Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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Conferences, Courses, & Grants
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Interventional Nephrology Series
Focus on Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Nephrology (POCUN) Series
Kidney Biopsy of the Month Series
#NephMadness Furosemide Stress Test Haiku Deck #CCRegion
Furosemide Stress Test – Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires Post by Hector Madariaga. Go to the AJKD blog NephMadness critical care in nephrology region to read more.
Is Matching at the HLA Epitope Level the Holy Grail of Longer Graft Survival?
All HLA antigens are composed of strings of several polymorphic sites, which may serve as targets, or epitopes, for antibody binding. An important consideration is that HLA antigens have multiple epitopes that can be recognized by specific antibodies….
#NephMadness Early Goal Directed Therapy Haiku Deck #CCRegion
Early Goal Directed Therapy – Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires Check out the NephMadness Critical Care Nephrology region. Post by Hector Madariaga
#NephMadness 2015: It’s almost here
It’s almost March, time to fill out your bracket. No not college hoops, it’s time for the annual Nephrology SoMed educational phenomenon that is NephMadness. The brainchild of Matt Sparks and Joel Topf has grown legs in its…
Blood pressure target in diabetes mellitus
Hypertension in diabetic patients increases the risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications. It is quantitatively and qualitatively different from the non-diabetic population and characterized by disturbed circadian rhythm of blood pressure (BP) with increased variability. It also features…
#MyNephroStory: A Rewarding Journey
There is a lot of discussion about the recent nephrology Match in the US and everyone is discussing what’s wrong with nephrology? Why is the interest in Nephrology waning? Like most people I took a unique journey to…
#bestmentors What Makes a Mentor Great- Storify
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#NephWorkForce TweetChat on 2014 ASN Fellows Survey
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Update from Cardiology Literature: Antithrombotic therapy in Atrial Fibrillation and CKD
In 2015 I hope to blog on articles from non-renal journals that are of interest to nephrologists. First up is cardiology and a topic that has been covered in previous RFN posts (here, here, here). The optimal management…
ESAs in Patients with CKD and Cancer: Is the Risk Worth the Benefit?
Anemia is a common manifestation of CKD. Currently, there are no guidelines for nephrologists regarding erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESAs or Epo or Darbe) use in patients with CKD with previous or active malignancy. Recently an excellent review of…