December 16, 2024

Background

Cristina Adriana Popa

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

news, Meta

joel topf

#HCWvsHunger 2024

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

November 18, 2024

Background

Brian Rifkin

Potassium Rollercoaster Heartbreak

This week, we will discuss the use of 3K dialysis bath with sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus 2K bath and no potassium lowering medications in dialysis patients and the associated risk of arrhythmia.

November 4, 2024

Background

Jade Teakell

FLOZINATing to the Future- Long Term Effects of ...

This week, we will discuss post-trial follow-up for EMPA-Kidney. What are the longer-term effects of empagliflozin for patients with chronic kidney disease?

case report

swapnil hiremath

February 22, 2022

Background

Xenotransplantation: The Future is Here-ish

swapnil hiremath

February 22, 2022

Background

Xenotransplantation: The Future is Here-ish

This week, we will discuss the published case report from the UAB on one of the early xenotransplantations from genetically engineered pig kidneys.

joel topf

August 20, 2019

Commentary

Image-Guided Core-Needle Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Calciphylaxis

joel topf

August 20, 2019

Commentary

Image-Guided Core-Needle Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Calciphylaxis

Itunu Owoyemi discusses use of a needle core biopsy to diagnose CUA in a dialysis patients. What are the implications of bringing this technique to this difficult to diagnose disease?