Arkana Photo Reference Library
Our physicians have curated a photo reference library of diagnostic images of glomerular diseases.
Physician Resources
Arkana offers many educational resources for physicians. It is our goal to help equip doctors with the tools they need to deliver the most effective patient care possible.
Educational Blog Series
Diagnose This!
Diagnose This (April 4, 2022)
This is the biopsy of a 62yo Hispanic female with hematuria and proteinuria. What is this stain and what is…
Disease Week
Disease Week: Lupus Nephritis
Monday: Introduction to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Clinical Diagnostic Criteria Answer: C. 50% 50% of adults with SLE will develop…
Teaching Points
Fibrillary Glomerulopathy
Commonly heard after we give the diagnosis: I heard about this in Fellowship This 62-year-old African-American just completed treatment for…
Resources
Renal Biopsy Adequacy
An increase in kidney biopsy miss rate significantly affects patient care in the management of medical kidney disease. Check out our resources about increasing biopsy adequacy.
The Renal Biopsy
One of the questions that we hear most often is, “How do I know if my patient’s biopsy tissue is a good sample?” To that end, Dr. Walker wrote a paper (published in the February 2009 issue of Archives of Pathology Laboratory Medicine), discussing current practices for renal biopsy. The objective was to provide an overview of the renal biopsy, including the techniques and its complications, and to summarize proper laboratory methods for processing renal biopsy tissue.
Arkana's E-Book
Nephropath Atlas of Diabetes, Volume 1 contains a detailed microscopic overview of the major pathologic lesions seen in diabetic nephropathy (DN). DN describes a number of renal functional and morphologic changes caused by Diabetes Mellitus (DM), as observed in type I and type II DM.
