Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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My First Experience in Interprofessional Education: A Missing Piece in Our Training?
Having completed four years of medical school, three years of residency, and now a few months away from my completing my training as a nephrology fellow, I experienced a new type of learning – interprofessional education (IPE). IPE…
Starvation Ketosis: A Rare Cause of Metabolic Acidosis
As a child growing up in India, I have seen several family members performing ritual fasting. Fasting is a ubiquitous religio-cultural practice that is found, in varying forms, across the world. The month-long Ramadan and Buddhist Lent fasts…
Quick Survey on Board Prep Resources in Nephrology from ASN
ASN wants to know how you study and prepare for the boards. This quick 8 question survey will help the course directors improve the ASN Board Review course. Take a few moments and fill out this quick survey….
Of Mice and…Kidney Fibrosis: 6 Ways to Study Fibrosis in Mice
Kidney fibrosis is the common final pathway where all forms of kidney diseases converge– whether it is diabetic nephropathy, rapid progressive glomerulonephritis, or chronic allograft nephropathy in transplantation. Once significant irreversible fibrosis or scarring has developed, nephrologists are…
How to Answer Board-Style Multiple-Choice Questions Like a Boss
From Gomerblog http://gomerblog.com/2014/05/medical-specialty The multiple-choice question (MCQ) is the workhorse of medical education. All of the major testing stakeholders (National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Medical Specialties, etc.) use MCQs to make major promotion and licensing…
Fellow’s perspective: 5 reasons why you should attend NBLU
What is this? NBLU: Nephrology Business Leadership University Who should apply: US Nephrology Fellows who will be second year in August of 2018 When: August 6th to August 10, 2018 Where: Plano, Texas. How much will this cost: It is…
From the Nate Hellman Unpublished Archives: Proteinuria Values
When it comes to monitoring proteinuria, some nephrologists prefer following urine albumin levels, whereas others prefer monitoring urine protein levels. While there is nothing inherently wrong with either, it is helpful to keep the following reference values in…
Kidney Effects of Liraglutide
Liraglutide (marketed as Victoza or Saxenda) is a glucagon-like peptide -1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that is dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) resistant. It is a once a day subcutaneous injection with doses ranging from 0.6mg to 1.8mg daily. It is…
LVAD & Kidney Dysfunction: The Chicken & the Egg
This is part 2 of a blog on LVAD for the nephrologist. Part 1 may be found here. Predicting reversibility of renal dysfunction is a difficult task in the setting of heart disease and has a significant effect…
LVAD for the Nephrologist-Part 1
Advanced heart failure is associated with very poor survival rates of about 10 % at one year. Treatment options include cardiac transplantation or cardiac assist devices. A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical circulatory support for…