Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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Better Together: Novel Model Sets the Stage for Understanding Urate Excretion by Intestines and Kidneys
Eryn DixonPostdoctoral FellowWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Uric acid is the final metabolic byproduct of purine nucleotide breakdown (Figure 1a) and its accumulation causes hyperuricemia, which is highly prevalent and heritable. The major consequence of…
Tips to Interview Virtually: Headphones On, Camera Up
1. Dress the Part- Obviously, wear professional clothing similar to what you would to a traditional interview – the added benefit is that you can quickly adapt – for example, slip off a blazer- if all your interviewers…
The Skeleton Key Group 11: An Unexplained Acidosis – Mind the Gap!
Welcome to the 11th 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…
Kidney Biopsy of the Month: Amyloidosis
Amyloidoses are a group of diseases resulting from deposition of amyloid, insoluble fibrils derived from various precursor proteins, into extracellular tissues. Amyloidoses are acquired or hereditary, and depending on where amyloid deposits, can affect a wide range of…
CoVID-19 Nephrology Fellow Survey
On behalf of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), thank you for your dedication to leading the fight against kidney diseases in these challenging times. ASN and the kidney community want to understand how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected…
September 25th: (Virtual) Annual Symposium on “Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis”
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s Annual Symposium on “Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis” will be held on September 25th, 8 AM – 5 PM ET. Register here ($25 for fellows). Find the agenda below and download…
Pivoting to Virtual / Individualized Learning in the COVID Era
Let’s face it. Everything changed. Despite this, many educators and training programs have heroically attempted to keep structure, didactics, and interactive learning alive in the face of such significant change. Historically, many GME training programs still rely on…
Cardiorenal Tracks: A Trainee Perspective
Over the past decade, as more is revealed about the intricacies between the heart and kidney, their relationship to one another is becoming better defined. Though this paradigm of integrative physiology is being adapted across all of medicine,…
Tenckhoff Catheter Insertion by a Nephrologist
Despite its many benefits, peritoneal dialysis (PD) uptake is quite poor in many countries. For example, in Malaysia, around 12% of all patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) are on PD). One barrier to use of this…
St Anthony’s Fire: Ergot and the Kidney
What do migraines, holy fire, witch trials, and kidney failure have in common? That would be ergotamine. Ergotamine is a compound with a wide spectrum of pharmacologic activity produced by fungus in the claviceps species. It has agonist…