Renal Fellow Network

PPIs and CKD association present after exclusion of AKI

March 14, 2017

PPIs have been associated with AKI including acute interstitial nephritis; CKD development; and CKD progression to ESRD. That is, in over 10,000 Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities participants followed for at least 10 years, incident CKD developed among PPI…

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Dialyzing a patient with an intracranial hemorrhage

March 2, 2017

Patients with intracranial hemorrhages often develop cerebral edema, which can create unique challenges when providing maintenance hemodialysis. Conall also covering this on RFN a few years back. Hemodialysis can worsen cerebral edema through a rapid decrease in serum…

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Melissa Makar