Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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Oral Dialysis
It’s an important anniversary for the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and as a result there are events planned in all departments of the hospital over the next year. Not to be left out, the Renal Division invited some…
suPARBaby?
The American Journal of Kidney Diseases published a fascinating letter this month from Jochen Reiser’s group concerning the transmission of the suPAR from a mother to her newborn infant. The patient in question had a history of primary…
Πάντα ρεί – once more on the (right) fluids
Yet another manuscript evaluating fluids for IV replacement was published in JAMA this week underscoring the importance and controversial nature of the topic. A large meta-analysis involving 10,868 patients from 38 trials showed that hydroxyethyl starch (HES) was…
eJournal Club
This month’s eJournal club concerns early initiation and withdrawal from dialysis in Canada. Over the last 20 years, there has been a move towards starting people on dialysis earlier, at least when this is defined in terms of…
It’s that time of year again…
The 2013 ASN In-Training Examination for Nephrology Fellows will be administered on Thursday, April 11, and Friday, April 12. Nephrology fellows may sit for the examination on one of two testing dates. Testing will begin at 8:00 am…
International Update on Glomerular Disease
On April 27th 2013, a course on glomerular disease will take place at the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York. This course is being organized by Dr Kenar Jhaveri who is well known to the blogging…
The Brave New World of Renal ACOs
This past week CMS announced the formation of a new form of payment and service delivery for patients with ESRD – the ESRD Seamless Care Organization (ESCO) – essentially an ACO specifically and exclusively for individuals with ESRD….
Keeping up with the Neighbours
These days, the proliferation of medical journals makes it difficult to keep up with all the changes in our field. There are a number of means that people employ to manage their reading. I personally use google reader…
Vascular rejection – Reassessing its etiology
Vascular rejection has been traditionally considered a severe form of acute rejection characterized by infiltration of mononuclear cells beneath the endothelium or by the presence of arteritis. Though initially reported as an aggressive form of T-cell mediated rejection…