Fellows, students, physicians, faculty, patients, nurses, technicians, nutritionists, pharmacists, social workers and interested others… Please join us and the rest of the nephrology blogging world at next month’s ASN meeting for the Annual Bloggers Night! Time: Friday November…
I was reviewing the treatment of diabetes insipidus the other day, and was reminded of the paradoxical effect of thiazide diuretics on urine output in diabetes insipidus. How does this work? The traditional thinking is that thiazide-induced blockade…
How familiar are the following scenarios to you? You’re in clinic and have just seen a 69 year old man with a longstanding history of hypertension. He has been referred by his internist to nephrology for an eGFR…
There are a laundry list of renal complications in multiple myeloma that have been previous reviewed on RFN. Myeloma cast nephropathy is one of the most frequent, being found in approximately a third of patients in autopsy series….
I’m not a huge conference goer. I’ve been to ASN a few times and have made a brief appearance at the Advanced Nephrology for the Consultant down in San Diego but otherwise haven’t seen much of the…
Recently, I evaluated an older gentleman with diabetic nephropathy who had undergone a living related kidney transplant from a family member. He underwent Roux-en-Y bypass with an approximate 80 lbs. weight loss prior to his transplant to achieve…
An interesting opportunity to learn about and contribute to the healthcare dialogue… “On Tuesday, July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host an Open Door Forum for individual input on ways the Innovation Center…
A middle aged man with IgG kappa multiple myeloma previously treated with bortezomib and lenalidomide presented to the hospital with altered mental status. He had completed chemotherapy months prior to presentation. Shortly after being admitted, he progressed to…
The Williams sisters put yet another Wimbledon doubles tittle into their trophy case over the weekend. This, just hours after Serena had won the singles competition. Pretty impressive. In reading the coverage I learned that during the last…
Nathan Hellman, MD, PhD was an insightful young scientist, a compassionate doctor, a good friend, and a charismatic person with the unique ability to bring people together, as evidenced by this blog which he founded as a Renal…
