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Interventional Nephrology Series
Focus on Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Nephrology (POCUN) Series
Landmark Nephrology Series
Kidney Biopsy of the Month Series
Urine Sediment of the Month Series
The Skeleton Key Group: Electrolyte Cases
Urine Sediment of the Month: Cystine Crystals
Cystinuria is the most common kidney stone disease with Mendelian genetics. Caused by mutations in SLC7A9 and SLC3A1, affected patients excrete high amounts of cystine in their urine and are vexed by recurrent episodes of nephrolithiasis. Cystine stones…
Mutations in Type IV Collagen and Their Clinical Significance in Kidney Disease
One in every 10 cases of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be attributable to a single gene mutation. Read that again. One in every 10 cases. Wow. That was a shock to me. It took me a few…
Medical Decision Making: Time to Get Acquainted with our Biases
My Commission Bias The long awaited PEXIVAS trial was finally published. I was excited to prepare and present this landmark paper at our departmental journal club.The discussion was fascinating until I started realizing that I was fighting hard…
Inferior Vena Cava POCUS: The Basics of Image Acquisition
Most novice users of POCUS are under the impression that inferior vena cava (IVC) ultrasound is very easy and it gives all the information about a patient’s volume status. Unfortunately, both are wrong. Proper identification of IVC can…
2020 RFN NephMadness Champion: Flu Vaccine
NephMadness has begun! Submit your 2020 NephMadness picks here.We’ll review some NephMadness basics below and leak our picks for this year. 1.What is NephMadness? NephMadness is an educational game played out across social media, modeled after the US…
Skeleton Key Group: Electrolyte Case #6
Welcome to the 6th case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of twenty odd nephrology fellows who work together to build a monthly education package for Renal Fellow Network. The cases are actual cases (without patient identifying information) that…
Kidney Biopsy of the Month: Membranous Nephropathy
Demographics Membranous nephropathy (MN) is one of the most common causes of nephrotic syndrome in Caucasian adults above 40 years. However, it can occur in different ages and ethnicities. The incidence was estimated about 8-10 cases per one…
Are the Kidneys at Risk in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis?
Music City USA is home to The Grand Ole Opry, The Music Hall of Fame and from October 31st to November 2nd, was home to the 2019 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC). More than 5,000 researchers and…
Wanted: RFN Co-Editor + ASN Media & Communications Committee Member
Renal Fellow Network (RFN) is a highly trafficked blog, with 20,000 – 30,000 visitors per month in 2019. Want to join our team? We are looking for an individual to serve a 2-year term as a co-editor of…
The 4th Annual Cardio Renal Connections Conference
The 4th Annual Cardio-Renal Connections conference will be held on April 24-25th 2020 in San Antonio, Texas at the La Cantera Resort. Course Description The Annual Cardio Renal Connections meeting is a unique two-day continuing education activity bringing…
