Month: March 2014

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Differential Diagnosis of the Day (3D) – Nephrotic Syndrome

  Primary Causes FSGS Membranous Membranoproliferative Ig A Minimal Change Disease Secondary Causes Diabetic Nephropathy Lupus Nephropathy Amyloidosis/Light Chain Deposition Disease HIV(membranous, membranoproliferative, FSGS)

Complement and Renal Disease

  Commonly in the work up of nephrotic syndrome we think serum complements are ordered because they help us narrow down our differential diagnosis. Here is a quick reminder of which conditions cause what. As a quick reminder remember that classical activation involves the binding of C1q to the Fc region of IgG and IgM…
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Neph Madness is here!

Time for all renal fellows, residents, interns, students (and lovers of the red beans) to fill out your brackets for nephmadness. Its fun as it’s March and you’ll have your other brackets out. Also you should learn something along the way. Check it out at www.nephmadness.com. Brackets due by March 26.

The "Other" Cystic Kidney Diseases – Part 1

Here is part 1 of a review on the “other” cystic kidney diseases. -Adrian Baudy

VUR and Reflux Nephropathy

Nice Review of VUR and Reflux Nephropathy by Dr. Grewal.

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney

Nice presentation by Dr. Ibie.

SLK – Kidney Disease and End Stage Liver Disease

Here is a great presentation on simultaneous kidney liver transplant in ESLD/Cirrhotic patients.

Chloride Shunt

Here is a quick review of how the “chloride shunt” first described by Batlle et al in 1981 occurs. This can cause a voltage-dependent type of hyperkalemic distal renal tubular acidosis. In the cortical collecting duct, Na+ enters from the tubular lumen into the principal cell through the epithelial Na+ channel, ENaC. This electrogenic transport…
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