Laura Slattery, Specialist Registrar in Nephrology and General Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, Dublin. Paracetamol or acetaminophen ingestion can result in a variety of toxic syndromes predominantly related to alterations of glutathione metabolism and/or depletion of glutathione…
The University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) CRRT Academy will be held on October 15th and 16th, 2021. This year we will use a completely virtual platform for attendees with live faculty on site for the hands on workshops. We will have a…
Paresh R. Jadav, MD (jadav_md)Dept of Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY Introduction Kidney allograft monitoring is dependent upon non-specific markers like creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and proteinuria. Kidney biopsy remains the gold standard…
The Renal Physicians Association (RPA) is inviting applications from nephrology fellows for its Public Policy Fellowship. Eligibility: One-year opportunity for second- or third-year nephrology fellows Required attendance at: RPA Billing and coding one-day workshop immediately preceding annual meetingRPA Annual…
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratories are delighted to announce that, after a COVID interruption last year, will again be hosting the National Course for Nephrology Fellows. When: August 14–21, 2021Location: MDI Biological Laboratory (travel information)For: Nephrology Fellows The…
Orhan EfeNephrology FellowBrigham Womens Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital ProgramHarvard Medical School Background and Basics The goal of transplant evaluation is to identify suitable candidates who would benefit from transplantation. To accomplish this goal, a multidisciplinary team is required. This…
NephMadness has begun! Submit your 2021 NephMadness picks here.We’ll review some NephMadness basics below and leak our picks for this year. What is NephMadness? NephMadness is an educational game played out across social media, modeled after the US college basketball…
Eduardo R Argaiz @ArgaizR, National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran, Mexico It is well known that congestion is the primary reason for hospitalization in patients with acute heart failure and an important target for therapy….
Definition A group of podocytopathies (of varying etiologies) share a common morphologic feature of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), typically with moderate to heavy proteinuria. The term “sclerosis” means healing and it is characterized by accumulation of glomerular collagen…
Drug dosage adjustment can be a challenge in patients who develop acute kidney injury (AKI). It is suggested to adopt “a start low and go slow” approach when there is an uncertainty in drug dosing or pharmacokinetics. The…
