Primary Care

Lupus nephritis

Questions discussed in this category

Should HCQ be continued in an asymptomatic SLE patient who has received renal transplant?

If a patient has received a kidney transplant for SLE-LN and is stable and doing well. Managed by their transplant team and on chronic immunosuppressi...

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How would you approach potentially tapering maintenance mycophenolate mofetil in a patient with a history of class IV LN that has been in remission for >5 years?

The case prompting the question is a female in her late teens who was diagnosed with Class IV LN at her prepubescent age and was treated with HCQ and ...

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How do you determine duration of therapy for patients who have responded well to voclosporin therapy?

How do you monitor response and what do you consider a satisfactory response? Do you aim for a certain threshold of proteinuria?

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How do you approach discussing the pill burden of voclosporin with patients who already have to take a regimen such as MMF+HCQ+ACEi and possibly more?

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Do you routinely advise patients waiting for a kidney transplant to seek referrals at multiple institutions to decrease waiting time?

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How do you approach recurrent costochondritis in an SLE patient with nephritis who is otherwise controlled on MMF and HCQ but can't take NSAIDs?

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