{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Management dilemmas in pediatric nephrology: moving from friction to flourishing in "challenging" cases.
{Author}: Brunson C;House TR;Noone D;Wightman A;
{Journal}: Pediatr Nephrol
{Volume}: 0
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024 Apr 26
{Factor}: 3.651
{DOI}: 10.1007/s00467-024-06384-8
{Abstract}: <B>BACKGROUND: </B>The circumstances surrounding chronic kidney disease and its impact on families can be complex and difficult to navigate, leading to these cases being labeled "challenging."<BR><B>METHODS: </B>We present the case of an adolescent with kidney failure due to unremitting systemic illness and multiple complications ultimately resulting in the family's request to forgo dialysis. Medical team members wrestled with meeting the family's needs among internal and external constraints.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Past experiences, systemic inequities, differing perspectives, and consequential decision-making within individual belief systems can lead to friction between and among medical team members and families. As pediatric nephrologists, we must shift our focus from the "challenging" patient or family to addressing what is challenging their ability to flourishing.