Check out these 10 videos by Abhilash Koratala, MD, FASN from the University of Florida on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS): Introduction to Ultrasound Point-of-Care Renal Ultrasonography POCUS of the Lung, Inferior Vena Cava, & Heart Case Studies in Renal…
When we recently asked a room full of internal medicine residents rotating through the medical intensive care unit (MICU) what “CVVH” stood for, most of them could not answer. A few years ago, as an internal medicine resident,…
We are looking for an individual to serve a 2-year term as fellow editor of RFN as well as fellow member of the ASN Media and Communications! This is a call to current nephrology fellows (medicine or pediatrics)…
A 2008 research study found that Canadian medical residents were most likely to choose a specialty based on factors such as lifestyle, previous role models, experience of the resident with the specialty, and mentorship. The same study found that procedural…
A 50 year-old presented with a 3 day history of malaise and fatigue 2 months after receiving a deceased donor kidney transplant with T-cell depleting induction therapy. Discharge medications after transplantation included tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, prednisone, and valganciclovir…
The American Society of Nephrology (@ASNKidney) has released a new podcast featuring a conversation between nephrology fellows Samira Farouk, MD, MS (@ssfarouk) and Devika Nair, MD (@devimol) and ASN Communications Associate Sara Leeds on fellows’ perspectives and experiences….
To determine if a patient receiving hemodialysis newly diagnosed with a malignancy might benefit from aggressive cancer treatment, an oncologist colleague posed the following question to me: “What is the typical survival rate for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)…
Nephrologists often observe the close and complex connection between the kidney and the heart. Learn about the latest findings of various aspects of the kidney-heart interaction from internationally recognized experts at the 1st International Nephrocardiology Conference from February…
Neph Sim (click to access the tool) is a mobile-friendly nephrology teaching tool designed for medical students, residents, and fellows.Users choose an interactive case and work their way from history and physical exam to diagnostics tests and ultimately the final diagnosis and…
Nephro360 (click for a video) is a tool designed to teach the pre-clinical nephrology curriculum and improve student engagement and learning using gaming and virtual reality (VR) tools. “Nephro360”, one of the winners of the 2018 ASN Innovation in…
