Month: August 2014

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Nephrology Practice Board Question – FSGS Answers

August 26, 2014

As I’ve been studying I’ve been trying to make up questions of information that I found to be important or interesting (at least to me). These questions and those to follow are a random grouping of  multiple choice, true/false, or guess what I’m thinking. 1.) Collapsing FSGS is associated with what disease/drugs? 1.) HIV 2.)…
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Question of the Day?

August 25, 2014

Collapsing FSGS is associated with what disease/drugs? 1.) HIV 2.) Parvovirus B19 infection 3.) Interferon therapy 4.) Pamidronate toxicity

Question of the Day?

August 24, 2014

How does alkali therapy prevent further progression of CKD? A.) Decreases protein reabsorption B.) Decrease renal blood pressure C.) Decreases interstitial inflammation and complement activation D.) Increases renal perfusion Explanation There have been several studies now to support the use of bicarbonate therapy in CKD to prevent progression. On of the larger studies done by Brito-Ashurst…
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Question of the Day

August 23, 2014

A 55 y/o M with h/o of CKD 4 due to diabetic nephropathy has been on tri-weekly EPO for the last 6 weeks for anemia of CKD is found to still have a hemoglobin of 9.2.  He denies any obvious bleeding but reports being hospitalized twice in the last 3 months for diabetic ulcers and…
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