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Marcelo Tavares, MD, PhD

@pednephrol.bsky.social

Pediatric nephrologist in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte and Nefroclinicas). Special interest in CKD, kidney transplant, glomerulopathies, AKI, dialysis, rare diseases and Winnicott's psychoanalysis.

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Fenofibrate-Induced Osmotic Nephropathy: A Novel Mechanism of Acute Kidney Injury

Case Report by Raymond Lin, Seethalakshmi Viswanathan, and Nikki L. Wong

bit.ly/4mJDWrz

03.09.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The image has a red background. On the top left corner in a black box is the text, "ESC."  In the upper right corner is the "JN" logo. In the center is the white text, "Read papers from the JAMA Network."

The image has a red background. On the top left corner in a black box is the text, "ESC." In the upper right corner is the "JN" logo. In the center is the white text, "Read papers from the JAMA Network."

πŸ“Œ You can read all the JAMA and @jamacardiology.com papers presented today at #ESCCongress 2025.

ja.ma/4lNEdZf

01.09.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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ISN around the world: Celebrating excellence and education - International Society of Nephrology

At the 60th ANZSN Congress in Perth, ISN President-Elect @kidneydoc101.bsky.social‬ joins as speaker & moderator, highlighting ISN’s commitment to global perspectives & collaboration to advance kidney health 🌍🩺

www.theisn.org/blog/2025/09... #ANZSN60

01.09.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@winnicott-trust.bsky.social There are certainly many admirers of Winnicott's works in bsky.social ! Time to @winnicott-trust.bsky.social help spread his ideas!

17.08.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now open access in @ndt-era.bsky.social

Anti-nephrin, anti-podocin and anti-Kirrel1 antibodies: Biological challenges and clinical implications

🧐 Clinical implementation of anti-slit diaphragm antibody testing = precision dx and tx in podocytopathies

▢️ academic.oup.com/ndt/article/...

16.08.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#RenalPath: Antibody-mediated acute rejection with glomerulitis: increased intracapillary leukocytes (arrows) in glomerular tuft (Jones silver stain).

bit.ly/2uShEyu (FREE)

17.08.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
JAMA Special Communication: Reducing Barriers to Mental Health Care for Physicians. Overview & Strategic Recommendations. Published online August 14, 2025. Discusses challenges and initiatives.

JAMA Special Communication: Reducing Barriers to Mental Health Care for Physicians. Overview & Strategic Recommendations. Published online August 14, 2025. Discusses challenges and initiatives.

Eliminating barriers to #mentalhealth care for physicians is essential to prevent untreated conditions and suicides, improve well-being, and maintain high-quality patient care.

ja.ma/4moVdGo

17.08.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:

Have you encountered a tricky case that could be submitted as a Quiz to help others learn?

Details on the #AJKDBlog: bit.ly/4bQAHdq

All Quizzes are freely available: bit.ly/40nVK19

17.08.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Re”FINE”ing the role of non steroidal MRAs in Cardio Kidney Metabolic syndrome β€” NephJC This week, we will discuss non-steroidal mineralocorticoid antagonist in the multiverse of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic. What FINEHEART pooled analysis would add to what we already learned from FID...

Finerenone gets the HFpEF nod from FDA - as expected

NephJC coverage of FINEHEARTS www.nephjc.com/news/fineheart

Our editorial on kidney outcomes from FINEARTS: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39814475/

14.07.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gut microbiota are key regulators of systemic health, influencing kidney development, function, & blood pressure regulation. Read this Review of the role of microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids in kidney physiology & development. Open Access.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

14.07.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hispanics, the fastest growing minority in the USA, suffer from high CKD burden. Read this Original Article on healthcare access barriers for Hispanic pediatric nephrology patients. Part of a KICK (Kidney Initiative in Community Kids) study. Open Access.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

14.07.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Primary Aldosteronism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline AbstractBackground. Primary aldosteronism (PA), a primary adrenal disorder leading to excessive aldosterone production by one or both adrenal glands, is a

New PA Endo guideline is also out by experts @anandvaidya17.bsky.social #Cardiosky @hswapnil.medsky.social doi.org/10.1210/clin...

14.07.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 9: Carla Nester on C3 Glomerulopathy and Complement-Mediated Diseases | GN in Ten | Episode 9 In this episode, world-renowned complement expert Carla Nester (University of Iowa) joins Koyal and Kenar to discuss the state of the art in C3 glomerulopathy and other complement-mediated kidney dise...

πŸŽ™οΈWorld-renowned complement expert Carla Nester joins Koyal Jain and @kdjhaveri.bsky.social on GN in Ten to talk C3G and all things complement-mediated kidney disease share.transistor.fm/s/67f1e0de

πŸ”œ More C3G insights on the way after this week's SEISMIC summit is-gd.org/seismic-summit

14.07.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#RenalPath: CNI nephrotoxicity with TMA involving an arteriole (Jones silver stain).

bit.ly/2qeBWhV (FREE)

22.06.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Using an MRA empiricially or renin-guided therapy in apparent treatment resistant hypertension?

academic.oup.com/ajh/article/...

#WeekendReads from the #EditorsChoice archives

22.06.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Herpes Zoster Vaccination and Dementia Occurrence

Herpes Zoster Vaccination and Dementia Occurrence

Herpes zoster vaccination eligibility reduced the probability of new dementia diagnoses, suggesting its potential preventive effect.

https://ja.ma/4lagSB6

22.06.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

It's also necessary to analyze how male and female adolescents with CKD differ regarding behavior and progression of disease. How is that in LMIC?

22.06.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cardiovascular Events in Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - PubMed CVE occurrence among individuals with LN is significant, and this disease entity increases CVE risk, highlighting the importance of implementing early therapeutic interventions to prevent poor outcome...

It’s not just the immune mediated and infections - we need to pay attention to cardiovascular disease in SLE

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40539000/

Nice job synthesizing the data @saynanorouzi.bsky.social and team!

#NephSky #lupuschat

21.06.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Familial Idiopathic Glomerular Disease due to a Unique Renal-Predominant Phenotype of MYH9-Related Disease: A Case Report Abstract. Introduction: MYH9-related disease (MYH9-RD) is a rare genetic cause of proteinuric kidney disease. It typically manifests as a syndromic condition, presenting with macrocytic thrombocytopen...

Case reports have a lot to offer. They give the opportunity to explore unique presentations that many times have helped generating broader hypotheses that inspired new discoveries.
If you have interesting cases, Glomerular Diseases is your home
karger.com/gdz/article/...
@isgd.bsky.social #FSGS

21.06.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to join this #Alport group for some quality time travel/conference :)
#FSGS #genetics

20.03.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ§ͺ Dual angiotensin/endothelin receptor antagonism is making waves in nephrology.

Our new podcast dives into potential impact on #IgAN with insights from recent clinical trials in #FSGS.

Listen in on it!

🎧 bit.ly/3CVPCpw

#Nephrology #KidneyDisease #HealthcareInnovation

12.05.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“– This weekend don't miss our @kireports.bsky.social #ISNFridaySelection: Early determination of tacrolimus concentration-dose ratio identifies risk of allograft loss in kidney transplantation www.kireports.org/ar...

20.06.2025 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“œ Have you read our June newsletter? Inside you'll find:

πŸ”” #IPTA2025 updates
πŸ“š Literature review and committee announcements
πŸ’‘ Our latest ethics discussion
πŸ† Outreach fellowship winners
πŸŽ₯ Access to webinar recordings … and more!

πŸ“¬ Catch up here πŸ‘‰ tts.org/ipta-news/ip...

19.06.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First Emerging Career premeeting keynote from @ksusztak.bsky.social on β€œMapping to Mechanism to Medicine”
Kidney Disease Genetic Scorecard tool: susztaklab.com/GWAS2M/

10.06.2025 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Toward Defining Problematic Media Usage Patterns in Adolescents

Toward Defining Problematic Media Usage Patterns in Adolescents

"Time spent using digital media is not without cost."

This Viewpoint discusses the evolving recognition of digital media use disorders.

https://ja.ma/3ZBSXlS

18.06.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Huh oh! Genetics entering the world of clinical trials!! Great paper !!
#genetics
@natureportfolio.nature.com

18.06.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A sample from the pathology teaching slide set on IgA Nephropathy, jointly prepared by Arkana Laboratories and @goKDIGO. http://KDIGO.org/guidelines/gd/

#KDIGO #KDIGOguidelines #pathology #kidneypath #renal

18.06.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Combination #Cyclophosphamide and #Rituximab to Minimize #Glucocorticoid Use in Antineutrophil Cytoplasm Antibody–Associated Vasculitis #ANCA

#VisualAbstract by @KajareeG

www.kireports.org/ar...

18.06.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AKI & dysnatremia following pediatric cardiac surgery are common conditions associated w/worse outcomes. Read this Original Article on the impact of AKI & dysnatremia on length of stay in infants after cardiac surgery. Open Access.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

18.06.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cachorro da raΓ§a border collie preto marrom e branco vestindo uma tΓΊnica e uma boina verdes parecendo um artista com um pincel na boca sentado Γ  frente de um quadro pintado com essa mesma imagem dele com alguns quadros ao fundo.

Cachorro da raΓ§a border collie preto marrom e branco vestindo uma tΓΊnica e uma boina verdes parecendo um artista com um pincel na boca sentado Γ  frente de um quadro pintado com essa mesma imagem dele com alguns quadros ao fundo.

Simplesmente o Van Dogh

19.06.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 881    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6

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