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Adam Forster

@kidneynerd.bsky.social

Chief #Nephrology Fellow - @westernu.bsky.social Wannabe sommelier - My condo "The treats are good but infrequent" - My dog "You're on another social media app?" - My husband Check me out on substack https://substack.com/@kidneynerd

454 Followers  |  698 Following  |  70 Posts  |  Joined: 11.09.2023  |  1.6536

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Algorithm for kidney biopsy πŸ”¬ evaluation in patients suspected to have MGRS ca. 2019
#Nephpearls #NephSky

πŸ‘‰ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30510265/

25.07.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lando may have won but today’s race belongs to Hulk #BritishGrandPrix

06.07.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another day, another clinic wondering why we don’t fund dietitians and social work visit for patients for KFRE below 10%.

26.06.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New @nephjc.bsky.social @freelyfiltered.bsky.social full AI episode is a really interesting concept, might start doing something similar with the medical students when they rotate through nephro πŸ‘€

16.06.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease | NEJM Base editors can correct disease-causing genetic variants. After a neonate had received a diagnosis of severe carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency, a disease with an estimated 50% mortality ...

Wow this incredible. Using CRISPR in a human patient successfully.

Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

15.05.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for clarifying!

16.04.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The fastest sign offs this world has ever seen

16.04.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn’t realize Canada needed to be on a PPI

16.04.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t mind it tbh, makes me feel useful

16.04.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Announcement: 2025 Awards of Excellence Recipients Celebrate the 2025 Award winners β€”our staff, faculty and learners whose commitment and dedication to excellence in education across Schulich Medicine & Dentistry have enriched our community.

My husband being incredible as usual. Congrats Dr Deweyert!
@westernu.bsky.social

www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2...

16.04.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Χ€Χ‘Χ— Χ©ΧžΧ— ΧœΧ›Χ•ΧœΧ Χ•!

12.04.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can the ED docs on #ThePitt please hold the POCUS probe the right way up at some point, the incorrect orientation is driving me crazy

05.04.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#GoJaysGo though

31.03.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dream I had as a kid: being on the jumbotron at a #BlueJays game
Nightmare I have as an adult: being on the jumbotron at a #BlueJays game

31.03.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching The Pitt and hearing β€œshe has hypernatremia her sodium is 112 we need to replenish her salts” is sending me into outer space.

27.03.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The number of times I get asked by extremely complex and unwell inpatients if I am a family doctor who is taking on patients is really heartbreaking. Ontario needs to be addressing this much better.

22.03.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When your bestie is a hematologist #hematology #hemesky #medsky #mutliplemyeloma

21.03.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Why Won’t Pierre Poilievre Get His Security Clearance?
YouTube video by Justin Trudeau Why Won’t Pierre Poilievre Get His Security Clearance?

This is an extremely important message that every Canadian needs to hear

youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...

09.03.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#TheSubstance for best pic tonight #TheOscars

02.03.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’re going on an ORTBO next week should be really fun!

28.02.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m dead πŸ’€

28.02.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When someone asks how dialysis works #nephsky

27.02.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long-Term Effects of Empagliflozin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease | NEJM In the EMPA-KIDNEY trial, empagliflozin, a sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, had positive cardiorenal effects in patients with chronic kidney disease who were at risk for disease pr...

The durability of these drugs continues to be astounding

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

26.02.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have no voice this morning for rounds in the dialysis unit but I’m hoping my patients understand that it’s from celebrating a Canadian Heritage Moment #4Nations #TeamCanada

21.02.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The national pride we are all feeling now is tremendous #OhCanada #GoCanadaGo

21.02.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do we really need to keep doing colchicine trials for MI? I feel like we’re just beating a dead horse at this point

19.02.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the follow @sjenkinsmd.bsky.social, big fan of your podcast. Keep up the good work!

19.02.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This game is so much more than hockey #OhCanada #GoCanadaGo #FourNations

16.02.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cooper DeJean is not a safety
He’s just a corner
Who will lock down your number 1
DeJean is CB1

#goeagles #flyeaglesfly #SuperBowl #SuperBowlLIX

10.02.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely thrilled to be awarded this year’s PARO Trust Fund Resident Teaching Award for @westernu.bsky.social. It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be an educator and a mentor to residents and medical students. #medsky #nephsky

05.02.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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