Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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Focus on Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Nephrology (POCUN) Series
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World repercussion of the NEJM desensitization article – A Brazilian perspective
The recently published paper in the NEJM entitled “Survival Benefit with Kidney Transplants from HLA-Incompatible LiveDonors” caused a huge impact on Brazil’s media. Our main broadcast TV devoted few minutes explaining it, suggesting as a real breakthrough. Patients…
Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Transplantation: Hopeful to Make #NephMadness ’17. #TransplantRegion
#NephMadness season is here! The #TransplantRegion has very interesting matchups, but one player that was left out of this contest because is relatively new in the game and relatively unknown, is Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs). In the last few years…
False-positive AKI and the perfectly imperfect biomarker
A small absolute change in serum creatinine level, 0.3 mg/dl, is used by Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) and Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines to define the presence of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). The base of…
#NephMadness 2016: Ecstasy and Kidney Injury #NSMC
NSMC intern and Pulm Critical Care Attending Kamran Boka produced a great info graphic on the pathophysiology of ecstacy induced kidney injury which has a first round matchup against cocaine toxicity in NephMadness 2016. Check out the entire…
#NephMadness 16: Let’s win it for the Fellows
It’s finally arrived, the fourth annual NephMadness has dropped with 32 new Nephrology concepts battling it out for the month of March to see who will be crowned champion. Fully referenced blog posts on each of the topics…
The evolving role of PET imaging in Nephrology
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging modality that provides functional imaging of structures based on their ability to metabolize glucose and concentrate specific molecules that have been labeled with a positron-emitting radionuclide. Metabolically active cells (e.g,…
Web Episode #005 – Renal Pathology Teaching Series
Another great episode of the Wash U Renal Pathology Teaching Series from Timothy Yao.
Pregnancy and Kidney Transplantation: Frequently Asked Questions
During my nephrology fellowship, I was asked by a renal transplant recipient at her 9-month post transplant clinic visit “Doctor, can I become pregnant? Will I have a live healthy baby? Will my kidney function get affected?” I…
What can high nephron abundance teach us about CKD?
If you are fortunate, you’ll start life with somewhere in the neighborhood of two million nephrons at birth, and for most, that’s enough to journey through life without a hint of uremia. Even those who maintain good health…
Kidney Transplantation in Identical Twins: Do They Need Immunosuppresion?
The first kidney transplant between two identical twins, the Merrick brothers, took place on Dec 23, 1956 in Boston, MA and its is very interesting to read the original article and how Dr. Merril and Dr. Murray concluded…