Endocrinology

Transplant nephrology

Questions discussed in this category

Would you order a repeat DEXA scan 1 year later for a kidney transplant patient who had an initial DEXA scan within the first 6 months post-transplant showing osteopenia but no history of fractures, and who has been stable on glucocorticoid-free immunosuppressive therapy?

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Do you recommend non-bypass bariatric surgeries over intestinal bypass procedures for kidney transplant-eligible candidates to prevent oxalate nephropathy, given the higher risk of kidney oxalate deposition with intestinal bypass?

2 Answers available

Should all kidney transplant patients be started on statin therapy post operatively given their increased risk of CVD?

At what doses do you start? and how do you titrate therapy?

1 Answer available

Do you taper steroids more aggressively to decrease the risk of developing new-onset diabetes after transplantation in kidney transplant recipients who had pretransplant impaired fasting glucose?

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Papers discussed in this category

Annals of surgery, 2008-10

A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter trial comparing early (7 day) corticosteroid cessation versus long-term, low-dose corticosteroid therapy.

Kidney360, 2022 Aug 25

Bariatric Surgery Decreases Barriers for Kidney Transplant: Are There Other Weight-Loss Options?

Circulation, 2019-06-18

2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

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