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
Register for Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU)
Nephrology Fellows – Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU) is in its 3rd year. This is a must for graduating fellows. Read this review from Mona Shaban and Natasha Dave from RFN from last years. NBLU is a unique…
Azathioprine Toxicity
Azathioprine is one of the oldest immunosuppressant medications, which has been used in the field of solid organ transplantation over the past 5 decades. It is metabolized into its inactive forms by the enzyme thiopurine methyltransferease (TPMT). Genetic…
#KIDNEYcon Registration is Open
When- April 6-7, 2018 Where- Little Rock, Arkansas Who should attend- Internal Medicine Residents, Pediatric Residents, Adult and Pediatric Fellows, Attending Nephrologists Travel Grants- Available to Adult and Pediatric Residents and Fellows (DUE DATE Feb 16th) REGISTER HERE…
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…