Early and Late Posttransplant Graft Dysfunction Erik L. Lum Phuong-Thu T. Pham GENERAL ASSESSMENT The etiology and management of graft dysfunction vary over time. The differential diagnosis of allograft dysfunction…
Living Donor Evaluation Phuong-Chi T. Pham Phuong-Anh T. Pham Julie M. Yabu Michael S. Lee H. Albin Gritsch Phuong-Thu T. Pham Living kidney donation for transplantation is currently common practice….
Glomerular Disease Recurrence After Transplantation John Manllo Dieck Nada Alachkar BACKGROUND Glomerulonephritis (GN) recurrence varies widely in terms of incidence and impact on allograft survival. Incidence of recurrence May be…
Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation, Strategies to Expand the Living Donor Pool, and Waitlist Management Phuong-Thu T. Pham Suzanne McGuire Christine H. Lee Jeffrey L. Veale Phuong-Anh T. Pham UNITED NETWORK…
Evaluation of the Potential Kidney Transplant Candidates Phuong-Thu T. Pham Son V. Pham Michael S. Lee Basmah Abdalla Suphamai Bunnapradist Phuong-Chi T. Pham KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION VERSUS DIALYSIS Kidney transplantation is…
Allograft Rejection: Types and Treatment Strategies Ashley Vo Phuong-Chi T. Pham Phuong-Thu T. Pham This chapter provides general guidelines for the treatment and management of acute rejection episodes. Referral to…
Immunosuppression Phuong-Thu T. Pham Phuong-Chi T. Pham Shaker Qaqish Theodore M. Sievers This chapter discusses the mechanism of actions of various immunosuppressive agents, basic principles of an immunosuppressive protocol, side…
Transplant Immunobiology Phuong-Thu T. Pham Qiuheng J. Zhang Michelle J. Hickey ABO BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS The ABO blood group antigens are expressed on the surface of red blood cells as…
Abstract Calcium, phosphate, and magnesium are important components of cell structure, energy metabolism, and signal transduction and are required for enzymatic activity. All of these minerals are important components of…
Abstract Congenital urinary tract obstruction is commonly detected by routine antenatal ultrasound screening during pregnancy. Obstruction can occur anywhere along the course of the developing urinary tract, can be evident…
