Ernest William Goodpasture
Ernest William Goodpasture (1886 - 1960) was an American pathologist. Goodpasture syndrome (1918)
Category Renal Medicine
Seraphina Schachowa
Seraphima Schachowa (1854 - ) was a Russian physician and histologist. Schachowa spiral tubulues (1876) [renal tubuli]
Renal Replacement Therapy Prescription
RRT Prescription: Aims of treatment - fluid management; acidosis correction; hyperkalaemia correction; uraemia; toxin removal
High Volume Haemofiltration
High volume haemofiltration (HVH) is CRRT where the filtration rate is large - aka “high-volume,” “high intensity,” or “high flow”
Tintinalli Renal MCQs
Tintinalli Renal multiple choice questions MCQs for ACEM Fellowship
Renal replacement therapy: Terminology
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Terminology and Nomenclature
Renal Literature Summaries
Renal Literature Summaries
Renal replacement therapy: Dose
Optimal dose of renal replacement therapy (RRT) is controversial... the definition of dose in clinical practice is also a little controversial!
Acute Kidney Injury
AKI is the entire spectrum of disease (mild -> severe), and can be defined as an abrupt (1 to 7 days) and sustained (more than 24 hours) decrease in kidney function. Mortality of critically patients with acute renal failure is high (50%–60%)
Renal Disease Biomarkers
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common problem in the critically ill associated with increased morbidity and mortality
Renal Transplant Patient
Renal Transplant; commonest transplant; anastamosed to common iliac artery and vein in the pelvis. the ureter is plumbed into the bladder; allows ease of access for palpation and biopsy
RIFLE Criteria and AKIN Classification
AKI can be defined as an abrupt (1 to 7 days) and sustained (more than 24 hours) decrease in kidney function. The ADQI formulated the RIFLE criteria in 2004 to allow for AKI to be objectively and uniformly defined.