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
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Courses for Nephrologists
Point-of-care ultrasound has garnered much attention in nephrology recently. However, there remains a high barrier for entry with significant kinesthetic and cognitive knowledge required to obtain and interpreting limited ultrasounds. Practical knowledge in building infrastructure for machine acquisition…
Want to write a case report? RFN has you covered with a list of journals to choose from
Finding a journal to publish a case report can be challenging. Information on word count, figures, and publication costs are located on publisher websites. It can be time consuming to locate all of this information. In order to…
Landmark Trials in Anemia & Kidney Disease
As nephrologists, we remember the not so distant past when there were few options available to help patients battle the debilitating effects of anemia of chronic kidney disease. Fortunately, advances over the past two decades have led to…
There’s an app for that: calculating the dose of dialysis, the free Adequator app
The use of extracorporeal therapies, like dialysis, is a core part of nephrology training and practice. Fellowship programs spend a considerable amount of time delivering educational content aimed at kidney replacement therapies (KRT). This included hemodialysis, home-based dialysis,…
Kidney Biopsy of the Month: Atheroembolic Kidney Disease
Introduction Atheroembolic kidney disease develops due to occlusion of small renal arteries by cholesterol crystal emboli originating from the rupture of atheromatous aortic plaques. It is part of a systemic disease and embolization often affects other organs such…
Skeleton Key Group: Electrolyte Case #5
Welcome to the fifth 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…
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for the Nephrologist: Utility of the M-mode
M-mode, or the motion mode is used to image moving structures and measure their degree of motion over time. While we use it as an adjunct to 2-dimensional echocardiography (= regular greyscale ultrasound), M-mode has actually been used…
Urine Sediment of the Month: A Case of Recurrent “Sinus Infections,” Pyuria, & Hematuria
This is a fictional case, designed for educational purposes The Case The patient is a 66 year-old with a history of hypertension who presented with complaints of fatigue and recurrent “sinus infections” over the past few months. He…
A Case of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 & Combined Liver-Kidney Transplant
Hyperoxaluria can cause a spectrum of disease ranging from urinary stone disease (USD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage kidney disease (ESKD) to systemic deposition of oxalate leading to end organ damage. It can be broadly divided into…
What do we (NO) about tubuloglomerular feedback?
The kidney is all about balance; specifically the balance of fluid and electrolytes. This is in the face of sometimes an incredible onslaught of perturbations in homeostasis. To accomplish this impressive feat, the kidney is equipped with a…