Azathioprine is one of the oldest immunosuppressant medications, which has been used in the field of solid organ transplantation over the past 5 decades. It is metabolized into its inactive forms by the enzyme thiopurine methyltransferease (TPMT). Genetic…
Washington University School of Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound Workshop Sunday, September 10, 2017 Institute of Public Health 600 S.Taylor Ave. Dear Friends. Point of care ultrasound has emerged as a powerful tool to assess volume status. This…
Please check out the link for full details. Includes an ultrasound for nephrologists workshop!
Free accommodation is available for nephrology fellows and residents (IM or Surgery) for Friday night (October 14) at Home 2 Suites (rooms are limited). To apply for free accommodation, please email Laura Kipper lkipper@wustl.edu Go here for registration…
Washington University at St Louis will be holding the inaugural Midwest Transplant Symposium on October 16th and 17th 2015. This course is designed to be an in-depth review and update in kidney and pancreas transplant. 8.5 AMA PRA…
Tacrolimus comes in oral, intravenous and topical formulations. Prograf is the most commonly used oral tacrolimus formulation and is dosed twice daily. Prograf pharmacokinetics Absorption: Absorption occurs in the small intestine. Drug levels reach a maximum concentration in…
In this months edition of JCI a group led by Dr B Murphy from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai describe a beautiful set of experiments that explain the mechanism by which the CKD and eGFR risk…
At this year’s ASN Kidney Week in Philadelphia Andrey Shaw, MD, presented the inaugural Michelle P Winn Endowed Lectureship. Dr Shaw was not only a longtime collaborator of Michelle’s but also a very close personal friend making him…
The following few posts are a summary of tick borne illnesses that can cause renal failure and/or electrolyte problems. Babesiosis First identified on Nantucket Island in 1969 and was initially know as Nantucket fever. Endemic areas. CDC map….
Recently a 65-year-old female was referred to an ED in the state of Missouri complaining of fevers, chills, headache, diarrhea and vomiting occurring over the last week. 3 weeks prior she had received an orthotopic liver transplant. Her…
