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This was a fun article to work on. Hope you enjoy it. Things We Do for No Reason™: Avoiding IV iodinated contrast material in patients with acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease Journal of Hospital Medicine shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Patient and Healthcare Provider Perspectives on Showering for Patients With Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheters: A Survey Study bit.ly/3BV51WQ #OpenAccess #VisualAbstract

For all my little beans out there, don’t forget to read the latest recommendations on IgAN and IgAVN by @mdabdulqader83.bsky.social on @kireports.bsky.social www.kireportscommunity.org/post/navigat...

Are you a trainee Interested in neonatal nephrology but don’t know where to start? Sign up for this structured internship!

Wordle today will test the world's knowledge of the lyrics to American Pie

UnitedHealth stock is down 20% today. This pleases me.

Examination of the urinary sediment is an important non-invasive tool for diagnosis & surveillance of kidney diseases. Read this Educational Review of collecting & examining urine samples in order to obtain reliable results. Free access this month. bit.ly/3DYRNcx

Whoever came up with the "use it or lose it" part of an FSA should be put in prison

Bill Gates: Within 10 years, Al will replace many doctors and teachers--humans won't be needed 'for most things' www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/b...

Thanks to Sam Kant for the invite to write this. If you pass your boards because of it then it was worth it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This ain't it

The April 2025 issue is available now: bit.ly/April25TOC Highlights: - CV-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome in Primary Care - Osteoporotic Fractures after Kidney Tx - Statins and Primary Prevention in CKD - Atypical ADPKD Caused by IFT140 - Renal Tubular Acidosis: Core Curriculum

Back pain in ADPKD? Don’t blame cysts right away. Remember HALT-PKD Post Hoc Analysis of association with obesity and always rule out, so many more #NephJC

🛑 Native nephrectomy? Not always. KDIGO prefers: ✔️ Unilateral ✔️ At or after transplant ✔️ Laparoscopic > open All graded 2C–2D. #NephJC

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common genetic kidney disease worldwide and is characterized by progressive development of kidney cysts. This review discusses ADPKD diagnosed in adulthood. https://ja.ma/4c2E9lm

Watching 2 eat an ungodly amount of food: "Wow, where are you putting all that?" 2: "In the tummy" "Well, fair point"

Thrombotic Microangiopathies in Pregnancy Presentation I gave to our MaternoFetal Medicine Fellowship program

*at the dinner table* 2: "Eat a bug bunny?" Wh... What? 2: "Eat a bug bunny. Eat a bug bunny!! EAT A BUG BUNNY!!!" *pointing* ... Cucumber? You want to eat some cucumber? 2: "Yeah! Eat a bug bunny!" Oh... Of course

Pro tip for my guideline writing friends @kdigo.org regarding albumin creatinine ratios: searchability is *way* better if you use UACR as the abbreviation instead of ACR. Ctrl+F for "ACR" will also find words like "tacro," "across," "acronyms, "macroscopic," etc. UACR is unique. Please consider!

Me: "Oof, I am dehydrated." 2: "Daddy water?" Me: 😳 ... *did he just understand the word 'dehydrated?'*

Exciting news: We have Prof Carla Nester from Iowa, lead PI of the APPEAR-C3G trial present at #NephGR this week! #NephSky

This is such a baller move

Announcing the #NephJC internship, @nephjc.bsky.social and @kireports.bsky.social joining forces www.nephjc.com/intern-app for details and to apply! #NephSky

I love when I see rural families in clinic and I can drop a fun fact like "3% of the population of your home town are in this office right now."

Globally, 150+ rare kidney diseases affect 60–80 people per 100,000. Many are hereditary, with inherited kidney disease seen in 10% of adults & most children on #KRT. Yet, barriers to diagnosis & treatment persist, especially in LMICs. On #RareDiseaseDay, we call for action! #KidneyHealthMatters

“States and providers scheme so that the provider gets an enormous flow of federal dollars with no state cost exposure" Oh yeah, we all know how lucrative it is to have a ton of Medicaid in your payer mix 🙄 that's why peds is $$$ www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Proud dad moment: "Where's your pee come from?" 2: "Kidneys!" "How many kidneys do you have?" 2: "Two kidneys!" 😍

Attention #NephSky We have 5 starter packs which are now all full ~ 750 (welcome @icdc-research.bsky.social) 5th pack go.bsky.app/JJ4h8su 4th pack: go.bsky.app/YeuH82 3rd pack: go.bsky.app/2yLiYN4 2nd pack go.bsky.app/N27Kzri 1st pack: go.bsky.app/H4td28C If I have missed anyone, reply here!

Somehow missed this excellent VA of the RaDaR study that has changed hearts and minds in IgA Nephropathy, breaking the sound barrier of 1g/day of proteinuria as are standard for high risk of progression