Thanks . Had discussed 3 weeks IP with patient earlier and was wondering if that would be adequate
But fluid has cleared up significantly and cell counts down. My next question is how long I need to continue antibiotics for
Gram negative organism unfortunately - garden variety E Coli - non ESBL sensitive to Ceftazidime and most other antibiotics
Patient is slowly improving. Effluent looks clearer after a day of IP Ceftazidime + IP Cefazolin both his night cycle and during the Icodextrin day dwell. Waiting for the counts to confirm improvement
I am hoping I don't have to remove it as my only dialysis access would be a femoral vein (transhepatic is out of the picture due to the peritonitis)
The gastro says this is a common finding on CT scan post polypectomy and that is why clips are used and that since there is no inflammatory reaction it's unlikely to be a full blown perf
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Removal would be simple because I inserted the catheter
On fluconazole antifungal - considered an echinocandin at the outset considering the microperf
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Should I remove the tenckhoff and reinsert later or try intraperitoneal antibiotics first?
CT scan shows multiple surgical clips in ascending colon, hepatic flexure and splenic flexure and distal transverse colon. There is extraluminal air surrounding hepatic flexure
Patient on Automated PD presents with hypotension, abdominal pain , fever for 2 days. Symptoms developed after colonoscopy with polypectomy.
Pseudoaneurysm of dialysis fistula with impending rupture
#POCUS
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Medtronic pulling out of the endovascular fistula creation market. Wow.
This is from the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. And can't find this information on the medtronic website or with google. That may be a me problem though.
Throwback to the #NephMadness percutaneous AVF discussion
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TCC at right PUJ causing right obstructive uropathy. Growing into proximal ureter #POCUS
TCC at the PUJ of the Right Kidney causing obstructive uropathy
Can subcut Rituximab be used in Lupus Nephritis? Would save a lot of time
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Research shows that COVID-19 vaccination reduces the risk of AKI and 28-day mortality in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19. 📉💉
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There’s a good reason why we call tuberculosis a social disease
TB rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
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I will never get tired of posting articles like this.
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Fatal dengue virus infection in an unvaccinated traveler (from Guadeloupe)
"We present a fatal case of severe dengue in an unvaccinated traveler without known prior dengue virus infection but longitudinal serologic and molecular evidence for secondary infection"
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Just saw this article
NAION incidence increased with Semaglutide use. RR around 4.8
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