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Jade Teakell
Shedding Light on the Dense Matter of C3 ...

This week, we will discuss the role of ApoE in determining the subtypes of C3 Glomerulopathy.

Shedding Light on the Dense Matter of C3 Glomerulopathy
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swapnil hiremath
Healing, Hype, or Harm: The NefIgArd trial

This week, we will discuss the final results of the NEFIGARD trial with the GFR slope data. Is targeted release budesonide aka Nefecon really a way to provide steroid efficacy without steroid side effects?

Healing, Hype, or Harm: The NefIgArd trial
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Cristina Adriana Popa
PRAECISely Predicting Preeclampsia

This week, we tag along with NephMadness. It will be hard to stay impartial while discussing the role of angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors in severe preeclampsia prognosis.

PRAECISely Predicting Preeclampsia
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swapnil hiremath
The Worldwide Shadow of Kidney Disease

This week, during kidney month and NephMadness season, we will discuss the USRDS report as well as the ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas report from 2024.

The Worldwide Shadow of Kidney Disease
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swapnil hiremath
The PROTECT-V platform - RENALISM no more?

This week on NephTrials we will discuss the PROTECT-V trial, a platform trial for preventing COVID-19 infections in the vulnerable kidney populations.

The PROTECT-V platform - RENALISM no more?

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The cause as a cure? The Case for a DDAVP clamp in severe Hyponatremia

The cause as a cure? The Case for a DDAVP clamp in severe Hyponatremia

This week, we will discuss an observational study - a very large series of using DDAVP for treatment of hyponatremia. Yes, you read that right. Read the paper for free thanks to Am J Med and join us on March 27/28 to discuss. 

The Fluid Wars Return: Can we restore Balance to the field

The Fluid Wars Return: Can we restore Balance to the field

March 13/14 we will discuss the pair of trials in NEJM from Vanderbilt: comparing balanced solutions to normal saline in critically ill & not ill patients. Join us for the next #NephJC to parse through SMART & SALT-ED

Kidney Transplant & Race and Ethnicity: Things are Getting Better - Or Are They?

Kidney Transplant & Race and Ethnicity: Things are Getting Better - Or Are They?

This week, we will discuss the JAMA paper on disparities in living donor kidney transplant *rates* across race/ethnicities. There is a parallel paper from the UK, which shows somewhat similar findings. Join us Feb 6 and 7 to discuss on #NephJC!

Will PRESERVE preserve the contrast AKI status quo?

Will PRESERVE preserve the contrast AKI status quo?

This week, we will discuss the fresh-off-the-press NEJM paper on the utility of using NAC (vs placebo) or bicarb-based hydration (vs saline) in preventing contrast AKI. A medical reversal that has taken almost 2 decades...

Longer is Better, Except when it is Not, Really: Hemodialysis Edition

Longer is Better, Except when it is Not, Really: Hemodialysis Edition

The ACTIVE trial tested the hypothesis that longer dialysis would be better for quality of life. Sadly, this did not turn out to be the case. Is the end of longer being better? Join us as we dissect the study at the next NephJC.

IgA Nephropathy: Testing Steroids Again

IgA Nephropathy: Testing Steroids Again

Stop-IgAN suggested steroids may not be useful in patients with intermediate range proteinuria. Now, in a different population with more proteinuria, TESTING finds a mixed result: some benfit + more adverse events. Should we keep on TESTING?