Publications by authors named "Shanti Parkash"

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  • A 19-year-old woman with asthma experienced confusion after a near-drowning incident two weeks prior to her hospital admission.
  • Medical tests revealed severe thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA), leading to a high suspicion of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) as the diagnosis.
  • The patient underwent treatment for TTP, including plasma exchange and rituximab, and showed improvement during a year of follow-up, although she did not achieve remission.
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With the contemporary KDOQI, a patient-focused approach in vascular access care is emphasized more than ever when planning RRT. Nevertheless, functional vascular access continues to be the Achilles' heel for successful hemodialysis in specific patient sub-groups, such as the Hemophilia-A population. The newer percutaneous endovascular approach is a safer alternative when conventional surgical AVF poses high bleeding risks perioperatively, which subsequently prevents ESKD patients to have desired permanent dialysis access.

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