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Questions discussed in this category

What is the optimal BP target for patients with diabetes and hypertension to reduce their risk of MI/stroke?
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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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How do you decide on the speed and target of blood pressure reduction for spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage?
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How do you approach long-term blood pressure parameters in ischemic stroke patients with severe symptomatic intracranial stenosis?
How do you balance between having a higher long-term blood pressure to prevent flow failure and leading to worsening of stenosis or occlusion from the...
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Do you make any dose adjustments for patients with ESKD who are on apixaban and do not otherwise meet criteria for reduced dosing?
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Do you try to treat the acidosis resulting from acetazolamide in patients with IIH?
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How do you counsel patients who experience diarrhea from mycophenolate mofetil (Cellcept)?
Do you generally recommend anti-diarrheals, dietary modifications, or consider this an unacceptable side effect and move to other therapies? 
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Do you recommend plasmapheresis for treatment of patients with osmotic demyelination?
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How do you dose gabapentin in patients with renal failure?
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How do you adjust the loading and maintenance doses for Keppra when treating status epilepticus in patients with ESRD, patients on HD, or patients on CVVH?
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How often do you screen for cerebral aneurysms in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease who do not have a family history of intracranial aneurysms or for whom the family history is unknown?
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What are the factors that you would consider for the use of ESA in patients with anemia of CKD with a history of stroke or TIA?
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What adjustments do you make to a hemodialysis prescription for a patient with a recent stroke?
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Papers discussed in this category

Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis, 2013 Oct
Changing the hemodialysis prescription for hemodialysis patients with subdural and intracranial hemorrhage.
Circulation, 2011-12-20
What caused excess strokes in patients randomized to darbepoetin in the trial to reduce cardiovascular events with Aranesp therapy (TREAT)?: no smoking gun.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 2013-01
Dose of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and adverse outcomes in CKD: a metaregression analysis.
American journal of nephrology, 2013
Cardiovascular toxicity of epoetin-alfa in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Journal of the American Heart Association, 2021 Jun 26
Erythropoietin Use and the Risk of Stroke in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Taiwan.
Journal of pain research, 2017 Jan 27
Rational dosing of gabapentin and pregabalin in chronic kidney disease.
Kidney360, 2023 Nov 22
All Patients with ADPKD Should Undergo Screening for Intracranial Aneurysms: PRO.
Therapeutic drug monitoring, 2022 Jun 01
Drug-Drug Interactions Between Mycophenolic Acid and Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 2017-10
Comparison of Levetiracetam Dosing Regimens in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Intermittent Hemodialysis.
N Engl J Med, 2015 Nov 09
A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control.
Diabetes care, 2025 Jan 01
10. Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2025.
The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Nov 16
Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
The New England journal of medicine, 2013-06-20
Rapid blood-pressure lowering in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
The New England journal of medicine, 2016 Jun 08
Intensive Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage.
The New England journal of medicine, 2024 May 16
Intensive Ambulance-Delivered Blood-Pressure Reduction in Hyperacute Stroke.
Lancet (London, England), 2023 May 25
The third Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial (INTERACT3): an international, stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial.

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