#PathPointer: Congo Red-Positive Light Chain Cast Nephropathy
PathPointers highlight important everyday teaching points when reviewing kidney histology. These brief and easy-to-read blog posts include real clinical images to demonstrate [...]
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Test Your Knowledge: Dysproteinemic Kidney Diseases
A recent AJKD Core Curriculum by Hogan et al reviews the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of dysproteinemic kidney diseases. Test your knowledge on this topic with the [...]
Congo Red: From Amyloid to Aspirin
Congo red is synonymous with amyloidosis. The visually stunning apple green birefringence lights up the eyes and minds of pathologists and nephrologists. Like many [...]
Nodular Glomerulosclerosis – Not All Are Created Equal
PathPointers is a new type of blog post that will highlight important everyday teaching points when reviewing kidney histology. These blog posts will be brief and [...]
Renal Amyloidosis – What We Need to Consider, Practical Tips
The AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology II has recently provided a succinct summary of the diagnosis of AL (light chain) amyloidosis, the most common type of renal amyloidosis, and [...]
SCM15: Novel Amyloid Protein
Dr. Asa Deep Koganti (ADK), from John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, discusses his abstract for the National Kidney Foundation’s 2015 Spring [...]