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RIP to the “Father of ECMO”, Prof Bartlett.

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A summer bookended by nephro/AKI/CRRT conferences! Seems fitting for a #pseudopseudohyponephrologist!

Proud of @rhodeshambrick.bsky.social for his amazing presentation on drug dosing and his award winning poster on NGAL & cefepime clearance.

What joy to see him recognized as a star! 🤩 🥹

Go to Stanford and learn from the best for hypertension!

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We are thrilled to announce that we have generously received funding for a one-year hypertension fellowship, and we are recruiting now for a candidate to start fellowship July 1, 2026 .
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I’m very excited to be appointed Department Chair for the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Sciences at @ucsdpharmacy.bsky.social Thank you Dean Brookie Best, VCHS John Carethers and Chancellor Khosla for your support!

Congratulations Linda!!

🙂🙏🏻 I am incredibly proud of our outstanding Mayo Clinic nephrology fellows — Dr. Benjamin Bizer and Dr. Jose Arriola Montenegro — my mentees, whose projects have been accepted for Oral presentations at ASN Kidney Week 2025 in Houston, TX. American Society of Nephrology @asnkidney.bsky.social

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Final #Nephjc thoughts:
We love our peds colleagues! There are many challenges to treating GN without biopsies and ongoing uncertainty about the pathophysiology differences of relapsing or steroid dependent disease 😮‍💨
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“The kidney, a tremendously under-celebrated organ, basically does four-dimensional sudoku with ions.”

From Rivka Galchen’s article in @newyorker.com:

“The kidney, a tremendously under-celebrated organ, basically does four-dimensional sudoku with ions.”

And that’s how I’m going to explain it from now on.

Very cool @brianrifkin.bsky.social The pieces are very interesting!

ASN welcomes Professor Charuhas V. Thakar, MD, FASN, as the new Editor-in-Chief of Kidney360. In this role, Dr. Thakar aspires to "disseminate cutting-edge research in diverse areas of nephrology." His term begins January 1, 2026. kidney.pub/4e466Kr

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Use of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Writing. The Danger of Trying Too Hard to Please The author describes his experience using several artificial intelligence programs to assist in the process of editing or preparing manuscripts for publication. While the programs were very useful to...

Hilarious (and sobering) essay on the use of AI in medical research & manuscript writing

Read the whole thing!

John Daugirdas has been on the cutting edge of tech in meded before #MedEd was thing

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Kidney biopsies are recommended if CNIs have to be continued > 2 yrs in children, to exclude toxicity. Side-effect profiles may drive CNI choice as gingival hyperplasia & hypertrichosis are more prevalent with cyclosporine & glucose intolerance occurs more frequently with TAC. #NephJC

Low risk of tac balanced out by real risk of infection and thrombosis in uncontrolled nephrotic syndrome. People forget that 80-90% of these kids died pre-steroid. #NephJC

Yep, hirsutism and gingival hypertrophy! And unfortunately- the excess hair was mostly facial, and the cosmetic effects of cyclosporine made it really hard for teenagers to continue. #nephjc

I do the same with any agent. Treat for 2 years then try off. If relapse, then another 2 years. #NephJc I don’t think there’s great data. Just seems a good balance of risk.

In clinical practice, prefer MMF over Tac as first line for SD/FRNS (mostly to avoid need for lab monitoring). And increasingly rituximab! Discuss all options with parents and if insurance overlords permit, ritux it is #nephjc

I always found SDNS harder to manage than FRNS- more steroid toxic and needing more ‘aggressive’ mgmt. #nephjc

Plus- more detailed (example flowcharts shown). It’s written for both ped neph and pediatricians who may be doing some of the evaluation/ management in many lower resources areas. #nephjc

IPNA clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome - Pediatric Nephrology Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is the most frequent pediatric glomerular disease, affecting from 1.15 to 16.9 per 100,000 children per year globally. It is characterized by massive proteinuria, hypoalb...

Most of us prefer the IPNA guidelines for nephrotic syndrome- I find them more useful and peds specific link.springer.com/article/10.1... #nephjc

Not all peds trials. But typical age for childhood NS is 3-12yrs (some might say 3-14 yrs). I.e many, many years ago we would call a 13-14 yo atypical NS and consider biopsy before treating. Now even in a 15 yo without any other atypical features, we might try steroids first #nephjc

Impaired GFR is more likely to be seen in those with secondary nephrotic syndrome, more likely SRNS, and maybe non minimal change. Standard SSNS should have normal kidney function #nephjc

Heading home so I will miss this chat #nephjc. But these dad jokes have put me in a good mood for the drive 🤣🤣

ASN Midcareer Awards: Distinguished Clinical Service Award Daniel Y. Lam, MD Shina Menon, MD, FASN Distinguished Leader Award Laura H. Mariani, MD, MS, FASN Reem A. Mustafa, MD, PhD, MPH, FASN Distinguished Educator Award Benjamin S. Ko, MD Hitesh H. Shah, MD, FASN Distinguished Mentor Award Julia J. Scialla, MD, FASN Distinguished Researcher Award Aminu K. Bello, MD, PhD, FASN Elaine Ku, MD, FASN Simone Sanna-Cherchi, MD

Congratulations to all of the ASN Midcareer Award Recipients! @shinamenon.bsky.social @genetickidneydoc.bsky.social

Thank you @hswapnil.medsky.social ! Congratulations to all the awardees! And thanks to @asnkidney.bsky.social for the honor.