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How soon after an end stage kidney disease patient receives a MRI study with gadolinium contrast do you perform their next hemodialysis session?

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When do you perform the next hemodialysis session in an ESKD patient who receives MRI gadolinium contrast?

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Nephrology · Rush Medical College
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Very contentious question. But as an author of the NKF and ARA position paper on this, I would follow our advice, no need to dialyze immediately after, but try to time the study with the next dialysis.

Weinreb et al., PMID 33170103

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