Internal Medicine

Interventional Nephrology

Questions discussed in this category

What are your top takeaways from ASN 2024?

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For outpatients undergoing a kidney biopsy, do you routinely recommend an overnight admission for continued hemoglobin monitoring?

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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 prefer performing a kidney biopsy on the left or right kidney if both kidneys appear similar on pre-biopsy imaging?

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Do you perform a kidney ultrasound in patients following a kidney biopsy to evaluate for post-procedural complications?

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Are there instances when you recommend against a kidney biopsy in a patient with a single kidney who otherwise has indications for a biopsy, consents, and has no medical contraindications for the procedure?

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Do you rule out active urinary tract infections prior to performing a kidney biopsy?

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Are there instances when you recommend femoral vein dialysis catheter placement in patients newly started on hemodialysis in an effort to preserve upper extremity future fistula options?

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Do you recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for an ESKD patient with a tunneled dialysis catheter who is planned for a dental procedure?

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Do you recommend patients temporarily hold cilostazol prior to and after a kidney biopsy?

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Are there instances when you would pursue a kidney biopsy in a pregnant patient instead of waiting to perform the procedure post-delivery?

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What are your top takeaways from ASN 2023?

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Would you recommend AV fistula placement in a CKD Stage 5 patient who is over the age of 80?

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Papers discussed in this category

Kidney Int, 2019 Jan

Hemodialysis vascular access in the elderly-getting it right.

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 2004-01

Timing of complications in percutaneous renal biopsy.

AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 2015-08

Management of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Medications in Adults Undergoing Percutaneous Interventions.

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, 2019 Jun 20

Society of Interventional Radiology Consensus Guidelines for the Periprocedural Management of Thrombotic and Bleeding Risk in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Image-Guided Interventions-Part II: Recommendations: Endorsed by the Canadian Association for Interventional Radiology and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe.

Circulation, 2008 Jun 09

Bacteremia associated with toothbrushing and dental extraction.

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, 1999 May-Jun

Prophylactic antibiotic therapy prior to dental treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease.

Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.), 2004 Jun

Antibiotic prophylaxis in dialysis patients undergoing invasive dental treatment.

Kidney international, 1978-07

Use of computerized tomography to diagnose complications of percutaneous renal biopsy.

Annals of clinical and laboratory science, 1982

Perinephric abscess: an unusual late infectious complication of renal biopsy.

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.

The Journal of urology, 1964 Apr

DEATH DUE TO SEPTICEMIA FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS NEEDLE BIOPSY OF THE KIDNEY.

Transplantation direct, 2021 Sep 07

Significance of Asymptomatic Pyelonephritis Found on Kidney Transplant Biopsy.

Mayo Clinic proceedings, 1995 Mar

Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.), 2019 Oct 23

KHA-CARI Guideline recommendations for renal biopsy.

The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Oct 26

Bi- and Monoallelic Variants and Chronic Kidney Disease in West Africans.

Atencion primaria, 1997 Sep 30

[The existing differences between adolescent girls served on a first visit in a family planning center in 2 time periods].

The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Oct 25

Long-Term Effects of Empagliflozin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.

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