Dr. Faubel nailed the best comment about NephroCheck by reminding us while we pick apart the particulars of NephroCheck that we have some other dragons to slay:
And then Edgar slides in with the appropriate #NephPearl (How does he do that so fast?)
This week, we will discuss a pediatric nephrology trial: is tacrolimus superior to MMF in FRNS and SDNS?
This week, we will discuss a NEJM trial on uncontrolled hypertension: lorundrostat, an aldosterone synthase inhibitor, aims at the hormonal dark side driving resistance.
This week, we will discuss a double header: two single centre ddAVP trials in kidney biopsy from India.
This week, we will discuss the prognostic role of microvascular inflammation in kidney transplantation. Can the capillaries whisper their damage in lesions before antibodies speak? Maybe this study compels us to treat the injury we see, not just the disease we can name…
Dr. Faubel nailed the best comment about NephroCheck by reminding us while we pick apart the particulars of NephroCheck that we have some other dragons to slay:
@hswapnil @Nephro_Sparks @dr_nikhilshah btw, nephrocheck and urine eos cost about the same. urine eos useless. this much better. #nephjc
— sarah faubel (@doc_faubel) February 18, 2015
And then Edgar slides in with the appropriate #NephPearl (How does he do that so fast?)
@NephJC @doc_faubel Why I DO NOT order URINE EOSINOPHILS anymore #Nephpearls #NephJC http://t.co/NH9PdFK7fc pic.twitter.com/cbneNsoZPl
— Edgar V. Lerma (@edgarvlermamd) February 18, 2015
We had a great NephJC last night. We had a new contributor who was excellent, Eric Weinhandl of Minnesota.
those models for ESRD risk are like spinning plates. 31 events and HRs bounce around with every adjustment #nephjc
— Eric Weinhandl (@EWeinhandl) February 4, 2015
Dr. Weinhandl works with the new PEER Kidney Care Initiative. It looks like a cool project. Here is some press from Nephrology News and Issues.