Chart showing cumulative Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) cases reported to the NSF Registry by date of onset through 2012
📌 Important FDA announcements are marked on the timeline #Nephpearls#NephJC
In this illustration, a nonionic linear chelate (gadodiamide), which binds Gd3 less tightly than other chelates (macrocyclic and ionic), is shown undergoing the process of transmetallation #Nephpearls#NephJC
👉🏼 cjasn.asnjournals.org/content/clinja…
Although Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis occurrence after exposure to newer GBCAs is very rare, the relatively scarce data among patients w/ AKI and those w/ risk factors for CKD limit conclusions about safety‼️ (ca. 2020) from @AnnalsofIM#Nephpearls
👉🏼 acpjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.732…
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