joel topf

August 22, 2022

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The NephJC Summer Book Club: 'Codebreaker'

joel topf

August 22, 2022

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The NephJC Summer Book Club: 'Codebreaker'

It’s back! The NephJC Summer Book Club with Walter Isaacson’s book which is part Jennifer Doudna biography and part an examination of CRISPER technology and its implications.

swapnil hiremath

August 9, 2022

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Is Less Always More? The Case of Fluids in Septic Shock

swapnil hiremath

August 9, 2022

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Is Less Always More? The Case of Fluids in Septic Shock

This week, we will discuss the CLASSIC trial, pitting a restrictive versus a standard fluid resuscitation strategy in septic shock.

swapnil hiremath

July 26, 2022

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Sodium HF: Control-Salt-Delete

swapnil hiremath

July 26, 2022

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July is Heart Month! After arrhythmias we turn to heart failure and sodium restriction with the SODIUM-HF trial from the Lancet

swapnil hiremath

July 11, 2022

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Arrhythmias with Antibiotics

swapnil hiremath

July 11, 2022

Background

This week, we will discuss the potential harm of widespread antibiotic use, and how some of them may contribute to sudden death in hemodialysis

swapnil hiremath

June 21, 2022

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Should we buy what Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA is Selling?

swapnil hiremath

June 21, 2022

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Should we buy what Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA is Selling?

This week, we will discuss the ADMIRAL DNA, which sells the cell-free donor derived DNA as the shiny new thing which will make diagnostics easy in kidney transplants. Or will it?

Guest User

June 5, 2022

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Re-TESTING Steroids for IgA Nephropathy

Guest User

June 5, 2022

Background

Coming up next we have the TESTING RCT (again), with updated results on methylprednisolone treatment for IgA nephropathy.

Jade Teakell

May 23, 2022

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A New CHAPter in an Old Story

Jade Teakell

May 23, 2022

Background

This week, we have a practice changing study about the treatment of mild hypertension during pregnancy. Join us on Tuesday (9 EDT) and Wednesday (9 IST).

Guest User

May 10, 2022

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CHIPping away at Kidney Disease

Guest User

May 10, 2022

Background

This week, we will discuss the study on the effect of clonal hematopoiesis on the kidneys. What is CHIP anyways?

Jade Teakell

April 19, 2022

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ISPD Peritonitis Update 2022

Jade Teakell

April 19, 2022

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We have a long awaited huge update on the ISPD peritonitis guidelines. Bugs change and we need to change how we treat them. We break down the evidence for you in this summary

Guest User

April 4, 2022

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Induction for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: It’s ComPLEX

Guest User

April 4, 2022

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Induction for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: It’s ComPLEX

This week we discuss an updated systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of plasma exchange in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis

Jade Teakell

March 21, 2022

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Diuretic Resistance in Heart Failure

Jade Teakell

March 21, 2022

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This week we discuss the mechanistic study looking at diuretic resistance. Timed with the NephMadness cardiorenal region!

swapnil hiremath

March 6, 2022

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Pain, Paracetamol and Pressure

swapnil hiremath

March 6, 2022

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This week, we will discuss the PATH BP trial, which demolishes the supposed benign nature of acetaminophen/paracetamol.

swapnil hiremath

February 22, 2022

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Xenotransplantation: The Future is Here-ish

swapnil hiremath

February 22, 2022

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Xenotransplantation: The Future is Here-ish

This week, we will discuss the published case report from the UAB on one of the early xenotransplantations from genetically engineered pig kidneys.

swapnil hiremath

February 8, 2022

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Revisiting the Ideal Time: The Case of Chronic Dialysis

swapnil hiremath

February 8, 2022

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Revisiting the Ideal Time: The Case of Chronic Dialysis

This week, we will discuss the intricate analysis using target trial emulation - applied for the initiation of dialysis in CKD. Let’s fix problems of lead time and immortal time bias.

swapnil hiremath

January 25, 2022

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Scheduling Steroids to Remedy Relapses

swapnil hiremath

January 25, 2022

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This week, we will discuss two trials with a joint IPNA JC session. PREDNOS 2 explores and explodes the steroids use in URTI to prevent relapse practice, while another noninferiority trial reports use of lower dose steroids in managing relapses.

Guest User

January 10, 2022

Background

Nephrin in Nephrotic Syndrome

Guest User

January 10, 2022

Background

This week, we will discuss the discovery of anti-nephrin antibodies and the elucidation of their role in minimal change disease

swapnil hiremath

December 21, 2021

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LUST but do not fall in Love with POCUS yet?

swapnil hiremath

December 21, 2021

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LUST but do not fall in Love with POCUS yet?

This week, we will discuss the LUST trial, to see if use of a POCUS changes your focus enough to help improve clinical outcomes

swapnil hiremath

December 7, 2021

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Old is Gold: CLICK for Chlorthalidone

swapnil hiremath

December 7, 2021

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This week, we will discuss the CLICK trial. Another medical reversal - showing that this old and cheap drug, chlorthalidone, might actually work in advanced CKD. Click through to read more.

joel topf

November 23, 2021

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Genes, Aquaporins, and Peritoneal Dialysis

joel topf

November 23, 2021

Background

Genes, Aquaporins, and Peritoneal Dialysis

This week, we discuss the discovery that peritoneal membrane water transport, and PD outcomes, are influenced by genetic variations in the Aquaporin 1 channel.

swapnil hiremath

November 16, 2021

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The 2021 KDIGO GN Guidelines

swapnil hiremath

November 16, 2021

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This week, we will discuss the updated 2021 GN guidelines from KDIGO. They have always been the most useful of all GN guidelines. Let’s see what has changed