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The latest Nephrology Self-Assessment Program (nephSAP) issue, Volume 23: Issue 4 (Oct 2024): Chronic Kidney Disease is now available online.
Very rare to have Fabry's Disease and MCD conurrently, but I found 2 suchcase reports in the published literature. Shows how the ASN Communities te...
View DiscussionGood question- in my opinion- the goal of therapy of Lisinopril online anti-GBM disease is to reduce the level of anti-GBM to undetectable levels, as quickly as poss...
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View DiscussionThank you prof Glassock I have a question looks like basic question But actually I don’t know Our lab result by ELISA Normal Range (<20 U/mL) r...
View DiscussionCMV pcr positive and treated with valganciclovir and now 2 cmv pcr negative . Due to the fact that there is no final biopsy report , pt creatinine...
View DiscussionIf the serum antiGBM is positive ( using a sensitive commercial ELISA for IgG aGBM) even at very low levels and the patient has symptomatic hemopty...
View DiscussionEcho EF 65% no abnormalities Patient not dyspneic, not volume overload I think smoking is the cause I found case report about smoking associate...
View DiscussionI guess my point is that tissue bound anti-GBM antibody can persist for some period (? weeks) after the serum antibody have declined to undetectabl...
View DiscussionA single breath CO uptake test will distinguish volume expansion pulmonary edema and intra-alveolar hemorrhage. Has an Echocardiogram been done? ...
View DiscussionAlso to check carefully the volume status. Many patients do develop hemoptysis secondary to pulmonary edema as a result of renal dysfunction. A nor...
View DiscussionIf CMV PCR was never positive then CMV GN not present -so was it elevated and high high before treatment ? ------------------------------ [Mark] ...
View DiscussionPerhaps we can lobby hospitals and companies to provide free service based on need. ------------------------------ Ashraf El-Meanawy , MD, MS, P...
View DiscussionDr. Friedman is quite correct to raise the issue if a procoagulant deficiency state (primarily Fibrinogen) following extensive PLEX with albumin on...
View DiscussionThank you Dr Rodby ------------------------------ Asjad Sardar MD SOUTHWEST KIDNEY INSTITUTE Tucson AZ (646) 236-8170 ---------------------------...
View DiscussionThank you so much for your input Dr Glassock. He is a caucasian ------------------------------ Asjad Sardar MD SOUTHWEST KIDNEY INSTITUTE Tucs...
View DiscussionJust out of curiosity, what was her GLA gene variant, eg E66Q, N215S…? --------------------------------- Oded Friedman ---------------------------...
View DiscussionIf albumin was used as RF, what are his INR, PTT & fibrinogen? --------------------------------- Oded Friedman ---------------------------------
View DiscussionDr Bleyer and rest of respected members thanks a lot Dr Bleyer will contact you for more information and help This is about a student from Pakista...
View DiscussionThat provides a good explanation for the recurrence of hemoptysis. He must stop smoking. It could be a life or death decision. -----------------...
View DiscussionUnfortunately patient still active smoker --------------------------------- Mohamed Mahmoud MBBS NEPHROLOGIST MOH Egypt 00965 51377736 -------...
View DiscussionThank you prof Glassock This patient maintains sat on room air X ray no abnormalities so Ct not done Kidney biopsy with fibrosis so usually the...
View DiscussionI think I would just pull the trigger on steroids, it has been going on long enough if this were NSAIA related MCD it should have resolved by no...
View DiscussionPretty classical anti-GBM disease in a young man. A complete return to a normal eGFzr is not expected because of the findings in kidney biopsy. Wha...
View DiscussionIf Proteinuria was from fabry it would be progressive with progressive decline in kidney function..it seems like podocytopathy with background of b...
View DiscussionI forget to mention patient started oral cyclo with plasma exchange after Anti GBM result --------------------------------- Mohamed Mahmoud MBBS ...
View Discussion23 ye,male no hist of DM or HTN Came with 1 month hist of hampotysis. Cr 267, ur 9.3 Pulmonary renal suspected Anti GBM 68 u/ml Plasma Ex started...
View DiscussionComplicated case, but I will take the Hickam's Dictum position and opine that she has two diseases- 1) Hemizygous Fabry Disease with rather minor c...
View Discussion74-year-old female was referred because of Sudden onset of nephrotic syndrome with swelling of her face lower extremities in 9/2024 had protein 5 g...
View DiscussionThanks . The water plant unit had an issue and water supply was interrupted After about 90 minutes into dialysis machines stopped due to lack of w...
View DiscussionEa and Eb are two different epitopes on the Goodpasture antigen- COLIValpha3- commercial anti-GBM antibody ELISA do not distinguish between these t...
View DiscussionThanks prof . What is Ea and Eb? --------------------------------- Muhammad Soobadar MBChB UK ---------------------------------
View DiscussionThank you very much Pr. Glassock. A very happy thanksgiving to you and all the ASN community contributing to this open forum, which I think is real...
View DiscussionIn the original description of CMV Glomerulopathy in kidney transplant the findings were enlargement or necrosis of endothelial cells, macrophage i...
View DiscussionI have tested it in a crude fashion over the years and found that K will rebound slightly higher than the other electrolytes over a few hours. Nev...
View DiscussionNice reference tool amongst others. Answers are often vague and lack insight. ------------------------------ John Mellas MD Nephrology and Hyper...
View DiscussionWas C4d positive or negative especially Peritubular capillaries ? ------------------------------ [Mark] [Lerman] [MD,FASN,FACP,FAST] AST KPCOP EC...
View DiscussionMany thanks Dr. Reynolds. Much appreciated. Of course, the ASN Communities is the beneficiary of all those who chose to participate. -----------...
View DiscussionOnly six clinical vignettes. Hardly representative of actual practice. Personally, I would not chose to rely on a CHAT-GTP diagnosis (yet)- these L...
View DiscussionMany of you may be familiar with the recent randomized controlled study comparing ChatGPT diagnostic capabilities compared to attending and residen...
View DiscussionCMV glomerulopathy typically causes endotheliosis with minimal inflammation. CMV can also cause collapsing glomerulopathy, especially in carriers o...
View DiscussionA belated Happy Thanksgicing day and weekend to you, Dr. Glassock, and all! Please know your active involvement in this ASN Community Open Forum...
View DiscussionAssuming you are sampling peripheral venous blood the equilibrium state for elrctrolytes is quite rapid, usually minutes. It is slower for non-elec...
View DiscussionI would wait to see the final report and not speculate at this point. This very well might be AKI secondary CMV Glomerulitis. Can your lab do in si...
View DiscussionThe provisional report so far is ATN and possible glomerulitis . More results to come . Dsa negative If there is cellular rejection in this case ...
View DiscussionAfter how long after haemodialysis can blood test be taken to reflect accurately potassium and other electrolytes ?
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View DiscussionDear all this is photo of jugular vein. Patient had a right jugular central line removed Couple of days ago. Right arm not swollen. No hx of dvt o...
View Discussionyes, this is a great idea, but biopsies are hard to come by as individuals are undergoing genetic testing. We are actually trying to collect any ol...
View DiscussionIt can be difficult to predict risk of DAH in anti-GBM disease. Smoking is tge biggest risk, and smoking must be srticjklu forbidden in anyone with...
View DiscussionWe decreased the dose of cyclophosphamide from 150 mg to 100 mg and Wcc been holding around 6 The team felt a biopsy would be high risk ( increase...
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