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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
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swapnil hiremath
Double Trouble: ddAVP and the Bleeding Biopsy

This week, we will discuss a double header: two single centre ddAVP trials in kidney biopsy from India.

Double Trouble: ddAVP and the Bleeding Biopsy
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Cristina Adriana Popa
Kidney Allografts-Play With Fire, Get Burned

This week, we will discuss the prognostic role of microvascular inflammation in kidney transplantation. Can the capillaries whisper their damage in lesions before antibodies speak? Maybe this study compels us to treat the injury we see, not just the disease we can name…

Kidney Allografts-Play With Fire, Get Burned
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swapnil hiremath
Metformin- Should I Stay or Should I Go

This week, we will discuss another target trial emulation study. The FDA says to stop metformin at a GFR of 30. Are they right?

Metformin- Should I Stay or Should I Go

PRECISION Trial: The Visual Abstract

Here is our second attempt to putting together a visual abstract. Went horizontal instead of vertical this time. Still feeling out this new medium.

And here is the animated GIF

I think GIFCreator is the best online GIF creator. Tried a few of them. This was the best and gave me the most control.

When looking for the NEJM logo in google image search I came across this page. Breaks my heart. We miss you Alex.

The #VisualAbstract: Smart Pill Bottle Study

Last month Andrew Ibrahim got the academic world tweeting when he launched his primer on making visual abstracts.

Take a look at the primer here (alt). We tried our hand at a visual abstract for next week's #NephJC

Click to download high quality PDF version.

I then tried making an animated gif and realize that this Visual Abstract is too complex. Will be better net time.

#AskRenal, a new social media initiative to help medical students

Renal physiology and pathophysiology is widely regarded as one of the most challenging subjects in the pre-clinical studies of medical school. The challenging subject has been blamed for the downturn in interest in our fine specialty. To help combat this we have started an initiative where a medical students can post a question to Twitter and get an answers from practicing nephrologists and basic scientists. See the kick off post at PBFluids.

The way this works is, if a student has a question they post it to Twitter with the hashtag #AskRenal. We have a bot that scours Twitter for this hashtag and will retweet the question while tagging @NephJC. NephJC will amplify the question to its audience of nephrology nerds who will then provide answers tagging the initial questioner.

Everything is in place, we are just waiting to get some student questions.

Inorder to better promote this we would like to capture when different medical students teach renal physiology and renal pathophysiology. If you know the schedule of one or two medical schools, please enter the class timing on to this crowd sourced spreadsheet.