Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
Want to write a case report? RFN has you covered with a list of journals to choose from
Have a Nephrology Question? There Might Be A #Tweetorial For That!
Conferences, Courses, & Grants
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Wanted: RFN Editor & ASN Media-Communications Committee Fellow
We are looking for an individual to serve a 2-year term as fellow editor of RFN as well as fellow member of the ASN Media and Communications! This is a call to current nephrology fellows (medicine or pediatrics)…
Natural Disaster and Kidney Disease: How Prepared Are We?
If you care for patients with any degree of kidney failure on a regular basis, you understand firsthand how vulnerable these patients are. Each aspect of their care requires careful planning and organization by a large multidisciplinary team,…
Diversity and Inclusion: What is #IamASN?
The ASN Diversity and Inclusion Committee developed this hashtag to broadly showcase the diversity of ASN Members. The goal is that every member feels like they are an equal and important representation of the ASN. We encourage ASN…
Trainee Events at #KidneyWk 2018
Kidney Week 2018 is here and it’s obvious that everyone is excited for a great week in San Diego! Whether it’s your first time at Kidney Week or you’ve experienced it (perhaps many times) before, the number of…
What Happens on Dialysis is Likely from Dialysis: Tunneled Dialysis Catheter Infections
While making rounds, I was paged to the dialysis unit to evaluate a patient on hemodialysis via a tunneled dialysis catheter, who began having chills and hypotension during a session. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon situation and…
“La Creatinina”-A Modern Epidemic of Kidney Disease
It is not often you see components of a basic metabolic panel (BMP) as a headline in the news. However, in one corner of the world, “creatinine” has become a term that commonly used by the public. It…
Don’t be Alarmed, but Your Kidney has a Clock
Most of us go to sleep and wake up around the same time every day, even on the weekends when we try to sleep in. When we change our schedule to either wake up earlier or because we…
New ASN Podcast: Youngest Kidney Week Presenters Discuss Their Experiences
With Kidney Week just around the corner, the American Society of Nephrology (@ASNkidney) has released a new podcast featuring a conversation between ASN Communications Associate, Sara Leeds, and two of the youngest Kidney Week attendees who have ever…
Contrast and AKI: The Plot Thickens
In my intern year while on the wards a patient of mine with normal kidney function on admission developed acute kidney injury (AKI) 48 hours after angiography; I thought I was confident about the diagnosis, it had to…
The 2018 ASN Kidney Week Fellows in Training (FIT) Bowl Schedule
Every year since 2012, ASN has hosted the FIT bowl at Kidney Week to inspire fellows to compete and learn nephrology in a fun and competitive way. In previous years, there had been 2 teams of fellows from…