Crescentic Glomerulonephritis and Membranous Nephropathy: A Rare Overlap by Mohamedanwar Ghandour, Heba Osman, Samer Alkassis, Alix Charles, Kristina Zalewski, Jarrett Weinberger, Yahya Malik-Osman, Zeenat Y. Bhat

“…Membranous nephropathy complicated by crescentic glomerulonephritis has a more aggressive clinical course and decline in renal function compared to MN alone which can lead to initiating renal replacement therapy. However, immunosuppressive drugs can result in significant improvement of renal function if started early enough.…”
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A Rare Case of Post-Partum Hemorrhage with Refractory Thrombotic Microangiopathy, and Hepatic Infarction: A Diagnostic Dilemma with High Mortality by Naved Yousuf Hasan, Asiah Salem Rugaan, Noha Ahmed Mohamed Ali, Masood Iqbal

“…The patient required continuous renal replacement therapy and high supportive care. She stayed in the intensive care unit for 9 days, developed multi-organ failure, and finally expired. …”
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Improving Survival in Decompensated Cirrhosis by Amar Nath Mukerji, Vishal Patel, Ashokkumar Jain

“…In non intubated and well controlled encephalopathy, frequent physical mobility by active and passive exercises are recommended. When renal replacement therapy is needed, night-time Continuous Veno-Venous Hemodialysis may be useful in keeping the daytime free for mobility. …”
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Incidence Of Acute Kidney Injury In Mild, Moderate And Severe Cases Of Coronavirus Disease by Mahvesh Mahmud, Ashok Kumar, Khurram Baqai

“…Keywords: Coronavirus Disease, Renal Replacement Therapy, proteinuria, dipstick hematuria …”
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Fluid accumulation syndrome in sepsis and septic shock: pathophysiology, relevance and treatment—a comprehensive review by Carmen Andrea Pfortmueller, Wojciech Dabrowski, Rob Wise, Niels van Regenmortel, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain

“…., with diuretics, or renal replacement therapy). Current literature implies the need for a multi-tier, multi-modal approach to de-resuscitation, combining a restrictive fluid management regime with a standardized early active de-resuscitation, maintenance fluid reduction (avoiding fluid creep) and potentially using physical measures such as compression stockings. …”
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A Case of Severe Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Treated with Multiple Biologics by Beenish Zulfiqar, Hira Imran, Kathleen Collins

“…We present a case of a 12-year-old boy who presented to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis with classic signs and symptoms of “severe” MIS-C requiring intubation, multiple pressors, ECMO, and renal replacement therapy. He was treated successfully with immunomodulating medicines including intravenous immune globulin (IVIG), steroids, interleukin-6 inhibitor, tumor necrosis factor-a inhibitor, interleukin-1 inhibitor, and Janus kinase inhibitor.…”
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Efficacy of Contezolid in the Treatment of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Patient with Hepatorenal Syndrome and... by Zhang X, Huang H, Wang J, Wei B

“…In our case, an HRS-AKI patient who underwent continuous renal replacement therapy for fluid overload developed fever with chills. …”
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Geospatial analysis of end-stage renal disease among patients attending hemodialysis units in Alexandria, Egypt by Reham A. EL-Hofy, Safia I. Shehata, Azza F. Abou EL-Naga, Mohamed H. Bahnassy, Gihan I. Gewaifel, Nahla A. Gamaleldin

“…Background/aim End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing worldwide and renal replacement therapy is inevitable to prevent death. Geographic information system (GIS) analysis is particularly suitable for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and ESRD. …”
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Analysis of Various Types of Glomerulonephritis with Crescents at a Single Center by Tomo Nakakita, Kenichi Akiyama, Kazunori Karasawa, Yoei Miyabe, Takahito Moriyama, Keiko Uchida, Kosaku Nitta

“…Factors affecting renal prognosis (end-stage renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy) were examined in a multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model. …”
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Economic analysis of hemodialysis and urgent-start peritoneal dialysis therapies by Alexandre Minetto Brabo, Dayana Bitencourt Dias, Everton Nunes da Silva, Daniela Ponce

“…Abstract Introduction: Unplanned initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is a common situation worldwide. …”
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Cutaneous Mucormycosis Co-infection in a Patient with COVID-19 by Raham Rahgoshai, Peter Goldberg, Rayhaneh Rahgoshai, Shadi Zain

“…They were intubated approximately 2 weeks later and their course was complicated by renal failure, for which continuous renal replacement therapy was started, and by refractory hypoxaemic and hypercapnic respiratory failure in which they were placed on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. …”
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Severe Diltiazem Poisoning Treated with Hyperinsulinaemia-Euglycaemia and Lipid Emulsion by Nadine Monteiro, Joana Silvestre, João Gonçalves-Pereira, Camila Tapadinhas, Vitor Mendes, Pedro Póvoa

“…The patient developed symptoms of refractory shock to conventional therapy and required mechanical ventilation, a temporary pacemaker, and renal replacement therapy. Approximately 17 hours after drug intake, hyperinsulinaemia-euglycaemia with lipid emulsion therapy was initiated, followed by progressive haemodynamic recovery within approximately 30 minutes. …”
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Appropriate Use of Inpatient Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents by Chenghao Cui, Timothy Nguyen, Mohammad Rattu

“…One dose was dispensed when the Hb was 11.1 g/dL to a patient on renal replacement therapy, and one dose was dispensed when the Hb was 13.8 g/dL to a surgical patient who refused blood transfusions. …”
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The role of advanced practice nurses in improving healthcare outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease: A scoping review protocol. by Hanako Nozu, Haruka Tamura, Takemi Kudo, Tomoko Araki, Hidetaka Sato, Takao Watanabe, Isoji Sasagawa

“…Chronic kidney disease, renal replacement therapy, and advanced practice nurses as keywords and related search terms will be used. …”
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Primary hyperparathyroidism presenting as acute hypercalcemic crisis: a case report by Gia Gill, Veena Agrawal, Paul Kerr

“…He continued to deteriorate, requiring intubation and continuous renal replacement therapy. Imaging demonstrated 4.8 cm cystic right paratracheal mass; Technetium (Tc99m) Sestamibi scintigraphy was non-localizing. …”
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The Increasing Financial Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease in Australia by Patrick S. Tucker, Michael I. Kingsley, R. Hugh Morton, Aaron T. Scanlan, Vincent J. Dalbo

“…The aim of this investigation was to determine and compare current and projected expenditure associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), renal replacement therapy (RRT), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Australia. …”
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Plasmapheresis for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-induced hemolysis in infants by Budhu Gail, Morris-Whyte Kaydeen, Constantinescu Alexandru R.

“…Characterized by elevated plasma-free hemoglobin (PFH), intravascular hemolysis is associated with cytotoxic effects leading to renal replacement therapy (RRT), longer ECMO runs, and mortality. …”
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Daratumumab treatment for kidney-involved light chain deposition disease prevents renal function progression: a case report with 3 years of follow-up and review of the literature by Xueying Chen, Jie Sun, Pingyan Shen, Zijin Chen, Wen Zhang

“…Due to the lack of effective treatment, LCDD patients with kidney involvement often progress to chronic kidney failure, ultimately requiring renal replacement therapy. Daratumumab, an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, is primarily used for the treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. …”
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Outcome of Late Presentation of Posterior Urethral Valves in a Resource-Limited Economy: Challenges in Management by Odutola Israel Odetunde, Oluwatoyin Arinola Odetunde, Adesoji Oludotun Ademuyiwa, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Uchenna Ekwochi, Jonathan Chukwuemeka Azubuike, Nene Elsie Obianyo

“…Delayed presentation of patients with posterior urethral valve with complications like severe urosepsis, uremia, and anemia are seen in our setting. Renal replacement therapy which should have been offered to these patients is not readily available for children in our country. …”
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: a biochemical marker for acute kidney injury and long-term outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department by Kah Hui Brian Teo, Swee Han Lim, Ying Hao, Yin Keong Daryl Lo, Ziwei Lin, Manish Kaushik, Chieh Suai Tan, Mohammed Zuhary Thajudeen, Choon Peng Jeremy Wee

“…Our study examined the utility of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in predicting AKI in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), and in predicting the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT), occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and all-cause mortality at three months post visit. …”
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