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 [...]
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FSGS, suPAR and Transmission from Mother to Child
A recent letter to the editor in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases discusses soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) levels in newborns of mothers with [...]
Nephrology Jumble Bumble: HIV & the Kidney
In the December issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Sexton et al discuss an interesting case of bilateral kidney enlargement and acute kidney injury in a [...]
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 [...]
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: Drug-induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis
Manuel Praga, MD Madrid Spain Drug-induced AIN In the elderly, the incidence of AIN has increased over the last 10 years. True incidence might be higher as biopsies usually [...]
Kidney Week 2012: Novel Agents Causing Nephrotoxicities
Mark Perazella, MD Yale University Proximal Tubular Damage Tenofovir: protienuria and rapid decline of kidney function (VHA database). Elvitegravir, cobicistat, [...]
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 [...]
Kidney Week 2012: Quality and Safety in Nephrology
Sharon Anderson, MD An increasing interest in the Nephrology community and the American Society of Nephrology is the quality and safety of nephrology care. “Choosing [...]