The Kidney Chronicles: A Pediatric Nephrology Podcast

Episode 48: Immunizations in Transplant Patients

Dr. Taylor Heald-Sargent, pediatric infectious disease specialist with expertise in transplantation and assistant professor of pediatrics at Lurie Children's, discusses vaccines in kidney transplant patients.    References Feldman et al. Safety and Immunogenicity of Live Viral Vaccines in Pediatric Transplant Recipients-  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2810579 [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2810579]    American Society of Transplant Vaccination of solid organ transplant patients guidelines: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31002409/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31002409/]   AAP Vaccine Schedule: https://publications.aap.org/redbook/resources/15585/AAP-Immunization-Schedule?autologincheck=redirected [https://publications.aap.org/redbook/resources/15585/AAP-Immunization-Schedule?autologincheck=redirected]

Episode 47: Growth Hormone in CKD

In this episode we discuss the use of growth hormone in patients with chronic kidney disease and interview Dr. Denver Brown, an assistant professor and pediatric nephrologist at Children’s National and Dr. Andrew Dauber a professor and department chair of pediatric endocrinology at Children’s National.    Reference- https://scispace.com/pdf/growth-hormone-and-insulin-like-growth-factor-dysregulation-1p4ku7jtmr.pdf [https://scispace.com/pdf/growth-hormone-and-insulin-like-growth-factor-dysregulation-1p4ku7jtmr.pdf]

Episode 46: Urinary Tract Dilation

In this episode we speak to Dr. Hiep Nguyen a pediatric urologist at Banner Children’s Hospital on urinary tract dilation, a topic that while common is often poorly understood. He explains the pathophysiology of physiologic urinary tract dilation and discusses the risks associated with the various grades of urinary tract dilation.  References Nguyen HT, Benson CB, Bromley B, Campbell JB, Chow J, Coleman B, Cooper C, Crino J, Darge K, Herndon CD, Odibo AO, Somers MJ, Stein DR. Multidisciplinary consensus on the classification of prenatal and postnatal urinary tract dilation (UTD classification system). J Pediatr Urol. 2014 Dec;10(6):982-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2014.10.002. Epub 2014 Nov 15. PMID: 25435247.

Episode 47: Vascular Access

In this episode, we are joined by two esteemed guests to review current practice guidelines, expert recommendations, and considerations for vascular access with a focus on arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in pediatric ESRD.  Vascular Surgery - Dr. Vincent Rowe, MD, Professor and Division Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCLA, Los Angeles Pediatric Nephrology - Dr. Shina Menon, MD, Associate Professor and Medical Director of Acute Dialysis at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford

Episode 45: Chronic Hemodialysis Part 2

Join us for Part 2 as we discuss the management of pediatric chronic hemodialysis and troubleshooting common complications. Guest experts include: Dr. Cherry Mammen, Assistant Professor and Dialysis Director at British Columbia Children's Hospital, Dr. Raj Munshi, Associate Professor and Dialysis Director at Seattle Children's, and Dr. Sarah Swartz, Associate Professor and Dialysis Director at Texas Children's.