Myths and shibboleths in nephrology /
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Dordrecht ; Boston :
Kluwer Academic Publishers,
c2002.
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Table of Contents:
- Urinary tract infection can lead to end stage renal disease (ESRD)
- Kidney donation does not jeopardize function in the remaining kidney
- Hypertension imposes a risk of chronic kidney failure
- Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) are superior to other antihypertensive drugs because of their renoprotective properties
- Dietary protein restriction slows progression of renal insufficiency
- Plasmapheresis is beneficial in some renal disorders
- Urinary tract infection is more prevalent in diabetes
- Type I diabetes is more likely than type 2 diabetes to lead to nephropathy and ESRD
- Pharmacological strategies may prevent acute tabular necrosis (ATN)
- Intravenous iron may be hazardous in infected hemodialysis patients
- Peritoneal dialysis is equivalent to hemodialysis
- Rationing of ESRD treatment is an unavoidable reality
- Tacrolimus is superior to cyclosporine in renal transplantation
- Dialyzer re-use is safe and cost effective
- Living related pancreas after kidney transplantation is preferable to cadaveric simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation
- Administration of active vitamin D metabolites is beneficial in patients with advanced chronic renal failure (pre end-stage renal disease)
- Surgical intervention and prompt nephrectomy are preferred in emphysematous pyelonephritis
- Mortality in chronic hemodialysis is greater in the U.S. than in Europe and Japan
- Single hemodialysis treatment prevents uremic bleeding and restores platelet function
- Kidney biopsy is indicated in every case of lupus nephritis
- Indicators of glycemic control in diabetic ESRD patients should be equivalent to those utilized in earlier stages of diabetic nephropathy
- Fish oil is effective therapy for IgA nephropathy
- Physician assistants should replace nephrologists in dialysis units
- Patients with severe cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) require long-term bladder catheters
- Pre-transplant blood transfusions enhance renal allograft survival
- Hemoperfusion is superior to hemodialysis in the treatment of certain poisonings and/or drug overdoses.