What are Survival Rates for Dialysis Patients?
To determine if a hemodialysis patient newly diagnosed with a malignancy might benefit from aggressive cancer treatment, an oncologist colleague posed the following question to me: “What is the typical survival rate for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients…
International Nephrocardiology Conference: February 15 – 17, 2019
Nephrologists often observe the close and complex connection between the kidney and the heart. Learn about the latest findings of various aspects of the kidney-heart interaction from internationally recognized experts at the 1st International Nephrocardiology Conference from February…
New Horizons: RFN & American Society of Nephrology Collaboration
Renal Fellow Network (RFN) is thrilled to announce a partnership with the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). This partnership marks the beginning of a new chapter for RFN and we hope will accelerate growth and allow for expansion…
Meet Neph Sim: A Mobile-Friendly Nephrology Teaching Tool
Neph Sim (click to access the tool) is a mobile-friendly nephrology teaching tool designed for medical students, residents, and fellows. Users choose an interactive case and work their way from history and physical exam to diagnostics tests and ultimately the final diagnosis…
Nephro360: Virtual Reality & Gaming
Nephro360 (click for a video) is a tool designed to teach the pre-clinical nephrology curriculum and improve student engagement and learning using gaming and virtual reality (VR) tools. “Nephro360”, one of the winners of the 2018 ASN Innovation in…
2009 RFN Poster From Nate Hellman
Hector Madariaga pointed out that Nate blogged about a long forgotten poster from ASN Renal Week 2009. Long before it was even called Kidney Week. I pulled up the abstract program from 2009 and found it. I recall…
August Nephrology Web Episode CPC available
The August installment of the Wash U Nephrology Web Episodes are back for more renal pathology in CPC style format. The case was discussed on Glomcon a few months back, but for those that missed it, you can…
Want to learn about Hemodialysis Access? Here’s “Hemodialysis Access 101”!
Hemodialysis Access 101 (click to access the tool) is an online interactive teaching tool that focuses on teaching hemodialysis access from a nephrologist’s perspective. It consists of 3 main sections: Animated concept videos describe HD access creation, function,…
The Dual Role of the Nephrologist in Patient Care
Nephrologists face many daily challenges in their role managing chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD is an expensive and debilitating condition that affects approximately 14% of Americans. Adding to this list of challenges is the fact that nephrologists often…
Alport Syndrome
I recently saw a patient in clinic with long-standing hematuria with numerous family members on her mother’s side with hematuria. She now presented with proteinuria but stable renal function. Collagen IVa disease was highly suspected and genetic sequencing…
