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Is there a BUN threshold for which you recommend dialysis prior to a kidney biopsy to avoid risk for bleeding?

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Nephrology · Rush Medical College

Probably not HD but I might give DDAVP.

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Nephrology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus

No, not a single high value, but I am definitely in favor of dialyzing patients with advanced renal failure prior to a kidney biopsy to prevent bleeding. Patients with advanced renal failure are almost always the ones who bleed excessively.

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