Myths and Shibboleths in Nephrology

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Myth: Urinary tract infection can lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD)....Pages 1-3
Myth: Kidney donation does not jeopardize function in the remaining kidney....Pages 4-5
Myth: Hypertension imposes a risk of chronic kidney failure....Pages 6-7
Myth: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) are superior to other antihypertensive drugs because of their renoprotective properties....Pages 8-12
Myth: Dietary protein restriction slows progression of renal insufficiency....Pages 13-15
Myth: Plasmapheresis is beneficial in some renal disorders....Pages 16-18
Myth: Urinary tract infection is more prevalent in diabetes....Pages 19-20
Myth: Type 1 diabetes is more likely than type 2 diabetes to lead to nephropathy and ESRD....Pages 21-23
Myth: Pharmacological strategies may prevent acute tubular necrosis (ATN)....Pages 24-25
Myth: Intravenous iron may be hazardous in infected hemodialysis patients....Pages 26-27
Myth: Peritoneal dialysis is equivalent to hemodialysis....Pages 28-31
Myth: Rationing of ESRD treatment is an unavoidable reality....Pages 32-33
Myth: Tacrolimus is superior to cyclosporine in renal transplantation....Pages 34-37
Myth: Dialyzer re-use is safe and cost effective....Pages 38-39
Myth: Living related pancreas after kidney transplantation is preferable to cadaveric simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation....Pages 40-42
Myth: Administration of active vitamin D metabolites is beneficial in patients with advanced chronic renal failure (pre end-stage renal disease)....Pages 43-44
Myth: Surgical intervention and prompt nephrectomy are preferred in emphysematous pyelonephritis....Pages 45-47
Myth: Mortality in chronic hemodialysis is greater in the U.S. than in Europe and Japan....Pages 48-50
Myth: A single hemodialysis treatment prevents uremic bleeding and restores platelet function....Pages 51-52
Myth: Kidney biopsy is indicated in every case of lupus nephritis....Pages 53-54
Myth: Indicators of glycemic control in diabetic ESRD patients should be equivalent to those utilized in earlier stages of diabetic nephropathy....Pages 55-56
Myth: Fish oil is effective therapy for IgA nephropathy....Pages 57-58
Myth: Physician assistants should replace nephrologists in dialysis units....Pages 59-61
Myth: Patients with severe cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) require long-term bladder catheters....Pages 62-64
Myth: Pre-transplant blood transfusions enhance renal allograft survival....Pages 65-69
Myth: Hemoperfusion is superior to hemodialysis in the treatment of certain poisonings and/or drug overdoses....Pages 70-73
Epilogue....Pages 74-74