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swapnil hiremath
In ESRD is spironolactone an overACHIEVEr?

This week, we will discuss the ACHIEVE trial. Will spironolactone achieve CV benefits in ESRD?

In ESRD is spironolactone an overACHIEVEr?
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joel topf
#NephJC Summer Bookclub: Everything is ...

The summer book club started in 2015, with one of the best books we have done in book club, Atul Gawande's Being Mortal. I think it should be required reading for all physicians. So now, in 2025, it is the NephJC Summer Book’s tenth anniversary (which represents our eleventh book). The history has been rich:

#NephJC Summer Bookclub: Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
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Cristina Adriana Popa
High or Low Phosphate? Are we Missing the ...

This week, we will discuss the phosphate targets in dialysis. Are you aiming for HIgh or Low?

High or Low Phosphate? Are we Missing the (P)oint?
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Brian Rifkin
Mind The Gap: When eGFR Creatinine and Cystatin ...

This week, we will discuss the clinical significance of eGFRdiff, the difference in eGFRcys (cystatin C) and eGFRcr (creatinine).

Mind The Gap: When eGFR Creatinine and Cystatin C Disagree
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Cristina Adriana Popa
A dose of CONFIDENCE: Building evidence for ...

This week, we will discuss how the CONFIDENCE trial gets nephrology closer to the magic CKD polypill of CKD.

A dose of CONFIDENCE: Building evidence for finerenone-empagliflozin synergy in diabetic kidney disease

TOTW

Tweet of the Week: Urine Eosinophils and NephroCheck

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?)

Tweet of the night

We had a great NephJC last night. We had a new contributor who was excellent, Eric Weinhandl of Minnesota.

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.