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A rapid diagnostic point-of-care test offers hope for improved early detection and monitoring of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis. bit.ly/KN1703-16
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Wonder why nephrologists go with “crazy” high doses of Lasix sometimes in AKI, like 240 mg IV? Here is an explanation:
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50 y.o. AA M p/w AMS (still verbally responsive). NH4 262. CMP | coags | CBC wnl | Liver appears normal | additional hepatic serologies wnl | UA dirty (10 RBC / 29 WBC / many bacteria / spgrav >1.030 / pH >9.0). NCCT Head w/o evidence of herniation or swelling. Neph cons 4 RRT. What do we do?
Verification of kidney biopsy adequacy by visualization of glomeruli (bright solid red circles) in the biopsy core. #KidneyBiopsyAcademy
The difference between an ultrasound and a CT scan: In Jan 22, we admitted an 80y/o lady with a UTI and AKI and in the ultrasound, her right kidney looked kinda off and I wondered if I just couldn‘t get a good picture
We decided we‘d consult uro the next day
50 y.o. AA M p/w AMS (still verbally responsive). NH4 262. CMP | coags | CBC wnl | Liver appears normal | additional hepatic serologies wnl | UA dirty (10 RBC / 29 WBC / many bacteria / spgrav >1.030 / pH >9.0). NCCT Head w/o evidence of herniation or swelling. Neph cons 4 RRT. What do we do?
Did something rupture? The distal haziness has me worried.
R Renal Abscess (based on context of dropping BP)? Cyst? Cancer?Also looks like there is a possibly contiguous perihepatic fluid collection as well 👀.
Smiling glomerulus to brighten your day. #pathology #renalpath #nephropathy #nephropath
Are you familiar with urinary vacuolar casts? In a nutshell, they are associated with advanced proteinuric glomerulopathies. Learn about them here: pdfs.journals.lww.com/kidney360/20...
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