The 10th episode of the Washington University Nephrology Web Episodes delves into lupus nephritis. This video discusses the evolution of classifications over the years from the early WHO to the most recent ISN/RPS classifications, in addition to demonstrating…
The American Kidney Fund Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) fellowship program application is open for next year’s cycle. It provides $80,000 per year for clinical research. Many distinguished nephrologists are prior recipients of this award including Gary Curhan,…
Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) has resurfaced as an important cause of kidney injury in the hospitalized patient, particularly because of recent evidence implicating such common medications as proton pump inhibitors. Though most current cases of AIN have been…
The next episode of the Wash U Nephrology Web Series was published this morning and is back to the basics with a great renal pathology teaching session with our nephropathologist. This episode dives into the complicated world of…
The International Society for Hemodialysis’ Hemodialysis University is a two-day course that will be taking place in Chicago Sept 9-10th this year. The course covers many issues current in dialysis and of particular interest are talks on HIF stabilizers for anemia…
Free accommodation is available for nephrology fellows and residents (IM or Surgery) for Friday night (October 14) at Home 2 Suites (rooms are limited). To apply for free accommodation, please email Laura Kipper lkipper@wustl.edu Go here for registration…
What if we could do more frequent dialysis? Would this improve QOL as potentially seen in the original FHN trial or even improve survival as seen in recent longer-term FHN follow-up? What if we had more resources to…
Hypokalemia, hypertension, and metabolic alkalosis – this clinical triad can be seen in a variety of interesting disorders that unfortunately are much more common during in-training or board certification exams than in clinical practice. That doesn’t mean you…
As I prepare for my nephrology fellowship, I find that in preparing my didactics as a chief resident, I selfishly (and perhaps subconsciously) include kidney-related teaching wherever I can. During one such moment, I came across a something I…
Patient is a 37-year-old female with cystic fibrosis, recurrent nephrolithiasis who presents to clinic with asymptomatic bilateral kidney stones (8mm on right; 2mm on left) on imaging. What type of stone and why cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated…