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
FOAMed
Interventional Nephrology Series
Focus on Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Nephrology (POCUN) Series
Kidney Biopsy of the Month Series
Minimal Change Disease
The next session of GlomCon’s Nephropathology Essentials will be held this Tuesday, June 12th at 11 am EDT. Dr. Helmut Rennke will be leading the session which will focus on Minimal Change Disease and FSGS (see below for…
The perils of Gabapentin
One of the things that I always highlight when teaching fellows and residents is the importance of appropriate drug dosing for patients on dialysis and one of the drugs that is most often inappropriately dosed in my experience…
GlomCon Nephropathology Essentials
The goal of the GlomCon Teaching Platform is to enable Nephrologists, Nephropathologists, and trainees in Medicine, Nephrology, and Pathology to connect with each other to 1) Discuss challenging cases, 2) Share clinical experiences and 3) Obtain the expertise of participating…
The Role of the Gut for Potassium Homeostasis in CKD
Recently the FDA approved one of the newer exchange resins (Lokelma, ZS-9) for the treatment of hyperkalemia. (Veltassa, Patiromer), a calcium based cation exchange resin, was recently developed and approved since 2015 for the treatment of hyperkalemia. These…
Dear Future Independent Investigator in Nephrology…
As part of an effort to organize some materials relevant to career development for budding physician-scientists in my division, I wrote the following letter and deposited it on a shared drive. Since it might be helpful to other…
Hemodialysis failure due to Hydroxocobalamin
Hydroxocobalamin is an antidote that was recently approved by the FDA in 2006 for the treatment of cyanide poisoning. For decades, cyanide poisoning has historically been treated using the cyanide antidote kit that contained a concoction of amyl…
Donor specific antibodies made easy
Donor specific Antibodies (DSA) are one of the established biomarkers for predicting antibody mediated rejection (ABMR). This blog is a short synopsis on DSA and their complex characteristics in kidney transplantation. DSA may be preformed (before transplantation) or de-novo…
The Kidney in Diabetes: Not Always Plain Vanilla Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is well recognized by the glomerular basement thickening (GBM), mesangial matrix expansion and formation of nodules in the mesangium – the classic Kimmelsteil Wilson lesions. The very sight of these lesions makes a pathologist confirm…
Nodular Glomerulosclerosis – beyond diabetic nephropathy
A glomerular nodule, i.e. an acellular hyaline structure, can have varied etiologies. Most commonly we see it in the setting of diabetic nephropathy (DN). In these cases, it posesses all the associated features of DN on light microscopy…
Registration Open for UAB CRRT Academy
Registration is now open for UAB CRRT Academy When: August 30 and 31, 2018 Location: Doubletree Hotel, 808 20th Street S, Birmingham, AL, 35205 Seating is limited to 80. In addition to CRRT didactics, the course includes hands-on…