Background
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
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swapnil hiremath
From single shots to strategy: How CAPTIVATE is ...

Summary of the CAPTIVATE platform which will be a twitter spaces discussion

From single shots to strategy: How CAPTIVATE is reframing the NephTrials playbook
Background
Cristina Adriana Popa
Are E-Nudges Enough to Push Guideline-Based CKD ...

This week, we will discuss a registry trial: can a nationwide nudge fix a CKD treatment gap?

Are E-Nudges Enough to Push Guideline-Based CKD Therapy?
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Brian Rifkin
STAMP of Approval: Tacrolimus vs MMF in ...

This week, we will discuss a pediatric nephrology trial: is tacrolimus superior to MMF in FRNS and SDNS?

STAMP of Approval: Tacrolimus vs MMF in Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome
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Cristina Adriana Popa
Advance-HTN: Return of the systolic order – ...

This week, we will discuss a NEJM trial on uncontrolled hypertension: lorundrostat, an aldosterone synthase inhibitor, aims at the hormonal dark side driving resistance.

Advance-HTN: Return of the systolic order – Lorundrostat’s role in restoring balance

Background

Does Contrast cause acute Kidney Injury?

Does Contrast cause acute Kidney Injury?

Iodinated contrast is well known to cause acute kidney injury (AKI), mainly from its physico-chemical properties, and is the commonly cited as being the third most common cause of AKI in hospitalized patients. But is this really true? Even the term contrast-induced AKI (CI-AKI) is now being increasingly replaced by contrast-associated AKI (CA-AKI), and could contrast be an 'innocent bystander'?

Fistula Failure: Can Anesthesia Solve our Vexing Vascular Access Problems?

Fistula Failure: Can Anesthesia Solve our Vexing Vascular Access Problems?

Historically nephrology is a specialty that has been criticized for it’s inability to produce high quality randomized controlled clinical trials designed to answer a specific question. So, when the Lancet publishes the results of a clinical trial in the field it is worth taking note.