Welcome to the fifth case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of twenty odd nephrology fellows who work together to build a monthly education package for Renal Fellow Network. The cases are actual cases (without patient identifying information) that…
This is a fictional case, designed for educational purposes The Case The patient is a 66 year-old with a history of hypertension who presented with complaints of fatigue and recurrent “sinus infections” over the past few months. He…
Hyperoxaluria can cause a spectrum of disease ranging from urinary stone disease (USD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage kidney disease (ESKD) to systemic deposition of oxalate leading to end organ damage. It can be broadly divided into…
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) refers to the use of portable ultrasonography at a patient’s bedside for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. At the 2-day Point-of-Care Ultrasound Immersion Course, attendees receive 12-hours of instruction in ultrasonography techniques using pocket-sized, handheld ultrasound…
In 1996, the Institute of Medicine defined telemedicine as the use of electronic information and communication technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates “participants”. Telehealth is a broad term encompassing the use of electronic communication…
Welcome to the fourth case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of twenty odd nephrology fellows who work together to build a monthly education package for Renal Fellow Network. The cases are actual cases (without patient identifying information) that…
Eric Bywaters was the first to use the nomenclature “pigmented casts” in a 1941 British Medical Journal publication about crush syndrome where he illustrates pigmented casts (due to myoglobin) with a photomicrograph (Figure 1) of the kidney biopsy…
Welcome to the third case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of twenty odd nephrology fellows who work together to build a monthly education package for Renal Fellow Network. The cases are actual cases that intrigued the treating fellow….
Hyaline casts are traditionally known to lack clinical significance. However, because they are frequently found during urinary sediment microscopy, hyaline casts should be correctly identified and distinguished from other types of casts. They are colorless transparent cylindrical structures…
The 2nd International UF Nephrocardiology Conference will be held in Orlando, Florida, February 7-9, 2020. #NephroCardio2020 Check out this video featuring the participants from last year’s conference, including nephrology fellows. The abstract submission deadline is December 15th, 2019….
