Is there a platelet count threshold when you would avoid performing a kidney biopsy in patients with thrombocytopenia?
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Nephrology · The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine
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The kidney biopsy is considered a high-risk procedure. The society of Interventional Radiology recommends: INR less than 1.5 and platelet more than 50,000.
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