Innovation District: Treating nephrotic-range proteinuria with tacrolimus in MTP

Treating nephrotic-range proteinuria with tacrolimus in MTP A 7-month-old girl with mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency arrived at Children’s National with a low corrected serum calcium level, elevated CK level and protein in the urine (proteinuria) at a nephrotic range. She was treated with the calcineurin inhibitor tacrolimus, and eight months later, her urine protein-to-creatinine ratio was back to normal. Facts about Children’s National Kidney Transplant Program The Children’s National Kidney Transplantation Program is the only one of its kind in the Washington, D.C., area focused on the needs of children and teens with kidney disease. With expert, multi-disciplinary approach to care, and larger transplant volumes, Children’s National can accept more at-risk transplants resulting in shorter wait times. Breakthrough device objectively measures pain type and intensity Dr. Julia C. Finkel has developed AlgometRx, a first-of-its-kind handheld device that measures a patient’s pupillary response and, using proprietary algorithms, provides a diagnostic measurement of pain intensity and type. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta.) Leapfrog Group names Children’s National a “Top Children’s Hospital” Children’s National was named a 2018 “Top Children’s Hospital” by The Leapfrog Group, an independent watchdog organization. The highest performing hospitals on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey are recognized annually for this prestigious award.

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