Nephrology Jumble Bumble: Uremic Pruritus

Pruritus is a common and often incapacitating symptom in patients with advanced kidney disease. It can be challenging to treat, with only few proven therapeutic options. Aleckovic-Halilovic et al published an article on pruritus in a dialysis patient in AJKD. Complete our nephrology jumble-bumble to test your knowledge on uremic pruritus!

Uremic pruritus jumble

Uremic Pruritus cartoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post and cartoon by Dr. Ritu Soni, AJKD Blog Contributor.

To see the answer key, please click here.

To view the article full-text or PDF (freely available), please visit AJKD.org.

 

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