Post by: Dearbhla Kelly, Dublin, Ireland Every so often in the Nephrology clinic, I come across this uncommon, but increasingly recognized entity of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). IgG4-RD is an immune-mediated, fibrous and chronic inflammatory condition that comprises a…
Post by: Namrata Parikh. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of autoimmune disorders whose hallmark is inflammation of small blood vessels throughout the body, producing a myriad of manifestations. AAV had once been considered to…
Marc Lawrence Soco, MD Internal Medicine Resident Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines @msocoMD Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) was classically recognized as an all-encompassing term referring to the concurrent failure of the kidneys and the liver. Over the years,…
Post by: Dearbhla Kelly The infamous biannual UK and Ireland Renal SpR club meetings continue in a virtual format this weekend with a theme close to many people’s heart – ‘Keeping Going Through the Pandemic‘. Topics covered will…
Post by: Aimen Liaqat, MD Nephrology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic We have come far since the first successful kidney transplant in 1954 when Ronald Herrick donated a kidney to his twin brother Richard at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. This…
On Tuesday, March 2 from 8am- 6:45pm EST, this exciting virtual conference from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will highlight recent major advances and best practices in the treatment and care of kidney disease, dialysis, transplantation, and organ…
The concept of removing excess fluid via ultrafiltration (UF) is not a new one. The first described use of UF dates back to 1974. Back then, drip clamps were used to calibrate the amount of UF. For this…
Lithium has been a very efficacious drug in the management of bipolar and other mood disorders. There are several aspects of lithium use that Nephrologists need to be mindful of including its pharmacokinetics, its dosing and target concentrations,…
Metabolic acidosis is a common condition encountered routinely by Nephrologists. Etiology of this condition is quite varied often requiring detailed history and a battery of tests to tease out the diagnosis. In most of the scenarios, co-existing biochemical…
The 52nd Annual Medical Symposium, a bay area nephrology community tradition, is a day-long program that provides healthcare professionals with timely updates on CKD guidelines & standards, treatments, research and co-morbidities, so they may better care for and…
