Welcome to the 21st case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of 50-odd nephrology fellows who work together to build a monthly education package for the Renal Fellow Network. The cases are actual cases (without patient identifying…
Hypertension is commonly associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The combination of hypertension and CKD together make for a BIG clinical problem. The last two decades have seen research focused on many potential causative pathways linking both hypertension…
Experimental Biology (EB) took over the city of Orlando, FL from April 6th to the 10th. It is the largest interdisciplinary annual meeting, hosting five different societies, and bringing together thousands of scientists from around the world. It…
It was the last day of ASN Kidney Week and I decided to walk to the convention center to catch a bit of downtown San Diego on the way. I was listening to a podcast that featured one…
Most of us go to sleep and wake up around the same time every day, even on the weekends when we try to sleep in. When we change our schedule to either wake up earlier or because we…
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is the most commonly prescribed anti-hypertensive worldwide and the most frequently prescribed diuretic in the United States. More than 95% of prescriptions are for doses of 25mg or less. Despite these unequivocal prescribing patterns, HCTZ has…
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…
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…
With advances in the field of nephrology broadening our knowledge of transplant medicine, glomerular disease, and the interventional aspects of access, I believe fellowship training in the traditional areas of the specialty such as hypertension have diminished. And…
There has been much fanfare regarding the release of the SPRINT trial in the last several weeks. Finally, evidence that intensive blood pressure reduction is good! But, does this apply to everyone? Is there adverse risk to lowing…
