Rheumatology

Nephrology

Questions discussed in this category

What do you use for treatment induction in pure class V lupus nephritis with nephrotic-range proteinuria when MMF is contraindicated?

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In which clinical scenarios is relying on the urine protein-to-creatinine ratio as a measure of proteinuria unreliable, and interpretations should be made looking at urine protein and urine creatinine separately?

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Do you eventually stop urate-lowering therapy in gout patients with CKD who start hemodialysis?

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Papers discussed in this category

Kidney international, 2009-12

A prospective study of protein excretion using short-interval timed urine collections in patients with lupus nephritis.

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 2010-07

Comparison of urinary albumin-creatinine ratio and albumin excretion rate in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications study.

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 2010-08

Comparison of different measures of urinary protein excretion for prediction of renal events.

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