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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?

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Do you preferentially avoid use of piperacillin-tazobactam for empiric anti-pseudomonal coverage in hospitalized patients due to risk of nephrotoxicity?

ACORN Randomized Clinical Trial

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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?

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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?

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Is there a subset of ANCA vasculitis patients for which you would try plasma exchange?

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Are there patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis on maintenance rituximab therapy for whom you do not co-administer glucocorticoid therapy?

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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Do you extend the duration of maintenance therapy past 24 months for patients with ANCA glomerulonephritis who have multiple organ involvement?

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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?

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Do you use acetazolamide to aid diuresis in patients with acute on chronic respiratory acidosis with significantly elevated serum bicarbonate levels?

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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?

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What else do you consider in the differential diagnosis for pulmonary-renal syndromes if there is low clinical and serologic evidence of AAV, Goodpasture's or other rheumatologic disease (SLE, RA, APS, Scleroderma)?

2 Answers available

Is there a role for monitoring serum ANCAs to assess ANCA associated vasculitis disease activity?

This question is part of a collaboration with RheumMadness and is in reference to Pathogenic ANCA (RAVE Trial).

2 Answers available

How do you approach treating mild hypercalcemia in patients with sarcoidosis?

1 Answer available

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

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How do you manage calcium and vitamin D supplementation in patients with sarcoidosis on chronic steroids?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

N Engl J Med, 2020 Feb 13

Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids in Severe ANCA-Associated Vasculitis.

Ann. Rheum. Dis., 2018 Apr 25

Comparison of individually tailored versus fixed-schedule rituximab regimen to maintain ANCA-associated vasculitis remission: results of a multicentre, randomised controlled, phase III trial (MAINRITSAN2).

AACE Clin Case Rep, 2020 Aug 06

METHOTREXATE TREATMENT FOR SARCOIDOSIS-INDUCED HYPERCALCEMIA.

Am J Med, 1987 Jun

Hydroxychloroquine treatment of hypercalcemia in a patient with sarcoidosis undergoing hemodialysis.

Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis, 2012 Mar

Hypercalcemia from sarcoidosis successfully treated with infliximab.

Arch Osteoporos, 2017 Jul 19

Glucocorticoid sparing effect of zoledronic acid in sarcoid hypercalcemia.

BMJ Case Rep, 2022 Jul 08

Hungry bone syndrome like presentation following single-dose denosumab for hypercalcaemia secondary to sarcoidosis with IgA nephropathy.

Arthritis Res Ther, 2014 Mar 24

Bone fragility in sarcoidosis and relationships with calcium metabolism disorders: a cross sectional study on 142 patients.

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.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2024 Jan 11

Rituximab as maintenance therapy for ANCA-associated vasculitides: pooled analysis and long-term outcome of 277 patients included in the MAINRITSAN trials.

Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, 2012-08

Cyclophosphamide without corticosteroids for treatment of severe systemic necrotizing vasculitis.

Current medical research and opinion, 2016-12

Corticosteroids: the knee jerk response.

JAMA internal medicine, 2024 May 13

Mortality of Patients With Sepsis Administered Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs Cefepime.

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