Nephrology
- Renal denervation: What happened, and why?
Despite promising initial results, this treatment failed in its largest trial to date. Is it dead? Can it be revived?
- Renal denervation: Are we on the right path?
Before renal denervation can be a mainstream therapy, we need proof that it reduces blood pressure or clinical events.
- Reproductive planning for women after solid-organ transplant
Pregnancy can succeed, but patients must wait at least a year. Until then, meticulous contraception is mandatory.
- Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia
It is most common in patients with renal impairment, can be life-threatening, and requires a multidisciplinary approach.
- Anemia of chronic kidney disease (August 2016)
An error appeared in “Anemia of chronic kidney disease: Treat it, but not too aggressively” by Drs. Georges Nakhoul and James F. Simon (Cleve Clin J Med 2016; 83:613–624).
- An abnormal peripheral blood smear and altered mental status
Therapeutic plasma exchange has greatly increased the survival rate in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
- Advanced-stage calciphylaxis: Think before you punch
Biopsy can cause or worsen ulceration at the incision site, increasing the risk of infection and sepsis.
- Renal failure in HCV cirrhosis
The patient was diagnosed with hepatitis C 15 years ago; now, his kidneys are failing.
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: The role of ADAMTS13
ADAMTS13 testing is useful in diagnosing this disease, guiding therapy, and predicting relapse.