Potential candidates for Laparoscopic implantation of PD catheters:
📌 Obese
📌 History of complex surgeries, e.g., stomas
📌 Inability to tolerate general anesthesia #UCLAPDSymposium 2019
Dr Anjali Saxena talking about PD prescription, management and PET
👉🏼 Modalities #UCLAPDSymposium 2019 #Nephpearls
Short dwell times are useful for small molecule clearance
Longer dwell times are needed for larger molecule clearance
Those with RRF can have dry days/ nights
Those w/o RRF need at least 1 long dwell/ day to clear larger solutes
IgA Nephropathy: The @goKDIGO treatment algorithm recommends consideration of use of corticosteroids in patients with "persistent proteinuria >1g/day" if the risk/benefit profile is favorable
📌 A GFR of 30 is considered a threshold for treatment
Nephrolithiasis 101: When to order a 24-hour urine collection #Nephpearls
Multiple or metabolically active stones (stones that increase in size/ number w/in a year)
Children
Demographic groups not typically prone to stone formation
Stones other than those containing calcium
Interpretation of urine chemistries to identify lithogenic risk factors and assess the contribution of diet to the formation of kidney stones ca. 2016 from @ravineja#Nephpearls
PREDNOS 2: Evaluation of Daily Low-Dose Prednisolone During URTI to Prevent Relapse in Children w/ Relapsing Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome ca, 2022 from @JAMAPediatrics#NephJC#IPNAJC#Nephpearls
Low-dose versus conventional-dose prednisolone for nephrotic syndrome relapses: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial ca. 2022 from @Ped_Neph#NephJC#IPNAJC#Nephpearls
PREDNOS: Sixteen-week versus standard eight-week prednisolone therapy for childhood nephrotic syndrome ca. 2019 from @bmj_latest#NephJC#IPNAJC#Nephpearls