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
MDIBL Experience by Dr. Solomon Dawson
My experiences at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) were defining moments of my last year of nephrology fellowship. I had the incredible opportunity to go not once, but twice, once as a participant in the fellow’s…
Medications for Hyperphosphatemia
Hyperphosphatemia is a common issue in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and dialysis patients. High phosphorus is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and bone mineral disease. Dietary phosphorus is the main source with high quantities in processed foods….
Skeleton Key Group Case #37: A case of elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis
Welcome to the 37th case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of nephrologists from around the world who build a periodic education package for the Renal Fellow Network. Author: Carolina Mendez ( @carolinaanalis1) and Ana Hernandez (…
Renal Fellows Course at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratories (MDIBL)
Before the first cohort of nephrology fellows entered the hallowed grounds of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratories (MDIBL) in 2008, this treasured playground for comparative physiology was a summer home to the famed Dr. Homer Smith,…
The Different Colors of Peritoneal Dialysate
During a night call in my first year of nephrology fellowship, I was asked a question that I had never heard before: ‘What do we do when we see black effluent draining out of the peritoneal dialysis (PD)…
NephMadness 2025 RFN Editors Picks
NephMadness has begun! Submit your 2025 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…
Skeleton Key Group Case #36: Check the Point
Welcome to the 36th case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of nephrologists from around the world who build a periodic education package for the Renal Fellow Network. Author: Matan Khanian MD A. Stem A 79-year-old man…
Attention Nephrology Fellows: Compete in the 2nd Annual NephMadness Invitational Tournament at the 2025 NKF Spring Clinical Meeting!
The 2nd annual NephMadness Invitation Tournament (NIT) is coming to the National Kidney Foundation 2025 Spring Clinical Meeting (SCM) in Boston, MA! Who: Current nephrology fellows are eligible to complete. Selected fellows will receive free registration to the 2025 SCM meeting What & When: During this…
Onconephrology Early Program at ASN , titled “Onconephrology: Cancer, Its Treatments and the Kidneys.”
Onconephrology Early Program at ASN , titled “Onconephrology: Cancer, Its Treatments and the Kidneys “which will take place during ASN Kidney Week 2024 on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024. The program will cover essential topics such as AKI, electrolyte abnormalities, and the management of…
Leucine Crystals in the Urine – Still enigmatic after more than 150 years
Exemplary case A 65-year-old patient with a history of cholangiocarcinoma was admitted with abdominal pain, increasing ascites and jaundice. He was diagnosed with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Shortly afterwards he developed septic shock and an acute kidney injury. The…