Primary Care

Lupus nephritis

Questions discussed in this category

Should HCQ be continued in an asymptomatic SLE patient who has received renal transplant?

If a patient has received a kidney transplant for SLE-LN and is stable and doing well. Managed by their transplant team and on chronic immunosuppressi...

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How would you approach potentially tapering maintenance mycophenolate mofetil in a patient with a history of class IV LN that has been in remission for >5 years?

The case prompting the question is a female in her late teens who was diagnosed with Class IV LN at her prepubescent age and was treated with HCQ and ...

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How do you determine duration of therapy for patients who have responded well to voclosporin therapy?

How do you monitor response and what do you consider a satisfactory response? Do you aim for a certain threshold of proteinuria?

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How do you approach discussing the pill burden of voclosporin with patients who already have to take a regimen such as MMF+HCQ+ACEi and possibly more?

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What is your approach to nephrology referral for patients with lupus nephritis?

Do you refer all patients with suspected LN, patients with confirmed LN, or patients with specific features (not responding to usual therapy, certain ...

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Do you routinely advise patients waiting for a kidney transplant to seek referrals at multiple institutions to decrease waiting time?

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How do you approach recurrent costochondritis in an SLE patient with nephritis who is otherwise controlled on MMF and HCQ but can't take NSAIDs?

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