Kartik Kalra

Kartik Kalra

@kkalra.bsky.social

Assistant Professor - Geisinger Medical Center Academic Nephrologist APD - Nephrology Fellowship

522 Followers 696 Following 4 Posts Joined Nov 2024
5 months ago
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KDIGO 2025 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgAN) and Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis (IgAV) This article is published as part of a supplement sponsored by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). The opinions or views expressed in this supplement are those of the authors and do not...

The @kdigo.org IgA guidelines published www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...

We discussed them with Jon Barratt here: youtu.be/OChs5BcTEGE?... on #NephGR

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Geisinger Accelerated Internal Medicine-Nephrology Track (GAIN) | Geisinger Internal Medicine Residency Program Explore our innovative track designed for highly motivated trainees seeking a more efficient, personalized route to a career in Nephrology.

Geisinger Accerated Internal Medicine Nephrology (GAIN) 4-yr track! @kkalra.bsky.social #meded #medsky #nephsky
www.gmcimres.com/gain

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9 months ago
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Thrilled and humbled to be named to the IM Faculty Honor Roll for teaching! It's a privilege to work with such dedicated residents at Geisinger. You inspire me every day. Super happy to receive it with my friend and collegue @alexchangmd.bsky.social !! #InternalMedicine #MedEd #Nephrology

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11 months ago

Thank you. Was an excellent learning case for us !!

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Geisinger Nephrology and Internal Medicine representation at @nkf-professionals.bsky.social
#NKFclinicals . Kudos to the trainees for excellent presentations. 👏
@alexchangmd.bsky.social
@drmootravardhak.bsky.social

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11 months ago
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Sparsentan (DEARA) and FSGS
#Nephpearls #NKFClinicals #NephSky

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11 months ago
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Great case report presented by Geisinger med student of ANCA presenting with mastoiditis treated for antibiotics repeatedly, solved by superstar Kartik Kalra @nkf-professionals.bsky.social

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1 year ago
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Great Geisinger #nephmadness night! Note Kartik’s @kkalra.bsky.social virtual Madness bandanna.
No one’s happy about our surprise dark horse winner - incremental dialysis!

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1 year ago
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Davita Selinsgrove receiving 5 🌟 in home and in-center (~50-50 patient split) . Happy to share this recognition with my partner in crime Camilla Bermudez. Extremely thankful to our nursing and support staff !!
#homefirst

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1 year ago

Attention #NephSky

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If I have missed anyone, reply here!

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4 years ago

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[Why] is furosemide susceptible to malabsorption from "gut edema"?

When a patient with heart failure is hospitalized with congestion I often hear "let's use IV furosemide; they're probably not absorbing the PO."

It's a comment unique to furosemide.

But is it accurate?

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1 year ago

Case of non-dilated obstructive uropathy (NDOU). #nephsky #medsky

Woman with a recent dx of metastatic cervical cancer presented with fatigue and noted to be hypotensive with a creatinine of >9 and anuria. Started on fluids, vasopressors and antibiotics without improvement in either parameter

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1 year ago
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Really excited. Thank you for all the support. 🥰

438 total
137 in-person
301 virtual

Still have time to register until midnight 👇

www.eeds.com/portal_live_...

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1 year ago
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1/n sharing a case: Young adult comes in 4 elective ENT procedure. Receives several doses of ketotolac for 3-4 days + empiric vancomycin. Then, labs are checked: Cr 4.0, up from 1.0. UA: neg blood/protein/cells. High suspicion 4 IV NSAID / IV Vanco hemodynamic/tubular insult. Non-oliguric, lytes OK

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1 year ago
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ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis – diagnosis and therapy Proceedings of the Henry Shavelle Lectureship Abstract. Background. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) frequently affects the kidney. Glomerulonephritis (GN) in AAV, ANCA-GN, not only dictates therapeutic deci...

In this Review on ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis, we provide a comprehensive overview of ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis, spanning from diagnosis, prognosis to treatment (induction and remission), and dedicate a section on transplantation #karger #GlomDis
karger.com/gdz/article/...

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1 year ago
IIGANN 2025

www.iigann2025.com

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1 year ago

Just saw 2 ICU hyperNa cases, so here's a #medsky #nephsky🧵 on why...

🤨 Out: Solute-free H2O clearance
😎 In: Electrolyte-free H2O clearance

🫘 1st was recovering from AKI -->⬆️ filtered urea load as the BUN ⬇️

🥩 2nd was receiving very high protein tube feeds -->⬆️ filtered urea load with stable BUN

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1 year ago
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www.dustri.com/nc/article-r... Fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitor-induced hyperphosphatemia: Lessons for the nephrologist

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1 year ago
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You can have EXT1/2 positivity in the setting of LN as well.

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1 year ago
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Such a privilege to learn from Dr. Glassock during the @glomcon fellowship program @poyanmehr.bsky.social @bettercallseeth.bsky.social

“There is NO universally agreed upon optimal therapy for severe LN”

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