Nephrology

Critical Care

Questions discussed in this category

In a patient with severe hyponatremia and acute kidney injury in the setting of hypovolemic shock, would fluid resuscitation take precedence over the rate at which sodium is corrected?

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What are some important considerations for use of ACE inhibition in scleroderma renal crisis patients who require dialysis?

For example, is captopril dialyzable?

1 Answer available

What is your blood pressure or mean arterial pressure goal in a critically ill patient with acute kidney injury?

1 Answer available

What strategies do you use to prevent overcorrection of serum sodium in patients with severe hyponatremia and adrenal insufficiency when initiating glucocorticoid therapy?

1 Answer available

Do you administer calcium to patients with K > 6.5 without EKG changes?

3 Answers available

How do you adjust your management strategy to address the unique needs of anuric end-stage kidney disease patients when treating diabetic ketoacidosis?

1 Answer available

In a patient with acute stroke/ICH/SDH/hyperammonemia at risk for rebound edema with new onset renal failure, do you prefer CRRT versus low and slow HD? How frequently do you monitor osmolarity?

1 Answer available

Do you recommend careful correction of serum sodium to avoid osmotic demyelination syndrome in patients who are found to have isoosmolar hyponatremia in the setting of an elevated BUN level?

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Do you recommend automatically starting CRRT anticoagulation when initiating CRRT if there are no medical contraindications to anticoagulation?

1 Answer available

Has your management of severe hyponatremia changed after a recent observational study described higher in-hospital mortality for sodium correction of <6 mEq/L compared to 6-10 mEq/L in the first 24 hours?

Seethapathy et al., NEJM

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For patients with suspected complement-mediated TMA, are there specific clinical or laboratory parameters that can help guide the decision for starting empirical treatment (e.g., eculizumab) while awaiting the results of complement testing?

1 Answer available

Do you routinely use 3% sodium chloride and desmopressin to correct hypovolemic hyponatremia in an asymptomatic patient with serum sodium of less than 120 mEq/L?

3 Answers available

How would you manage immune check point inhibitor induced capillary leak syndrome refractory to IVIG monotherapy?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

The American journal of medicine, 2016-05

Diagnosing and Treating the Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion.

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 2018-07-06

Risk Factors and Outcomes of Rapid Correction of Severe Hyponatremia.

Journal of critical care, 2023 May 13

Effects of correction rate for severe hyponatremia in the intensive care unit on patient outcomes.

The Journal of urology, 1992-06

Functional obstructive uropathy: a significant factor in the hyponatremia of psychogenic polydipsia?

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 2013-04

Hypertonic saline and desmopressin: a simple strategy for safe correction of severe hyponatremia.

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