Fig. 6.1 Numbers of dialysis patients and their aging (Modified from Ref. [3]. The data reported here have been provided by the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (JSDT). The interpretation…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Sherene Shalhub, Anahita Dua and Susanna Shin (eds.)Hemodialysis Access10.1007/978-3-319-40061-7_7 7. Hemodialysis Access: Fundamentals and Advanced Management, the Experience in Taiwan Shang-Feng Yang1, 3, Kuo-Hua Lee2, 3 and Chih-Ching Lin2, 3 (1) Division of Nephrology,…
Fig. 2.1 Vascular access use at the initiation of dialysis. Eighty percent of patients initiate dialysis with a catheter Complications of Catheter Use In 2011, USRDS reported that 51 %…
Description CPT code 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Cephalic transposition 36818 18.75 19.07 20.8 20.57 20.45 19.64 20.36 Basilic transposition 36819 21.98 22.71 24.77 22.74 22.46 21.57 21.56…
Amyloid type Protein Abbreviation Organ involvement Comment Immunoglobulin light chain Monoclonal Ig light chain AL Kidney, liver, heart, GI tract, peripheral and autonomic nerves, soft tissues Acquired plasma cell dyscrasia…
Fig. 13.1 Immunofluorescence microscopy with antisera to kappa light chain shows prominent staining of tubular basement membranes (TBM) in a linear pattern. Staining can also be seen in the glomerulus…
Fig. 4.1 Risk of chemotherapy-associated AKI depends on the interactions among patient, drug, and kidney specific risk factors. ADE adverse drug effects, AKI acute kidney injury, GFR glomerular filtration rate…
Type of conditioning Donor relationship CNI exposure Risk of GVHD Risk of AKI (%) Risk of AKI requiring RRT (%) Risk of Mortality if RRT (%) Myeloablative Allogeneic High Very…
Fig. 9.1 Case presentation: MRI, coronal section, revealing heterogeneous right renal mass Basic Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Kidney Cancer Kidney cancer or RCC is the eighth most common cancer…
Fig. 15.1 Electrolyte abnormalities associated with obstruction and post obstruction Case # 1 Follow-Up and Discussion The patient presented with newly diagnosed lymphoma as seen in the CT scan shows…
