Minimal change disease is a glomerular disease that causes nephrotic syndrome and the first one I’ll be reviewing in this series. Called minimal change as the glomeruli look normal (there are minimal glomerular changes) on light microscopy. Also referred to NIL disease, not sure why they called it that. NIL might be an
So some people don’t think contrast nephropathy is real (Don’t look up). The American College of Radiology and National Kidney Foundation looked at the data: Use of Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease: Consensus Statements from the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation It is also reviewed
What is normal GFR? GFR is the glomerular filtration rate. It is the amount of blood filtered by the glomeruli per unit time. We are born with about a million glomeruli. It is reported in milliliters per minute. From the age of 2 to the age of 25 a normal GFR is 125
The BCNephro YouTube Channel is located at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-vcGTDWnPi77tZ8usdus8w. Here is my Introduction Video:
