Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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DREAM-CARD. Diuresis Related Endpoints After Major CARDiac surgery
This is my contribution to the Dream RCT in Nephrology poll being coordinated by UKidney. As a nephrologist it seems one spends a lot of time trying to rationalize the use of diuretics in the Cardio-Thoracic ICU. Volume…
Hepatitis B and kidney transplantation
Prior HBV infection is not a contraindication to kidney transplantation. It is critical to evaluate patients with serologies and HBV DNA viral load prior to transplant. Most patients should also undergo liver transplant biopsy to exclude significant fibrosis/cirrhosis. Patients with…
Dialysis in Neonates
Recently, there was an article in Slate magazine that detailed the very difficult decision that had to be made by a pregnant woman who discovered at 18 weeks gestation that her baby had complete bladder outlet obstruction with…
CFHR5 Nephropathy and Complement in Kidney Diseases.
It is fair to say that unless you a nephrologist practicing in Cyprus you are unlikely to ever see a case of CFHR5 (Complement factor H related protein 5) nephropathy. It does however give an insight into the…
IMAGINE trial for Transplant Immunosuppression: Dream RCT in Nephrology
I thought I would throw in my two cents on the Dream RCT in Nephrology poll being co-ordinated at UKidney. My choice focuses on transplant immunosuppression and you can see the entry by Joel Topf on PB Fluids…
Treatment of secondary amyloid
Recently I’ve been dealing with an unfortunate individual with a long history of RA who has developed nephrotic range proteinuria after being stable for many years. Despite the deteriorating renal function, NSAIDs have been continued because without them…
Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation in Dialysis Patients: Where’s the data?
ESRD patients have an increased incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and a higher risk of stroke compared to patients with normal renal function. However they also have an increased bleeding tendency due in part to uremia and the…
Screening for CKD – The new ACP guidelines – Part 3
Recommendation 3: The ACP recommends that clinicians select pharmacologic therapy that includes either an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (moderate-quality evidence) or an angiotensin II-receptor blocker (high-quality evidence) in patients with hypertension and stage 1 to 3 chronic kidney disease….
Screening for CKD – The new ACP guidelines – Part 2
Recommendation 2: The ACP recommends against testing for proteinuria in adults with or without diabetes who are currently taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or an angiotensin II-receptor blocker. (Grade: weak recommendation, low quality evidence) This is an interesting…
Screening for CKD – The new ACP guidelines – Part 1
A few days ago, I was asked to present the new ACP guidelines for screening for CKD stages 1-3 to a group of non-nephrologists. These guidelines were published online last October in Annals of Internal Medicine and provoked…