Cardiology

Nephrology

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How many days prior to surgery do you recommend stopping SGLT2 inhibitors and when is it safe to resume therapy?

Do you recommend avoiding radial artery access for cardiac catheterization to preserve potential future dialysis access sites in patients with advanced CKD?

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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?

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What is your approach to weaning dialysis in a patient with AKI on CKD and CHF who now has resolved AKI but a history of recurrent episodes of decompensated heart failure?

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How do the results of the ESPRIT trial, which evaluated the impact of an SBP target of <120 mmHg on preventing major cardiovascular events, influence your blood pressure management goals for hypertensive patients with diabetes or a history of stroke?

ESPRIT Trial

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Are recurrent UTIs a contraindication to SGLT2i use?

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How do you approach long-term blood pressure parameters in ischemic stroke patients with severe symptomatic intracranial stenosis?

How do you balance between having a higher long-term blood pressure to prevent flow failure and leading to worsening of stenosis or occlusion from the...

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What is your approach to initiating spironolactone in patients with end stage kidney disease and heart failure?

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Can a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB) like amlodipine be prescribed in addition to a non-dihydropyridine CCB such as diltiazem or verapamil for treating hypertension?

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Would you recommend normal saline for pre- and post-LHC hydration in patients with CKD stage III to IV with reduced LV systolic function, and if so, what is a reasonable amount of volume?

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Should CT coronary calcium score be avoided in dialysis patients in light of presumed high prevalence of CAC in this population?

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How do you choose between spironolactone and finerenone for patients with proteinuric diabetic kidney disease and heart failure?

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Would you recommend delaying left heart catheterization until development of ESKD in a patient with CKD Stage 5 and stable coronary artery disease given concern for contrast-induced nephropathy?

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Do you recommend taking any unique approaches to managing patients with persistent hypertension following bilateral renal artery stenting?

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Do you recommend bedtime administration of antihypertensives in patients who exhibit nondipping on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring?

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How do you manage patients blood pressures while on anti-angiogenic TKIs?

Do you insist on ambulatory/home blood pressures to rule in/out white coat hypertension? Does your practice have a system to log patients' BPs to supp...

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What is the optimal approach to treat isolated diastolic hypertension?

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Do you recommend increasing dietary potassium intake for blood pressure management in non-CKD patients with hypertension?

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Do you recommend continuing SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with diabetic kidney disease and congestive heart failure who have been taking the medication for several years and later develop end stage kidney disease?

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Do you recommend checking urine sodium 2 hours after loop diuretic administration to determine the need for dose adjustment in a patient with acute decompensated heart failure?

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What is a reasonable blood pressure goal for refractory HTN in the geriatric population?

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Do you recommend noninvasive testing or coronary angiography as the initial test for pre-kidney transplant evaluation of an asymptomatic patient older than 50 years of age with ESKD secondary to diabetic nephropathy and no known history of CAD?