renal dietitian

Hello there: We need to hire a renal dietitian for our PD unit in Dayton, OH. We are small and can only offer 2 days a week. Can I get this posted here?
Thanks, Helen Kurtz
937-260-4506

[DoriSchatell]

Looks like you just did, Helen. :-) Not sure anyone is looking here for jobs, though. I believe the NKF has a job board on their site that is likely seen by more folks who might be looking. Try this: http://www.careers.kidney.org/

[pringle6]

nice..My niece has recently been diagnosed with C1q nephropathy. The Urologist is not offering much information at this time. We would like to be proactive

[DoriSchatell]

The urologist may not be offering much information, because not a lot is yet known about this condition. Here's a quote from the UNC Kidney Center (I found this by putting "c1q nephropathy" into Google:

"C1q Nephropathy is a kidney disease in which a large amount of protein is lost in the urine. It is one of the many diseases that can cause the Nephrotic Syndrome (see below). C1q is a normal protein of the immune system, and can be found floating in the circulation of most healthy people. In C1q Nephropathy, however, this protein can also be found deposited throughout the kidneys. Since these deposits can only be seen under a microscope, a kidney biopsy is required to diagnose C1q Nephropathy.

The kidneys normally work to clean the blood of the natural waste products that build up over time. To do this they have to filter all of the blood in the body many times each day. That is in fact what urine is- filtered blood. Normally, the kidneys can filter this blood without losing any of the proteins that are supposed to remain in circulation. When the kidney filters are damaged, however, protein sometimes “slips through” into the urine. This is called proteinuria.

C1q Nephropathy is one of the more recently discovered kidney diseases, and doctors are still trying to figure out exactly how to describe and treat it. As a disease, it is very similar to two other diseases on this site- Minimal ChangeDisease and FSGS."

Since there is a lot more known about Minimal Change Disease and FSGS, you might think about learning more about those conditions. Also, do put "c1q nephropathy" into Google. Getting a diagnosis (based on biopsy, I would guess?) gives you a key bit of information that you can use for further searching.