The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in diminished camaraderie among trainees. This is secondary to social fragmentation, reduced connectivity, and disappointedly limited opportunities to interact with like-minded individuals at national conferences. This has been a challenging time for all…
Shweta Shah, MDAssistant ProfessorRenal Section, Department of PediatricsTexas Children’s Hospital@nefron1310 I recently came across a tweet about the use of mustard for dialysis cramps. I had never heard of my patients using this remedy for their muscle cramps…
Mythri Shankar, MD, DNBAssistant Professor of NephrologyInstitute of Nephrourology, Bengaluru, India@nephromythri Yuri Gagarin was the first human to leave earth in the year 1961. Since then over 500 astronauts and cosmonauts have visited space. During the initial days,…
Abdul Qader, MDNSMC 2021Department of Pediatric Nephrology Square Hospitals Ltd Dhaka, Bangladesh Introduction: Cystinosis is the most common cause of childhood renal Fanconi syndrome. It is a lysosomal storage disorder characterized by the accumulation of cystine in the lysosomes of…
GlomCon Glomerular Disease Fellowship is a virtual, one year long program providing a unique educational experience in glomerular diseases. Featuring expert clinicians and educators from around the world, interactive workshops, and in-depth pathology lectures, this program is an…
Sai Santhoshini Achi, MDInternal Medicine Resident at Harlem Hospital Center, New York @SaiAchi1 “This is to notify you that your flight is going to be delayed,” blared the airport announcement. It was around March 2020, and I was traveling…
Brian Rifkin, MDInterventional and General Nephrology Hattiesburg ClinicHattiesburg, MS@brian_rifkin The push to have more patients dialyzed in the home setting is gaining momentum in the United States (US) under programs like the ETC (ESRD Treatment Choices), in which…
Jade M. Teakell, MD, PhD, FASN Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director of Nephrology FellowshipMcGovern Medical School, Houston TX@jmteakell A 62-year-old man with a history of diabetes, hypertension, and kidney failure on peritoneal dialysis (PD) presents with…
Lama Ghazi, MD PhDPostdoctoral Associate at Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, Yale University School of Medicine@lama_ghazi I always want to know how the story ends as soon as I start and I always prefer when people lead with…
Mythri Shankar, MD, DNBAssistant Professor of NephrologyInstitute of Nephrourology, Bengaluru, India@nephromythri Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a common cause of nephrotic syndrome in n adults predominantly presenting in the 5th decade of life. The incidence of MN in adults…
