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@renalrusso

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T0b: #NephJC

In DKD, the residual risk with flozins added to RASi, still remains high. We need every option in the arsenal, if we hope for better outcomes. So, here are the 4 pillars of modern cardio-renal therapy:

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09.07.2025 01:10 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Desmopressin for kidney biopsy - The Visual abstract β€” NephJC Does desmopressin reduce the risjk of post kidney biopsy bleeding? Checkout the beautiful VA answering this practical question by NSMC faculty Dr Divya Bajpai

πŸ‘‹Want to get my attention...start bleeding 🩸
Hey #NephSky #NephJC fans!
Check out the VA on ddAVP and kidney biopsy bleeding for tonite's discussion on #bluesky at 9pm by Dr. Divya Bajpai
www.nephjc.com/news/2025/5/13/desmopressin-for-kidney-biopsy-the-visual-abstract

13.05.2025 11:07 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Episode 26 - Can We Do More for Diabetic Kidneys?
Episode 26 - Can We Do More for Diabetic Kidneys? YouTube video by Podocyte Talk - Dr. Anass Qasem

πŸŽ™οΈ In Ep. 26 of Podocyte Talk:
– Finerenone + empagliflozin: better together in DKD
– Hypoglycaemia common post-dialysis in older adults
– Tirzepatide lowers albuminuria in obesity, with/without diabetes
Listen now! #CKD #Nephrology #Diabetes #GLP1

youtu.be/NiNvQYVdhIw

16.06.2025 07:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pre-treatment GFR slopes predict dapagliflozin response in IgA nephropathy Dapagliflozin exerts renoprotective effects in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). However, the association between the pre-treatment estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) slope and post-treat...

In IgA nephropathy, dapagliflozin slowed eGFR decline, especially in patients with faster pre-treatment loss. The pre-treatment eGFR slope predicted post-treatment benefit, suggesting value in guiding therapy.
#podocytetalk #CKD #GN #Nephsky

www.kireports.org/article/S246...

04.05.2025 07:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Digital education is they way forward -great talk πŸ‘@nephrologista.bsky.social

24.03.2025 00:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Targeted Release Capsule of #Lanthanum #Carbonate: a New Efficient Cheap Treatment for Primary #Hyperoxalurias

#VIsualAbstract by @KajareeG

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03.01.2025 00:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Check out our first publication for 2025: "Kidney Disease in the Elderly"
H/T Holly Kramer, Holly Koncicki
#Nephpearls #NephSky

πŸ‘‰ link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

02.01.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Renal Physiology for the Clinician Series
#Nephpearls

πŸ‘‰ journals.lww.com/cjasn/pages/...

04.12.2024 05:22 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The first big change in dialysis care in the US in decades, coming in 2025! I wrote about hemodiafiltration in this month’s #KidneyNews. (ASN is not yet on Bluesky?!?)

www.kidneynews.org/view/journal...

06.12.2024 17:03 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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🫘Breaking barriers and gender bias in Nephrology

Interesting read in CJASN by @kidneydoc101.bsky.social

journals.lww.com/cjasn/pages/...

25.11.2024 11:46 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Received thanks for teaching and wonderful shirts from med students #UniversityofFiji #UmanandPrasadSchoolofMedicineandHealthSciences est. by my late father. Students wrote β€œproud of being students at UPSM&HS … and as future alumni, we will also give back.”
@theisn.org #NephrologySocietyofFiji

03.12.2024 11:28 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First post on BlueSky - Thought it would be a good idea to share this Nephro-Alphabets Again !

27.11.2024 17:23 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Here it goes...my first post. Currently working on Cystic Diseases of Kidney. Check out additional 70 images here. www.webpathology.com/images/genit... #pathsky #pathology

20.11.2024 23:35 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Selecting weight loss strategies for kidney transplant candidacy: Weighty decisions Obesity is a well-described barrier to listing and transplant in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). For decades, metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) has been the gold-standard obesity treatment in the...

Obesity as a barrier to transplantation: Recent editorial and article from the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT).
www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...

23.11.2024 21:56 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us for #NephJC chat in ~30 minutes! First time on @bsky.app !!

🀩 Summary πŸ‘‰ www.nephjc.com/news/potassi...
#NephSky

20.11.2024 01:27 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ways of calcium reabsorption in the kidney | American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology The role of the kidney in calcium homeostasis has been reshaped from a classic view in which the kidney was regulated by systemic calcitropic hormones such as vitamin D3 or parathyroid hormone to an o...

I hope that helps! I will cover Phos/Mg handling in a future thread!
References:
1. journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
2. Medical Physiology, Boron and Boulpaep, 3rd edition

25.11.2024 17:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Better for Urgent-Start Dialysis Compared to Hemodialysis? This article reviews whether automated peritoneal dialysis is better than hemodialysis for urgent start.

9/ Don’t miss this insightful commentary on the article by McGrath et alβ€”definitely worth a read! πŸ“–βœ¨
www.kireports.org/article/S246...

Also Check out the blog summarizing this article by πŸŽ‡@vamsidharv17.bsky.social @brianrifkin.bsky.social @sophia-kidney.bsky.social sky.social @mchanmd.bsky.social

25.11.2024 16:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0