And the full rounds are available here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iXs...

Excellent, thorough overview of all sorts of strange and wonderful nephrotoxicity one can expect to see

@aisha-shaikh.bsky.social #NephGR #OncoNeph

Developed by the American Heart Association in 2023, the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs (PREVENT) equations estimate 10yr and 30yr risk for total cardiovascular disease (CVD), including atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) & heart failure (HF).
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#RenalPath: Acute cellular rejection (T-cell mediated, type I) with interstitial lymphocytic infiltrate, foci of severe tubulitis, and interstitial edema (periodic acid–Schiff stain).

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Check the insightful #NephJC summary by Akshaya Jayachandran ‪@nephromommy-akshu.bsky.social, Natalia Nombera @roxnonna23.bsky.social, Janany Sabescumar @glomerican.bsky.social

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What are the best practices for treating patients receiving peritoneal dialysis while hospitalized? This #ASNCJASN "Kidney Case Conference: How I Treat" shares clinician perspective on protocol and procedure. kidney.pub/CJASN0783

‘ Strawberry milkshake ´ dialysate in a Peritoneal Dialysis patient at PD onset ? What is your diagnosis ?
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands in the air . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands in the air .

Specially on Acute CHF exacerbation with AKI 2/2 CRS .

Editorial by Shane A. Bobart and Tariq Shafi:

To Shower or Not to Shower? Personal Hygiene, Safety, and Patient Choice in Hemodialysis Catheter Care

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Computed Tomography of the Abdomen with Contrast Material. The scan shows pancreatic calcifications (arrow) and morphologically normal kidneys without evidence of nephrocalcinosis.

interesting @nejm.org case

how does pancreatic calcification explain the AKI?

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

#NephSky #MedSky

NEW Commentary by Nozaina Mahmood and Efren Chavez Morales on the #AJKDBlog:

Exploring the Optimal Blood Pressure Target in Advanced CKD

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Article by Ku et al: bit.ly/4dZXB1t

YouTube video by Ottawa Nephrology Glucagon-Like-Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

The GLP1RA #NephGR is live - can we use them in dialysis?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S0n...

#NephSky

He was tired of just surviving. A pig kidney gave him a shot at living | CNN Tim Andrews knew that he needed dialysis to manage his end-stage kidney disease, but over months of treatment, he started to wonder whether it was worth it. Desperate for another option, he found a su...

He is one of only a handful of patients who have undergone the experimental procedure. For now, he’s the lone person in the United States known to be living with a pig kidney. www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/h... #RenalSky

Confirmatory Testing for Primary Aldosteronism: A Study of Diagnostic Test Accuracy: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0 Background: Confirmatory testing to verify the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA) in patients who have an abnormal screening result is of uncertain benefit. Objective: To perform a blinded assess...

In the @annalsofim.bsky.social

www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... from @ucalgarymed.bsky.social team

Saline suppression test not useful in confirming primary #aldosteronism - go straight to AVS if planning Sx (and ramp up MRA to target renin if Medical management)

#NephSky #EndoSky

When to use spironolactone, eplerenone or finerenone in the spectrum of cardiorenal diseases ABSTRACT. Kidney disease frequently coexists with cardiovascular (CV) diseases, and this dual presence significantly amplifies the risk of adverse clinical

When to use spironolactone, eplerenone or finerenone in the spectrum of cardiorenal diseases

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Accurate fluid status assessment is crucial for patients undergoing long-term dialysis. Current methods vary between units, and there is a need for better evidence to guide practice. https://bit.ly/JASN0724

🎉 The entire April 2025 issue is FREE until the end of the month to celebrate #NKFClinicals! 🎉

Check out the plain-language summaries on what inspired each study, the basic approach taken, what was learned, and why it matters:

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Core Curriculum by Charmaine E. Lok, Theodore You, and Timmy Lee:

Hemodialysis Vascular Access: Core Curriculum 2025

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#Quiz from the archives: A 55-yr-old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes had a bicarbonate of 12 mEq/L and an anion gap of 22 mEq/L. Medications included insulin, acetaminophen, and a SGLT2 inhibitor. What was the cause of the high anion gap?

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Hypertension Canada Statement on the Use of Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices in Clinical Practice AbstractBACKGROUND. Cuffless blood pressure (BP) devices are an emerging technology marketed as providing frequent, nonintrusive and reliable BP measuremen

Very informative...

Hypertension Canada Statement on the Use of Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices in Clinical Practice

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Suggested approach in dosing metformin based on the level of kidney function from @kdigo.org
#Nephpearls #NephJC #NephSky

👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36272764/

Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Review by Drs. @steventong.bsky.social, Holland et al.

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Editorial by Shane A. Bobart and Tariq Shafi:

To Shower or Not to Shower? Personal Hygiene, Safety, and Patient Choice in Hemodialysis Catheter Care

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4/ Our #Tweetorial is based on a recent publication by Dr. Bernard Chan and VA by @husamjz.bsky.social
Systematic Review of the Effects of Iron on Cardiovascular, Kidney, and Safety Outcomes in Patients With CKD

🗞️https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(25)00054-3/fulltext

Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphate Disorders A fundamental understanding of electrolyte disorders is a requisite skill for nephrology practitioners given the vital role kidneys play in maintenanc…

Thanks to Sam Kant for the invite to write this. If you pass your boards because of it then it was worth it!

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This painting by @glombandit.bsky.social shows myelinosomes, also known as “zebra bodies” for their appearance on tangential sectioning. Myelinosomes are seen in Fabry disease, a rare x-linked recessive genetic disorder caused by defective activity of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. #pathart

Excessive Ingestion of Almond Milk Causes Severe Hypercalcemia and Acute Kidney Injury in a Patient With Chronic Kidney Disease Background Almond milk has a higher calcium content than cow's milk. Hypercalcemia after consuming almond milk has been reported in infants, but to our knowledge, we report the first case of almond mi...

New: Excessive Ingestion of Almond Milk Causes Severe Hypercalcemia and Acute Kidney Injury in a Patient With Chronic Kidney Disease #nephrology #kidneydisease #medsky #nephsky
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Editorial by Sara-Megumi Rumrill and Michael G. Shlipak:

The New Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome: An Opportunity for CKD Detection and Treatment in Primary Care

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RBC cast (SM stain, 1000x, BF). Adult with COL4A3 mutation, hematuria, mild proteinuria, normal eGFR. #UrinarySediment #UrineMicroscopy #PisseProphet

In A Few Words essay by Christina Miranda:

Considering Dialysis in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians Living With Kidney Failure

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#Quiz from '22: A 77-year-old man with a history of cardiac tx and pulmonary TB had elevated gamma fraction and high IgG κ light chain levels. A peripheral smear showed over 20% plasma cells.

What are the possible causes of his hyponatremia?

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