One in every 10 cases of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be attributable to a single gene mutation. Read that again. One in every 10 cases. Wow. That was a shock to me. It took me a few…
My Commission Bias The long awaited PEXIVAS trial was finally published. I was excited to prepare and present this landmark paper at our departmental journal club.The discussion was fascinating until I started realizing that I was fighting hard…
Most novice users of POCUS are under the impression that inferior vena cava (IVC) ultrasound is very easy and it gives all the information about a patient’s volume status. Unfortunately, both are wrong. Proper identification of IVC can…
NephMadness has begun! Submit your 2020 NephMadness picks here.We’ll review some NephMadness basics below and leak our picks for this year. 1.What is NephMadness? NephMadness is an educational game played out across social media, modeled after the US…
Welcome to the 6th 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 information) that…
Demographics Membranous nephropathy (MN) is one of the most common causes of nephrotic syndrome in Caucasian adults above 40 years. However, it can occur in different ages and ethnicities. The incidence was estimated about 8-10 cases per one…
Music City USA is home to The Grand Ole Opry, The Music Hall of Fame and from October 31st to November 2nd, was home to the 2019 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC). More than 5,000 researchers and…
Renal Fellow Network (RFN) is a highly trafficked blog, with 20,000 – 30,000 visitors per month in 2019. Want to join our team? We are looking for an individual to serve a 2-year term as a co-editor of…
The 4th Annual Cardio-Renal Connections conference will be held on April 24-25th 2020 in San Antonio, Texas at the La Cantera Resort. Course Description The Annual Cardio Renal Connections meeting is a unique two-day continuing education activity bringing…
The 28th International Congress of The Transplantation Society will be held in Seoul, Korea from September 12 – 16, 2020. The deadline for abstract submission is March 3rd, 2020. 30 Young Investigator Awards and 30 Mentee-Mentor Awards are…