myeloma

Test Your Knowledge: Dysproteinemic Kidney Diseases

December 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 quiz below. For a PDF version of the questions & answers, please click [read more...]

Light Chain Proximal Tubulopathy – The Tip of the Iceberg?

November 8, 2016 // 1 Comment

In recent years, there has been increased recognition of the spectrum of kidney diseases associated with paraproteinemias. The fact that the pathogenetically related categories of “monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease” and “light chain [read more...]

SCM15: Plasmapheresis and Cast Nephropathy: Does It Help?

March 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

Dr. Carlos Claudio-Rodriguez (CC), from the University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico, discusses his abstract for the National Kidney Foundation’s 2015 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM15), Early Plasmapheresis in the Treatment of Acute [read more...]

The Expanding Role of Proteasome Inhibitors in Treatment of Renal Diseases

April 14, 2014 // 2 Comments

Invited commentary by Dr. Parmjeet Randhawa Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor initially licensed for use in patients with refractory multiple myeloma. More recently, therapeutic regimens consisting of bortezomib combined with prednisone and [read more...]

Test Your Knowledge: Myeloma and the Kidney

June 14, 2012 // 1 Comment

In the June issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Nasr et al report a variety of kidney biopsy findings in patients with multiple myeloma. This large retrospective study showcases the vast pathology seen in the kidney with [read more...]

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