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Monica D. Keleher
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Monica D. Keleher left a comment for Svetlana Finley"Hello Svetlana -was so great to meet you at the meeting! Thank you for the friend invite :) Take care, Monica"
Monica D. Keleher left a comment for Jill Ziegler"Hi Jill - I was so amazingly wonderful to meet you in person this past weekend at the aHUS Parent Conference. What a beautiful person you are, inside and out! Blessings to you! Monica"
Linda Burke left a comment for Monica D. Keleher"Happy Nurses Week - we join with your patients in appreciation for your exceptional care!
"You heal sometimes. You relieve often. You comfort always." Camus. "
Cheryl Biermann left a comment for Monica D. Keleher"Hi Monica,
Welcome to our site, and thank you for your interest...as you can see, there are many concerns with us, and we try to help each other as best we can. Ditto to Linda's thanks, being a nephrology nurse requires a special…"
Linda Burke left a comment for Monica D. Keleher"Hi Monica,
Thanks for all you do for the nephrology kiddos in Iowa !"
Profile Information
- Birthday
- February 27
- Do you have a friend or family member diagnosed with aHUS?
- No
- Are you medical personnel or an aHUS researcher with an interest in aHUS issues?
- Yes
- My membership request involves business interests as I seek additional aHUS information for business applications.
- I am a Specialty Nurse at UIHC in the Pediatric Nephrology Division - working closely with Drs. Carla Nester and Pat Brophy.
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 11:17pm on May 11, 2011, Linda Burke said…
Happy Nurses Week - we join with your patients in appreciation for your exceptional care!
"You heal sometimes. You relieve often. You comfort always." Camus.
- At 5:22pm on May 2, 2011, Cheryl Biermann said…
Hi Monica,
Welcome to our site, and thank you for your interest...as you can see, there are many concerns with us, and we try to help each other as best we can. Ditto to Linda's thanks, being a nephrology nurse requires a special person!
- At 10:41pm on May 1, 2011, Linda Burke said…
Hi Monica,
Thanks for all you do for the nephrology kiddos in Iowa !
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CFH (Serum Complement Factor H) is a regulatory protein. The secreted protein product of CFH consists of 20 repetitive units named "short consensus repeats" or SCRs (each approximately 60 amino acids). In patients with aHUS the last 5 "pearls" in the twenty pearl strand protein, SCR16 - SCR20, should bind to protect cells but do not- they are defective in one or more of the last 5 SCR locations. If they cannot bind or stick to the kidney to protect that tissue, the platelets clump into clots that affect the glomeruli of the kidney -potentially causing acute renal failure.
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It is estimated that there are about 300 cases of aHUS in the U.S., and it is most common with young children. The condition is life threatening and either can be chronic or can recur at intervals.
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It is estimated that there are about 300 cases of aHUS in the U.S., and it is most common with young children. The condition is life threatening and either can be chronic or can recur at intervals.
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