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
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Interventional Nephrology Series
Focus on Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Nephrology (POCUN) Series
Kidney Biopsy of the Month Series
Hypertension in Setting of Elevated Intracranial Pressure: to Treat or Not to Treat?
A patient has an elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) and is also markedly hypertensive. You are faced with a dilemma?? Which antihypertensive agents would be preferred in a patient with known elevated intracranial pressure? Should we even be trying…
#NephMadness 2017, A Reflection of Poetry, Shenanigans, and Education
What a contest! NephMadness 2017 was truly epic and this summary video captures all the best parts: Feldman and Lederer explaining their brackets, anger as Kt/V defeated depression, support posts from the NephMadness community, participation of fellowship programs,…
#NephMadness 2017- A Message from the President of the World Ciliopathy Society**
The results are out and the first round is a shocker. What was the panel thinking? KT/V beating depression was a shock to me but just shows how obsessed nephrologists are with numbers. But it was the choice…
#NephMadness 2017: The Gut Microbiota and Kidney Disease- Will it Survive the Hype? #NutritionRegion
I was very excited to see delightful topics in the Nutrition Region of this year’s #NephMadness, especially the Gut Microbiome and Kidney Disease. Before starting my Ph.D., I was aware that the colonic microbiota existed, but I acquired…
Attention Fellows: Attend the Origins of Renal Physiology Fellows Course 2017
The National Course for Renal Fellows: Origins of Renal Physiology (August 27 – September 3, 2017), is filling up fast. This 1 week course provides a strong foundation in renal physiology for future renal investigators, teachers and clinicians….
Lupus Podocytopathy
I recently finished my 2nd month on the consult service which was a very exciting time for me because I saw patients with every class of Lupus with different kinds of presentations. It was especially rewarding because I…
PPIs and CKD association present after exclusion of AKI
PPIs have been associated with AKI including acute interstitial nephritis; CKD development; and CKD progression to ESRD. That is, in over 10,000 Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities participants followed for at least 10 years, incident CKD developed among PPI…
Time for #NephMadness 2017
NephMadness 2017 has 32 nephrology concepts divided across 8 different topic areas, called regions. Each region has 4 concepts which compete against each other in a single elimination tournament. We have selected content experts from each topic to help…
Dialyzing a patient with an intracranial hemorrhage
Patients with intracranial hemorrhages often develop cerebral edema, which can create unique challenges when providing maintenance hemodialysis. Conall also covering this on RFN a few years back. Hemodialysis can worsen cerebral edema through a rapid decrease in serum…
Hypertension Clinical Trial Cheat Sheet
Nephrologists treat hypertension! And not just in our advanced CKD/ESRD patients. For folks (including fellows in training) who are perhaps more interested in hypertension than the average nephrologist, certification from the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) can offer…