January 21, 2025

Background

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HOPE-ing and Coping with Pain in Dialysis

This week, we will discuss the HOPE trial - no not that one - the one in dialysis that was a LBCT in 2024. Should we look beyond analgesics to non-pharmacological options more seriously?

January 7, 2025

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Cristina Adriana Popa

Top Stories in Nephrology 2024

Should we call 2024 the Renaissance of nephrology? It was probably the richest year in RCTs in the nephrology world, reflected in the higher number of Late-Breaking Clinical Trials sessions at every big nephrology congress. Probably 1st place won’t surprise anyone; it was the anticipated FLOW of the year, but this Top 10 Nephrology Stories definitely includes some unexpected titles

December 16, 2024

Background

Cristina Adriana Popa

ACEing the management of advanced CKD

This week we come to meta-analyse, strikingly late, the cornerstone of all CKD treatments. Are you still in doubt? We need ACEing CKD to the end of GFR, and beyond

December 2, 2024

Background

swapnil hiremath

BPROAD: Sprinting down the BP Road in Diabetes

This week, we will discuss hopefully the final story of intensive BP lowering. BPROAD is a larger version of ACCORD without the glycemic control arm. Dive in.

November 30, 2024

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#HCWvsHunger 2024

Its that time of year again! Jade Teakell is leading team #UrineItToWinIt for #HCWvsHunger 2024. Read more.

TOTW

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February 19, 2015

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Tweet of the Week: Urine Eosinophils and NephroCheck

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February 19, 2015

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Dr. Faubel nailed the best comment about NephroCheck by reminding us while we pick apart the particulars of NephroCheck that we have some other dragons to slay:

@hswapnil @Nephro_Sparks @dr_nikhilshah btw, nephrocheck and urine eos cost about the same. urine eos useless. this much better. #nephjc
— sarah faubel (@doc_faubel) February 18, 2015

And then Edgar slides in with the appropriate #NephPearl (How does he do that so fast?)

@NephJC @doc_faubel Why I DO NOT order URINE EOSINOPHILS anymore #Nephpearls #NephJC http://t.co/NH9PdFK7fc pic.twitter.com/cbneNsoZPl
— Edgar V. Lerma (@edgarvlermamd) February 18, 2015

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February 4, 2015

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Tweet of the night

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February 4, 2015

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We had a great NephJC last night. We had a new contributor who was excellent, Eric Weinhandl of Minnesota.

those models for ESRD risk are like spinning plates. 31 events and HRs bounce around with every adjustment #nephjc
— Eric Weinhandl (@EWeinhandl) February 4, 2015

Dr. Weinhandl works with the new PEER Kidney Care Initiative. It looks like a cool project. Here is some press from Nephrology News and Issues.