What Is the Evidence for Rasburicase in Tumor Lysis Syndrome?
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is not uncommon on the oncology ward. A novel agent, rasburicase, has been used to treat the uric acid nephropathy with some success. A recent [...]
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Weekend admissions of dialysis patients?— Oh No!!
Hospital admissions over weekends have been associated with worse outcomes in a variety of patient populations. The cause for this remains unclear. Authors of a recent study [...]
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 [...]
[Start here] NephMadness: Glomerulus Region – Podocyte Group
Meet the competitors for Glomerulus Region’s Podocyte Group! Click here to view the entire Glomerulus Region. Download complete NephMadness bracket in PDF or PPT (1) [...]
NephMadness: Collecting Tubule Region – Principal Cell Group
Nephrology Madness: Meet the competitors for Collecting Tubule Region’s Principal Cell Group! Click here to view the entire Collecting Tubule Region. Download complete [...]
eAJKD Video Interview: 2012 QIP (Quality Incentive Program) Clinical Measures
Drs Steven Fishbane and Azzour Hazzan discuss their AJKD November 2012 supplement article, Meeting the 2012 QIP (Quality Incentive Program) Clinical Measures: Strategies for [...]
Recap of eAJKD’s coverage of the ASN’s Kidney Week 2012
Check out all of eAJKD’s coverage of the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week 2012 below and @eAJKD on Twitter! Drs. Kenar Jhaveri, Matt Sparks, Joel Topf, and [...]
Kidney Week 2012: AKI in the Trauma ICU
Lecture: Ward Rounds and Acute Kidney Injury Dr. Sarah Faubel created this 2-hour lecture block. The idea was to look at 4 different theater of operations and do a deep dive [...]
Kidney Week 2012: Radiology of the Kidney
W. Charles O’Neill, MD Emory University Sonographic evaluation of the kidney Kidney Length: The maximum kidney length is the single most important measurement to make [...]
Kidney Week 2012: Drug Induced Glomerulopathy
Glen Markowitz, MD Columbia University Medical Center Drug Induced Glomerulopathy 1. Pamidronate: In a series, this most commonly caused a collapsing FSGS, and a unifying [...]