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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Kidney Biopsy of the Month Series
Board question of the week: Hypertension-1
A 26-year-old primigravid woman is admitted during her 34th week of pregnancy with severe, refractory hypertension. She was noted to have mild hypertension prior to pregnancy. Her family history is remarkable for pregnancy-related hypertension in her aunt. Her…
It’s all about the lemon juice…
At Renal Grand Rounds last week one of our fellows, Dr. Martina McGrath, presented the case of a 53 year old male with no past medical history, who initially presented with fever, chills, chest pain and epistaxis, was…
Amazing Immunology!
I am still reviewing all my notes from the American Transplant Congress that occurred last May in sunny San Diego but I wanted to share with you a couple of interesting findings that I learned: First of all,…
Nephrology board prep
The results are in. Looks like the best way to study for the nephrology board exam, scheduled to be given on November 4th, 2010, is the ASN Board Review Course. I personally did not attend this course last…
Something about this doesn’t seem quite right…
There was an interesting case report in KI earlier this year. It concerned a 69yr old man with a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia and Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia (WM) who was admitted for the workup of renal failure. His…
Doc, I have kidney pain radiating to my left ureter….
The quest for biomarkers to accurately diagnose AKI is often analogized to ACS/myocardial infarction. Thus we have dubbed AKI biomarker investigation the “search for our troponin,” with the goal of facilitating early and accurate diagnosis of AKI that…
What’s in a name?: Dr. Wegener’s Murky Past
This months issue of JASN has a review of ANCA-associated vasculitis. The authors discuss the controversy regarding the naming of Wegener’s Disease and whether it’s time for a new name to be chosen for this condition. Dr. Friedrich…
Plans after nephrology fellowship?
The academic year is almost over and many renal fellows can finally see the long awaited “light” at the end of the tunnel. Two first year renal fellows and Nephron Power blog contributors from North Shore-Long Island Jewish…
Variability in Blood Pressure: Just a blip?
What is your approach to the patient with occasional high, or variable, blood pressure readings, or measurements that bounce around above and below the target range? In such situations, the American Heart Association guidelines on measurement of blood…
Compensation for living organ donation! status quo no more but…
I talked earlier this year about “Compensation for living donation”. The comments I got show how controversial this subject is. I was happy to see that ATC this year opened the debate on this crucial matter because keeping…