outcomes for patients with ESRD and is considered safe for the…
NephMadness 2014 Part 5 – Renal Replacement Bracket
In the Renal Replacement bracket we see all the usual players, except for convective clearance, which is not in mainstream use in chronic dialysis units in the US. It is relatively unknown this side of the Atlantic (west…
NephMadness 2014 Part 4 – AKI Bracket
In the AKI bracket one team caught my eye, RIPC, Remote Ischemic Preconditioning. This is a procedure of inducing transient ischemia in the arm by inflating a BP cuff for 5 minutes x2 with an interim deflation for…
NephMadness 2014 Part 3 – Kidney Regeneration Bracket
The kidney regeneration bracket is full of heavy weights as usual! However, not being in the field myself one team jumped out for me, Bioartificial Kidney. As the authors of this piece say this is truly the holy…
NephMadness 2014 Part 2 – Poisons and Toxins Bracket
In the poisons and toxins bracket I learnt some interesting facts. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA 94) is an example of the power of big business in Washington. Subsequent to acts such as…
NephMadness 2014 Part 1- Hypertension Bracket
So it is that time of the year again, NephMadness 2014! I am hoping it doesn’t distract me too much from the basketball… This year’s bracket has thrown up some very interesting match ups. I had a really…
The use of Eculizumab in transplantation: What’s new?
Eculizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds the complement protein C5 blocking its cleavage into C5a and C5b, thereby preventing the formation of the C5b-9, the Membrane Attack Complex (MAC). Eculizumab is FDA approved for the…
Nephmadess is Back
Nephmadness, the renal counterpoint to the NCAA tournament is back again this year. It is being hosted by eAJKD and the new website looks great. I am looking forward to setting my bracket when the tournament starts on…