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‘ Strawberry milkshake ´ dialysate in a Peritoneal Dialysis patient at PD onset ? What is your diagnosis ?
➡️ authors.elsevier.com/a/1lSI0_1y3u...
@inesdufour.bsky.social @clemencebechade.bsky.social @lobbedezt.bsky.social @hswapnil.medsky.social @kidneyint.bsky.social

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The impact of pregnancy on future health in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A systematic review of the literature To assess whether obstetric history predicts future rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis, severity, and/or maternal health beyond the immediate postpar…

We wanted to know whether pregnancy history told us anything about future health in rheumatoid arthritis - there were a lot of papers to work through. Some of the most interesting findings for me were....

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1 year ago 9 8 1 0

hyponatremia: serum sodium tells us where you are and urine osm/lytes tell us how you got there

1 year ago 46 5 3 0
A pigeon sitting beside its simple nest—just a few twigs, nothing fancy, but it works. One egg rests inside, soon the city will welcome another little pigeon to its flock.

A pigeon sitting beside its simple nest—just a few twigs, nothing fancy, but it works. One egg rests inside, soon the city will welcome another little pigeon to its flock.

In the final stretch of my PhD thesis on nests, I keep thinking about this pigeon's masterpiece. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just done. Let’s do this! 🐦🪶

#PhD #PhDsky 🧪

1 year ago 1121 143 77 17
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On the occasion of the #InternationalWomensDay
@pd-perls.bsky.social and I chat with three extraordinary women in #peritonealdialysis on a new special episode of the #PDExchange #podcast
Podcast Link
Spotify - spoti.fi/3DxBOli
Apple - apple.co/3pboqwa

@ispd.org @pdi-journal.bsky.social

1 year ago 15 10 0 0
The status of nephrology in European countries and the factors influencing the choice of nephrology as a career speciality.

The status of nephrology in European countries and the factors influencing the choice of nephrology as a career speciality.

The elements that affect the decision of a recent medical graduate to choose a specific career.

The elements that affect the decision of a recent medical graduate to choose a specific career.

The opinions on the reasons why medical graduates have an unfavourable opinion on choosing nephrology.

The opinions on the reasons why medical graduates have an unfavourable opinion on choosing nephrology.

The perceived methods that would encourage more medical school graduates to choose nephrology as a career.

The perceived methods that would encourage more medical school graduates to choose nephrology as a career.

Why are people not interested in pursuing nephrology?

More navel gazing, this time from Europe

academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-...

In CKJ, > 1000 sample from 28 countries

Maybe we should stop trying to attract people who are not easily interested in the beans? (Sour grapes alert!)

1 year ago 16 5 3 1
RAASi are not nephrotoxic text

RAASi are not nephrotoxic text

The UKKA AKI report is out, h/t @beckybonfield.bsky.social
@ukkidney.org

www.ukkidney.org/sites/defaul... (PDF)

Incl.
- Don’t call RAASi nephrotoxic
- Don’t delay contrast imaging
- Sick day rules are mostly 🐴 💩

1 year ago 39 20 2 0
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#CardioObstetrics Pearl:
❤️Preeclampsia= endothelial dysfunction -> Inflammation
❤️Inflammation -> myocyte fibrosis + hypertrophy, reduced LV compliance
❤️ Preeclampsia= future risk of HF
#cardiosky #obgynsky #medsky #maternalhealth #highriskpregnancy
@jaccjournals.bsky.social @csilvers.bsky.social

1 year ago 17 11 0 0
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Our ASN AI Steering Committee is actively working on AI Community Forum initiatives to provide a collaborative space for exploring real-world applications, accessing the latest research, and enhancing professional expertise in AI 🤖 for kidney care 🙌🏻🤝

1 year ago 7 2 0 0
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Optimizing CV Health in Pregnancy: Strategies For Preventing Maternal Mortality & Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in United States

#CardioObstetrics #CardioSky #OBGYN
@accintouch.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @garimasharmamd.bsky.social @csilvers.bsky.social
www.acc.org/Latest-in-Ca...

1 year ago 14 10 0 0
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New paper from our lab 🤩📣NEW CKM gene and pathway!!! Human genetics identify convergent signals in mitochondrial LACTB-mediated lipid metabolism in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: www.cell.com/cell-metabol...

1 year ago 28 7 2 0
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The Nephron Factory 🏭

1 year ago 21 7 0 2
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Evaluation for genetic disease in kidney transplant candidates: A practice resource The increasing availability of clinically approved genetic tests for kidney disease has spurred the growth in the use of these tests in kidney transpl…

Shared this on X a few days ago.
Work from our AST genetics work group is out!!

We’ve tried create a practical resource for genetic testing (who to test, what to test & when to test) for kidney txp candidates.

Free access until Jan 13, 2025 🤩

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

1 year ago 39 17 2 1
physiology and pathophysiology of hyponatremia
physiology and pathophysiology of hyponatremia YouTube video by Joel Topf

Hyponatremia physiology in a minute, forty seconds. #IsHomeostasisAJokeToYou

youtu.be/Q93D_SjaOEY

1 year ago 75 32 2 0
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Check out this special collection that highlights the clinical connection between disorders of the kidneys and the heart:

https://bit.ly/3AVbArF

#Cardiorenal

1 year ago 17 6 0 0
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missed being able to look this up..so posting it here
#NephSky #UrinarySediment
@jrseltzer.bsky.social

1 year ago 7 4 0 0
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Ethylene glycol intoxication presents w/ anion gap metabolic acidosis & acute oxalate tubulopathy. Detection of urinary calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals helps in diagnosis [not classic dumbbell nor envelope shaped (dihydrate) but rather “cigar” shaped]. Slide courtesy of @jrseltzer.bsky.social

1 year ago 49 14 1 1
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Two kidneys. One is crying because the other one is leaving with a suitcase while being held by a surgeon's gloved hand. Text: " Lost in Transplantation "

Two kidneys. One is crying because the other one is leaving with a suitcase while being held by a surgeon's gloved hand. Text: " Lost in Transplantation "

To celebrate the growing #medsky / #nephsky community, I will post one silly med/kidney cartoon every day for one month! d12: Lost in Transplantation

1 year ago 35 4 2 0
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Renal replacement therapy (RRT) in the ICU OnePager

📟 onepagericu.com/rrt

1 year ago 14 5 0 1
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Cardiovascular Adaptation in Normal Pregnancy With 2D and 3D Echocardiography, Speckle Tracking, and Radial Artery Tonometry #JACCAdvances
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
#CardioObstetrics

1 year ago 38 17 2 0

I can share via mail, DM me?

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Truth...

1 year ago 26 7 1 0
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Is sharing our writing a thing here? 😊
Proud of this piece because it represents the work of so many trying to make medicine and communication better for our patients. #MedSky
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/action/showP...

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@nephjc.bsky.social
Check out the lovely VA for tonight’s discussion from Madiha Aziz. #NephJC

1 year ago 30 14 1 0

#CVSky #CvPrevSky @ahascience.bsky.social @dramitkhera.bsky.social

1 year ago 10 3 1 0
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More than half of all US adults are eligible for semaglutide for diabetes management, weight management, and cardiovascular disease.
#AHA24

Read the JAMA Cardiology study: ja.ma/3YUKDwf

1 year ago 5 4 1 0
Figure showing percent changes in lipoprotein(a).

Figure showing percent changes in lipoprotein(a).

Zerlasiran, a small-interfering RNA, reduced time-averaged lipoprotein(a) concentrations by more than 80% during 36 weeks of treatment in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. #AHA24

https://ja.ma/4fSsXYX

1 year ago 35 15 2 0

a classic 🤩

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#LBCT #SUMMIT trial #AHA24
💥 Treatment with tirzepatide led to ⤵️risk of a composite of death from cardiovascular 🫀 causes or worsening heart failure 🆚 placebo and improved health status in patients with HFpEF+obesity
📎 @NEJM www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

1 year ago 38 22 2 1

not from #AHA24, but I found since I went looking at @jamacurrent.bsky.social for content - this one is from JAMA Card

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Usually women have lower BP than men - but this changes with age!

4 cohorts (Framingham, ARIC, MESA & CARDIA) were used to examine this

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1 year ago 20 8 1 0