Difference between revisions of "CKD-RENAL TRANSPLANT"
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==Reference(s)== | ==Reference(s)== | ||
Wilkinson, I. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | Wilkinson, I., Furmedge, D. and Sinharay, R. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [https://amzn.to/3YHrI6K Get it on Amazon.] | ||
<br/>Feather, A., Randall, D. and Waterhouse, M. (2020). Kumar And Clark’s Clinical Medicine. 10th ed. S.L.: Elsevier Health Sciences. [https://amzn.to/3k7WSW0 Get it on Amazon.] | |||
<br/>Hannaman, R. A., Bullock, L., Hatchell, C. A., & Yoffe, M. (2016). Internal medicine review core curriculum, 2017-2018. CO Springs, CO: MedStudy. | <br/>Hannaman, R. A., Bullock, L., Hatchell, C. A., & Yoffe, M. (2016). Internal medicine review core curriculum, 2017-2018. CO Springs, CO: MedStudy. | ||
<br/>Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021]. | <br/>Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021]. |
Latest revision as of 20:03, 13 March 2023
SUMMARY
1. Determine the cause of deterioration in renal function in renal transplant - pre-renal, intrinsic, post-renal.
2. Early failure - hyper-acute rejection due to pre-formed donour antibodies.
3. Failure within 3 mths - rejection, drug-induced toxicity, infection (CMV or BK virus), & recurrence of disease for which the kidney was transplanted (primary FSGS).
4. Inx - start workup by checking levels of immunosuppressant drugs: cyclosporine, tacrolimus, sirolimus. Screen for CMV and BK virus and obtain renal U/S. If these are normal renal biopsy is indicated.
5. Immunosuppression: Most patients are on "triple therapy" with CNI (or sirolimus), MMF, and a corticosteroid.
6. Urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and sepsis are common events after renal transplant. Patients are given primary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis for 1 year post-transplant and against CMV for 3 months.
7. The main cause of death after kidney transplant is cardiovascular disease.
Reference(s)
Wilkinson, I., Furmedge, D. and Sinharay, R. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Get it on Amazon.
Feather, A., Randall, D. and Waterhouse, M. (2020). Kumar And Clark’s Clinical Medicine. 10th ed. S.L.: Elsevier Health Sciences. Get it on Amazon.
Hannaman, R. A., Bullock, L., Hatchell, C. A., & Yoffe, M. (2016). Internal medicine review core curriculum, 2017-2018. CO Springs, CO: MedStudy.
Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].