Nephrology

Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Questions discussed in this category

How would you approach management of a patient with ESRD on the transplant list who is found to have high titer APS labs (ACL, B2GP1, LAC)?

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How would you approach pursuing a kidney biopsy in a patient with suspected lupus nephritis who is on warfarin for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome?

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Do you avoid ESA use in patients with anemia and chronic kidney disease who also have APLS and risk for thrombosis?

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Do you recommend starting aspirin for a patient with ESKD secondary to lupus nephritis with detected antiphospholipid antibodies on pretransplant workup but no history of a thrombotic event?

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Papers discussed in this category

J Rheumatol, 2017 May 15

Longterm Hydroxychloroquine Therapy and Low-dose Aspirin May Have an Additive Effectiveness in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 2019 Jan 17

Update on the Native Kidney Biopsy: Core Curriculum 2019.

Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.), 2019 Oct 23

KHA-CARI Guideline recommendations for renal biopsy.

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