Test Your Knowledge: ANCA Vasculitis
The antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAVs) comprise granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), commonly seen with antibodies to proteinase 3 [...]
Test Your Knowledge
Test Your Knowledge on a variety of nephrology topics with these quizzes.
Test Your Knowledge: Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia is one of the most common disorders identified in hospitalized patients, occurring in as many as 20-28% patients. A recent review by Lehrich et al in American [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Kidney Transplantation and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
A recent article by Chandran et al published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases describes a case of recurrent HIV-associated immune complex disease with lupus-like [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Transplant Glomerulopathy
There is recent interest in understanding the cause of late allograft failure in kidney transplant recipients. One pathologic marker of poor allograft outcome is transplant [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Central Vein Stenosis
Central vein stenosis (CVS) is commonly seen in patients on hemodialysis. A recent review by Dr. Anil Agarwal in American Journal of Kidney Diseases discusses the causes and [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Hypomagnesemia
In a teaching case recently published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Dimke et al present a case of hypomagnesemia and hypokalemia. The following questions will [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Renal Artery In-Stent Stenosis
Controversy exists in the management of renal artery stenosis (RAS) after recent trials have shown conflicting results with regard to angioplasty. A recent article by Boateng [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Hepatitis C and the Kidney
In a recent article in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Fabrizi et al review hepatitis C virus and kidney disease with focus on cryoglobulinemia. The following [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Central Diabetes Insipidus
In the December issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Dy et al discuss an association of central diabetes insipidus with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Central [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Phosphate Metabolism
Our understanding of phosphate regulation is changing as newer mediators such as fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) emerge. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and phosphate balance [...]