joel topf

July 19, 2017

Commentary

Chapter 8- The Candle is Lit

joel topf

July 19, 2017

Commentary

Vanessa and Robert get married and Vanessa provides some details from her childhood, including the reason she became a doctor.

joel topf

July 19, 2017

Commentary

Chapter 7- Another Dialysis Machine

joel topf

July 19, 2017

Commentary

Robert kidney continues to give troubles. Another surgery. More Dialysis. A proposal.

joel topf

July 19, 2017

Commentary

Chapter 6- Complications

joel topf

July 19, 2017

Commentary

In Complications Robert and Vanessa experience the full gamut of emotions as the kidney starts out great but runs into trouble.

joel topf

July 18, 2017

Commentary

Chapter 5- Peanut in a Box of Worms

joel topf

July 18, 2017

Commentary

The history of kidney transplant in the time it takes to harvest the author's kidney.

joel topf

July 18, 2017

Commentary

Chapter 4- The Other Robert Phillips

joel topf

July 18, 2017

Commentary

Dr. Grubbs looks at the transplant system through the experience of two different Robert Phillips

joel topf

July 18, 2017

Commentary

Chapter 3- Bid Whist

joel topf

July 18, 2017

Commentary

Edgr Lerma looks at chapter 3 of Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers and the unique perspective doctors have in the interpersonal relationships with people who have chronic diseases.

joel topf

July 18, 2017

Commentary

Chapter 2- Ulterior Motives

joel topf

July 18, 2017

Commentary

The love story unfolds as Vanessa meets Robert. She is smitten but tries to resist.

joel topf

July 17, 2017

Commentary

Chapter 1- Someday Comes

joel topf

July 17, 2017

Commentary

Chapter One summary. We meet Robert on the day he learns that he needs to start dialysis. Day one of end-stage kidney disease.

swapnil hiremath

July 10, 2017

Commentary

Peritoneal Dialysis: A Patient Perspective

swapnil hiremath

July 10, 2017

Commentary

Peritoneal Dialysis: A Patient Perspective

Susan Kjos tells her journey from diagnosis to hemodialysis to peritoneal and finally a transplant. She tells the real PD story from a person who did it every night.

joel topf

June 28, 2017

Commentary, storify

#AskASN Wrap up: Innovation in Kidney Education

joel topf

June 28, 2017

Commentary, storify

#AskASN Wrap up: Innovation in Kidney Education

Storify, analytics and archives of a great chat.

joel topf

June 25, 2017

Commentary

Kidney Transplant eBook: An Interactive Learning Tool

joel topf

June 25, 2017

Commentary

The Transplantation e-book is a glimpse of where all medical textbooks should be heading.

swapnil hiremath

June 23, 2017

Commentary

Hyponatremia Illustrated

swapnil hiremath

June 23, 2017

Commentary

Using powerpoint not to teach about hyponatremia, but as a platform for an interactive hyponatremia simulator. Cool.

joel topf

June 23, 2017

Commentary

Hemodialysis simulator by OPENPediatrics

joel topf

June 23, 2017

Commentary

Hemodialysis simulator by OPENPediatrics

Simulating pediatric hemodialysis is great for pediatric nephrology fellows. Dr. Rheault breaks down OPENPediatrics hemodialysis simulator.

joel topf

June 22, 2017

Commentary

Nathaniel talks about the State of the Nephrology Fellowship

joel topf

June 22, 2017

Commentary

Nathaniel talks about the State of the Nephrology Fellowship

Dr. Reisinger goes off on the state of nephrology fellow education and the state is strong!

joel topf

June 22, 2017

Commentary

Washington University in St. Louis Nephrology Pathology Series

joel topf

June 22, 2017

Commentary

Washington University in St. Louis Nephrology Pathology Series

Dr. Colbert talks about Wash U's Pathology series on YouTube.

joel topf

June 20, 2017

Commentary

CANVAS Visual Abstract

joel topf

June 20, 2017

Commentary

Thanks for the feedback. These are better when we work together.

swapnil hiremath

June 8, 2017

Commentary

Some thoughts on Spooky Sodium: Rodby Opines

swapnil hiremath

June 8, 2017

Commentary

Some thoughts on Spooky Sodium: Rodby Opines

The Sodium discussion left Rodby flummoxed. Here he walks through some calculations - and provides a different take on the whole free water intake and clearance conclusions.

joel topf

June 5, 2017

Commentary

Trips to mars, salty foods, and water intake: The #VisualAbstract

joel topf

June 5, 2017

Commentary

Trips to mars, salty foods, and water intake: The #VisualAbstract

Simulated trips to Mars allow extended and careful metabolic studies. What we are finding is rewriting the textbooks.

joel topf

June 1, 2017

Commentary

Free Water Clearance, learn it with YouTube

joel topf

June 1, 2017

Commentary

Free Water Clearance, learn it with YouTube

Timothy Yau teaches electrolyte free water. This is a concept that you will need to understand to get through next week's NephJC on sodium, water and the mission to Mars.

joel topf

May 22, 2017

Commentary

AKI from Marathons, the #VisualAbstract

joel topf

May 22, 2017

Commentary

Here is the visual abstract for this week's NephJC chat.

Andrew Ibrahim had some nice words about our Visual Abstract work flow.

Love the #VisualAbstract process by @kidney_boy to openly solicit feedback from peers and iteratively improve each draft #GenQI pic.twitter.com/ZC1hisbGtg
— Andrew M. Ibrahim MD (@AndrewMIbrahim) May 22, 2017