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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2023 Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis Annual Symposium (Hybrid): Friday 9/29, Free for Trainees
Register here (Trainees: $25 in person, FREE for virtual attendance) Date & Location:Friday, September 29th (7:45A – 4P) Hybrid: Virtual + Goldwurm Auditorium (Icahn Medical Institute, 1425 Madison Avenue at East 98th Street New York, NY 10029) Course…
Cylindroids in Urine, Have You Ever Seen It?
The German Louis G.F. Thomas (1838 —1907) described “cylindroids” (Figure 1) in 1870 to indicate elongated elements partly similar to casts [1], the nature of which is still unclear at present . There is no consensus on the…
Midwest Transplant Symposium: October 13-15 (Travel Grants Available!)
The Midwest Transplant Symposium will be held at Washington University in St. Louis, MO from October 13 – 15, 2023 and provide an annual review and update on kidney transplantation with workshops in immmunology and pathology. See the…
Free Thrombotic Microangiopathy Workshop During Kidney Week
The US Thrombotic Microangiopathy Alliance (USTMA) consortium is organizing a TMA workshop on October 31st, noon – 4 pm at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, or attend virtually. This will involve interactive case-based discussions with focus on the following: Pregnancy-associated TMA Cancer-associated TMA…
Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel in Patients with Exhausted Vascular Access: Unconventional Sites for Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Access Creation and Catheter Placement
Mohammad Ahsan Sohail, MD Nephrology & Hypertension Fellow PGY-5 Department of Kidney Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Tushar Vachharajani, MD, FASN, FACP Chair, Department of Medicine, John D. Dingell Department of VA Medical Center Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Wayne…
Pericardial effusion detected on point of care ultrasound: What next?
Abhilash Koratala, MD Medical College of Wisconsin In previous posts, we explored the identification of pericardial effusion through different cardiac windows using POCUS. Now that you know how to identify the effusion, let’s delve into the key findings…
Shared Decision Making in Dialysis Vascular Access
Dr. Avinash Rao Ullur, MD, Clinical Fellow in Nephrology, University of Toronto, Canada avinash.raoullur@uhn.ca Acknowledgements:This post is part of a collaboration between The Renal Fellow Network and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN), whose mission…
UAB CRRT Academy Information!
We’d love for you to join this year’s UAB CRRT Academy, which will take place on September 6th – 8th, 2023 as a live in-person conference in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to our usual program of lectures, hands-on…
Pathology of COVID-19 in the Kidney
Patrick VostersMedical Student, Medical College of Wisconsin – Green Bay The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic constitutes one of the most disruptive events in recent history. Amidst the pathological, political, and social turmoil, the kidney was not spared….
OncoNeph Symposium October 6-7, 2023
Join us at the 2023 OncoNephrology Symposium for cutting-edge discussions on the latest research & advancements in onconephrology! This year, we’re diving deep into the intersection of cancer and kidney diseases. Connect with top experts, share your knowledge, and…