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
Acute Oxalate Nephropathy
Acute oxalate nephropathy is a rare but well described cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) leading to acute tubular necrosis due to the deposition of calcium oxalate crystals within the tubules. Acute oxalate nephropathy can occur in both…
The ELITE & the Rest in Kidney Transplantation
The ELITE-Symphony study enshrined standard triple therapy immunosuppression of tacrolimus, mycophenolic acid and prednisolone, for renal transplant recipients. We get familiar with these agents relatively quickly in our renal training, but what about the other less common agents…
Adenovirus and graft versus host disease in the kidney
A young man with a myelodysplastic syndrome status post allogeneic bone marrow transplant was recently found to have graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) of the skin and presumed liver involvement which was treated with tacrolimus and methotrexate. The increased immunosuppression…
Another Great Masquerader: Amyloidosis
A middle-aged man with a history of microcytic anemia, well-controlled diabetes mellitus (DM)/hypertension (for 15 years), and a 16 month history of diarrhea with a 30-pound weight loss, and a creatinine of 1.9 mg/dL. Laboratory tests showed a…
Vote for the Top Nephrology-Related Stories of 2017
The polls are open for the “Top Nephrology-Related Stories” of 2017. head over to NephJC to cast your vote. The Top 10 will be posted over at NephJC
The Heart-Kidney Connection: An Update in Nephro-Cardiology 2018
Northwell health in Long Island New York will host a one-day symposium aimed at providing updates on the Nephro-Cardiology on Saturday March 10th go to this link for more information and to register. Fellow registration is free Kenar…
December Renal Path Web Episode available!
The final episode for this year’s season of nephrology web episodes from Wash U Nephrology is available for viewing now. The series has been going for two years strong, and we want to thank all the support from…
From the Nate Hellman Unpublished Archive: Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis
Image from Radiology Picture of the Day http://www.radpod.org/2007/06/19/xanthogranulomatous-pyelonephritis/ Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare but severe complication of chronic UTIs. I think of it (in simplistic terms) as a pyelonephritis so severe that it results in loss of…
Tramadol and Hyponatremia
A patient presents to the emergency department with complaints of pain. This is a common scenario seen over and over again in emergency rooms around the world on a daily basis. The recent crackdown on opioid prescriptions over…
Applications Open for the Nephrology Social Media Collective (NSMC) Internship
The Nephrology Social Media Collective (NSMC) internship was established in 2015 with the goal of training health care professionals to be leaders in the next wave of medicine. Leadership is going to require effective communication through social media. The…