Clinical practice guideline management of blood borne viruses within the haemodialysis unit.

Some people who are receiving dialysis treatment have virus infection such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and/or HIV that is present in their blood. These infections can be transmitted to other patients if blood is contaminated by the blood of another with a viral infection. Haemodialysis is performed by passing blood from a patient through a dialysis machine, and multiple patients receive dialysis within a dialysis unit.

The effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors on potassium homeostasis in dialysis patients with and without residual renal function.

Hyperkalemia is exacerbated by angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I). Distal potassium (K(+)) secretion is negligible in anuric patients. ACE-I therapy may reduce renal, peritoneal, and colonic K(+) losses.

Rhodococcus equi infection during treatment of a c-ANCA positive vasculitis: a case report.

Rhodococcus equi is a rare form of opportunistic infection in humans, more common in the immunocompromised. We present a case of pulmonary infection and subsequent cerebral abscess secondary to R. equi in a patient receiving immunosuppression for a c-ANCA positive vasculitis.

Patient-specific prompts in the cholesterol management of renal transplant outpatients: results and analysis of underperformance.

Background: Renal transplant recipients have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared with age- and gender-matched controls. It is recommended that "high-risk" patients are treated with hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase inhibitors to reduce cholesterol levels.

Method: We evaluated the effect of a computer-based decision support algorithm in delivering patient-specific prompts to manage cholesterol in renal transplant outpatients.