Calling all Nephrology fellows! Duke University School of Medicine is seeking to understand barriers and facilitators to palliative care conversations between nephrology fellows and their patients. The study, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, is…
Primary hyperoxalurias are a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by excess hepatic oxalate production and reduced kidney excretion. They are classified into three types based on their enzymatic defect in glyoxylate metabolism Type 1 (80%): alanine glyoxylate…
Prune Belly Syndrome (PBS) is a very rare (3.8/100,000 live births) congenital disease that predominantly affects males. PBS is characterized by a triad of Anterior abdominal wall muscle deficiency Urinary tract abnormalities Bilateral cryptorchidism. Termed prune belly due…
Calling all nephrolgoy fellows! Duke University School of Medicine is seeking to understand barriers and facilitators to palliative care conversations between nephrology fellows and their patients. The study, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, is…
2017 MDIBL Origins of Renal Physiology National Renal Fellows Course I first discovered the Origins of Renal Physiology course on Renal Fellow Network as a medicine intern, and ever since that time, dreamt of going to the course…
Figure 1 Ms. Phursty is a 66 year old Caucasian woman with a past medical history of Graves’ disease who was referred to nephrology for polydipsia. She endorsed extreme thirst for the last 3-4 months drinking 6 glasses…
The ASN is conducting a critical FELLOWS SURVEY about your experiences in training and future goals/expectations in nephrology. They need more fellows to participate and represent our field well. The survey is ANONYMOUS and very helpful in developing…
ASN is looking for fellows interested in writing for the Kidney News “Fellow’s Corner” column. It’s part of the monthly in-print ASN newsmagazine that goes to all ASN members. More importantly, it’s a great opportunity to express your…
Stanifer et al. JASN May 15, 2017 After a series of trials which included individuals receiving dialysis, the benefit of statin-based therapies as eGFR declines, particularly to the point of requiring renal-replacement therapy, has been uncertain (link, link)….
What would you do if you had chronic pain and a GFR of 90? Would you think twice about a two-month (or longer) course of NSAIDs? What if your GFR was 60? Or 30? As society grows increasingly…
