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Chronic Active Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
Teaching Points

Chronic Active Tubulointerstitial Nephritis

Chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis in children may be secondary to a number of possible etiologies such as drug and other exogenous…

intimal arteritis
Diagnose This!

Diagnose This! (August 28, 2017)

What is this finding and what is the most likely etiology?   …

By L. Nich Cossey, MD
Lace Up at Arkana, Arkana Wellness
Arkana Wellness

Lace Up

Bringing a pair of sneakers to work is a good reason to get up from your desk and get some…

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By Chassity Jordan

FSGS, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Teaching Points

Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Not Otherwise Specified

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a nonspecific pattern of glomerular scarring in which a subset of the glomeruli show partial…

Podcast

Fibrillary Glomerulopathy

In this episode, Dr. Silva gives a brief history of Fibrillary Glomerulopathy.

Fred Silva, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories
By Dr. Fred Silva
LCPT, Light Chain Proximal Tubulopathy Crystals
Teaching Points

Light Chain Proximal Tubulopathy Crystals

This image shows the prominent intracytoplasmic tubular epithelial crystals characteristic of a subset of light chain proximal tubulopathy cases associated…


Book Club at Arkana Laboratories
Arkana Visualized

Book Club, Anyone?

With Dr. Silva’s love of history and our collection of rare medical books, good things are bound to happen… Stay…

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By Chassity Jordan
Light Chain Cast Nephropathy
Pushing Glass

Pushing Glass (August 22, 2017)

An 85-year-old gentleman presents to the clinic with nephrotic range proteinuria and a creatinine of 10.0 mg/dl. He reports a…

APOL1 risk alleles, IgA and APOL1-Associated Nephropathy
Teaching Points

IgA and APOL1

The presence of two APOL1 risk alleles, which predominantly affect populations of recent African ancestry, confers up to 29x increased…


Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection
Diagnose This!

Diagnose This (August 21, 2017)

What is this finding and what does it mean?   …

By L. Nich Cossey, MD
Our Physicians Watch the Solar Eclipse
Arkana Visualized

Solar Eclipse

Disclaimer: No pathologists (eyes) were harmed in the making of this photo. The eclipse is here! Are we doing this…

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By Chassity Jordan
An Eclipse Under the Scope: A Renal Pathologist’s View
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By Chassity Jordan

Connie Puckett (Histotechnologist) and Brandy Ryan (Histotechnician)
Client Spotlight

Client Spotlight: Connie Puckett and Brandy Ryan

This month our client spotlight is on Connie Puckett (Histotechnologist) and Brandy Ryan (Histotechnician), who are members of the dedicated…

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By Chassity Jordan
Malakoplakia
Teaching Points

Malakoplakia

Learn about Malakoplakia An adult patient in the mid-fifties with a deceased donor renal transplant for three years (primary disease…

Patrick D. Walker, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories
By Patrick D. Walker, MD
Renal hemosiderosis
Teaching Points

Hemosiderin

Renal hemosiderosis is a rare etiology of kidney injury that occurs secondary to diseases with chronic intravascular hemolysis. The most…