The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season was among the most active and devastating in history. Hurricane Maria caused an estimated $90 billion in damages in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, making it the third costliest tropical cyclone…
Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (GN) is a rare disease which accounts for about 1% of all kidney biopsies. The very first description of the disease was published by Rosenmann and Eliakim in 1977. They described a patient with nephrotic syndrome…
The Nephrology Social Media Collective (NSMC) internship was established in 2015 with the goal of training doctors to effectively harness social media in order to be leaders in medicine. The ability to define one’s personal online identity is a…
Loading… Link to all of the #LKDCC cases here: Case 1: Rajiv Case 2: Hayley Case 3: Barry Case 4: Beatriz Case 5: Ari Case 6: Helen Read more about the #NephMadness Transplantation Region at the AJKD Blog and submit…
Helen, 37, is single and works full-time as a teacher. She is very keen to be a kidney donor to her loved one. You measure her BP at 140/85. Her BMI is 28kg/m2. Her physical examination and urinalysis…
Ari, 35, current power-lifting champion of New Zealand, wants to donate a kidney to his father, Tamati, 61, who has Type 2 diabetes and is on dialysis. His mother, who has diet-controlled diabetes and is in the obese…
Beatriz, 62, presents as a potential kidney donor for her son Miguel. Her BP is 130/85, and BMI 26. She has no personal or family history of diabetes or cardiovascular disease. She brings some blood and urine test…
Barry, 62, is under evaluation as a kidney donor to his wife Susan. At his first appointment, you measure his blood pressure at 155/95. Which one of the following is correct? A) You should tell Barry that he…
Hayley, 30, wishes to donate a kidney to her husband Rob. They have a 3 year-old child. Hayley has no known medical problems and is a non-smoker. Her BMI is 23 kg/m2, her blood pressure is 110/70 mmHg…
I want you to put yourself in the shoes of your average nephrologist, it seems frenetic when looked at from a birds eye view. A typical day begins with rounding on first shift dialysis patients, then on to…
