Hematology

Chronic kidney disease

Questions discussed in this category

What is your preferred iron loading strategy for patients with anemia of chronic kidney disease?

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Would you recommend oral or intravenous iron in a chronic kidney disease stage 4 patient who is not on an ESA and has a hemoglobin of 12.7 g/dl and an iron saturation of less than 20%?

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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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Will you use vadadustat in place of an ESA in treating anemia of chronic kidney disease?

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Do you avoid ESAs in patients with anemia and chronic kidney disease who also have Factor V Leiden?

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What are your management strategies for patients with chronic kidney disease attributed to deferasirox use who require frequent blood products for a hematologic disorder?

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Do you avoid ESA use in patients with anemia and chronic kidney disease who also have APLS and risk for thrombosis?

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How do you dose apixaban in patients with CrCl <30 mL/minute?

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Would you recommend use of ESA for anemia of kidney disease in the setting of metastatic solid tumor malignancy?

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How would you approach immunosuppression for patients with severe aplastic anemia who are not transplant or ATG candidates?

Such as patients who are frail, elderly, renally impaired? Would you consider sirolimus over cyclosporine or tacrolimus for safer nephrotoxicity prof...

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Papers discussed in this category

Am J Kidney Dis, 2019 Aug 05

The Use of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents in Patients With CKD and Cancer: A Clinical Approach.

Circulation, 2022 Nov 06

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Apixaban With the Vitamin K Antagonist Phenprocoumon in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis: The AXADIA-AFNET 8 Study.

Circulation, 2022 Nov 06

Apixaban for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Hemodialysis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

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.

Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.), 2019 Oct 23

KHA-CARI Guideline recommendations for renal biopsy.

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