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!
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The Painless Guide to Mastering Clinical Acid Base
Apologies to Ben for the delay in posting about this. Ben Abelow is an MD in New Haven who has long had an interest in teaching basic acid base physiology. In the late 1990s he published a primer…
Green dialysis: what to do with discarded water used during dialysis?
Global warming is a growing threat to our health. Dialysis, while sustaining the lives of millions worldwide, has a significant environmental impact. Think of your last dialysis order. Perhaps the Kd was 500 ml/min for four hours. That’s…
Top Nephrology- Related Stories of 2016: The Nominees Call
It’s that time of the year. Time to create the Top Nephrology Stories of 2016. These can range from basic to clinical research, and even include news stories. Basically anything that made an impact. Before the voting begins…
Nephrology Web Episode #12 – Understanding the Free Water Deficit
Understanding that serum Na abnormalities almost always imply a problem with water is something that has been hammered into us since pre-clinical med school years. And whenever a nephrology attending asks you what is going on with a…
2016 #KidneyWk Tweetup and Get Out the VOTE Reminder
This years 7th annual Tweetup at ASN Kidney Week in Chicago will be held at Benny’s Chop House on Friday night from 7:30 to 10pm. We would love to see everyone show up. The night will include The…
The #NephJCKidneys: What’s up with that?
NephJC is gearing up for Kidney Week in Chicago. NephJC is also sponsoring the inaugural NephJC Kidneys. You thought the Grammys or Emmys were big? Well, wait until you see the Kidneys hosted by none other than Kidney…
BWH Path Conference – AIN… or is it
Nephrology was consulted by the general medicine service for AKI in an elderly man with endocarditis. He had MSSA bacteremia for which he was being treated with oxacillin and rifampin. There was no report of rash or recent…
2 Free Kidney iBooks Available (yes FREE)
Paul G. Schmitz (Saint Louis University TPD) recently published 2 new textbooks useful for students, residents, and fellows interested in kidney disorders. These are both FREE downloads from the iBooks store. These are both self-published and interactive (Macs,…
Young adults and kidney donation – To do or not do.
A short article was recently written on Washington Post by a medical student who donated a kidney at age 18 to his brother’s stepfather and now regrets it. Worth a reading (link here). He questioned the informed consent…
Video CPC – Renal Pathology Episode #011
Try your diagnostic and biopsy reading skills as we work through an unknown case that demonstrates some very interesting renal pathology. Dr. Gaut, section head of nephropathology at Washington University in St. Louis and Dr. Younus, a 2nd…