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The Utility of Myeloperoxidase Immunostaining to Characterize Immune Deposits in Patients With Crescentic Glomerulonephritis Pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) is nearly synonymous with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated disease. Cases with im…

The study showed that MPO staining was mostly positive in ANCA-related cases but negative in infections like endocarditis, making it a useful tool for diagnosis. This means doctors can use MPO testing to better understand and treat certain kidney diseases.

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A Patient With Unmeasurable Urine Creatinine A 74-year-old female presented with proteinuria at the nephrology department. Her medical history noted multiple cerebrovascular accidents. Her medication included a daily dosage of clopidogrel 75 mg,...

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Early compensatory increase in single kidney estimated GFR after unilateral nephrectomy is associated with a lower long-term risk of estimated GFR decline AbstractBackground and hypothesis. A more pronounced short-term increase in single-kidney GFR (ΔskGFR) has been associated with better long-term kidney fun

Early compensatory increase in single kidney estimated GFR after unilateral nephrectomy is associated with a lower long-term risk of estimated GFR decline

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Viral Nephropathies: An Interview Viral-associated nephropathy is when kidney disease results from active viral replication. In a Core Curriculum recently published in AJKD, Amy A. Yau and colleagues review common viruses responsib…

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Timothy Yau interviews Anna Gaddy, @amyaimei.bsky.social , and Murugapandian about the rapidly changing landscape of viral nephropathies:

AKI, high anion gap & osmolal gap, bluish fluorescence under Wood’s lamp, & these crystals I proudly took photos of under the microscope (lol) — interesting day @nyunephro.bsky.social @weddellite.bsky.social ! 💎

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Treatment of patients with IgA nephropathy: a call for a new paradigm IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the world’s most common primary glomerular disease, carries a significant lifetime risk for kidney failure as well as an enormous socioeconomic burden. In the past, studies in ...

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Iptacopan in IgA Nephropathy A Research Summary based on Perkovic V et al. | 10.1056/NEJMoa2410316 | Published on October 25, 2024

Among patients with IgA nephropathy, treatment with iptacopan, which inhibits the alternative complement pathway, resulted in a significant reduction in proteinuria as compared with placebo. Full APPLAUSE-IgAN trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/3UmrOkh

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