Hospital Medicine

Renal biopsy

Questions discussed in this category

Is there a platelet count threshold when you would avoid performing a kidney biopsy in patients with thrombocytopenia?

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What is your approach to the use of desmopressin prior to performing a kidney biopsy to potentially prevent procedural associated bleeding?

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Under what conditions do you perform a post-procedural kidney ultrasound in patients who recently underwent a kidney biopsy?

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Do you require patients who undergo a kidney biopsy to be admitted to the hospital for observation?

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Papers discussed in this category

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, 2012 Apr 17

Consensus guidelines for periprocedural management of coagulation status and hemostasis risk in percutaneous image-guided interventions.

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2009-08

The value of post-biopsy ultrasound in predicting complications after percutaneous renal biopsy of native kidneys.

POCUS J, 2022 Feb 01

Point of Care Ultrasound in Monitoring of Post-Renal Biopsy Bleeding.

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