🚨 Black Friday Sale on all nephrology visits! One day only! * 99217 included FREE with any 99215 * 90947 for the price of a 90945 * 36415 FREE with ANY visit ( Televisits not included. Not available in all areas. See store, er, office for details. )

BREAKING: CDC website now recommends giving babies whole grapes, hotdogs cut into circles. FDA advises that all household cleaning agents be left in unlocked kitchen cabinets at floor level. HHS secretary states previous guidance "created generation of soft men."

@askrenal.bsky.social How does the pricing of genetic testing in Mexico compare to the US? E.g., for Renasight or something comparable, or for individual genes. If a patient is about to move out of the US, would they be better off $$ wise getting genetic testing done now or waiting until they move?

Found this monstrosity in the physicians lounge today 😳🧂

UnitedHealth paid AARP $9 billion to sell Medicare products www.axios.com/2025/10/10/u... "Critics have questioned whether there's a conflict in AARP lobbying on Medicare issues while it collects large sums from firms selling to Medicare patients." Well, I can answer that one for you. 🙄

Be like Matt. Shoot us a dime so we can keep the #FOAMed flowing

We were delighted to find out we had a mature peach tree in our yard after we moved in. Third summer in and I'm getting the hang of things. Luckily a bunch of my neighbors love peaches!

Thrilled to have this finally published! If you are interested in learning about the collagen IV diseases Gould syndrome and Alport syndrome, add this to your reading list. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Oxalosis, anyone? (All from one rhubarb plant btw)

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

+ pedneph pack from @kidneywiki.bsky.social and more please let us know if you are to be added in reply below #NephSky

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."

For more on the discovery of ACE inhibitors pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news... And www.lgcstandards.com/FR/en/Resour... And faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #NephSky

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

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

ICDC has officially joined Bluesky!! We are eager to connect with like-minded individuals, organizations, and journals dedicated to improving the lives of those with chronic conditions #NephSky #Medsky

It is worth making our thoughts/opinions/concerns known to ASN leadership. To the council or to the #KidneyWk committee…

As someone who lives/works in Houston, I realize I don’t have much ground to stand on. But while at #KidneyWk ‘24, I did talk to someone involved in these decisions about this issue. Venues are selected 5+ years in advance, though not revealed until the year prior to the event.

AKI Symposium in Cincinnati in September! urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

@hswapnil.medsky.social I do wonder if people have fatigued on this issue since the chaos after the election. People still planning on going/skipping? Going but being mad about it? Are there ANY other nephrology conferences in the US/Canada in the Fall? All seem to be in the first half of the yr

In 10 years, the prevalence of T2DM increased in younger (7.8% vs. 4.5%, p < 0.0001) and older individuals (34% vs. 28.4%, p < 0.0001). In 10 yrs, incidence of T2DM increased by 120% & 150% in the younger & older individuals, respectively. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... @isn-india.bsky.social

Introducing the #NephMadness 2025 Blue Ribbon Panel: -Roger Rodby @drdeidracrews.bsky.social -Kirk Campbell @ssfarouk.bsky.social @toates.bsky.social -Meredith Atkinson -Linnys Alcántara Quiroga -Clodagh Sweeney -David Rush ajkdblog.org/2025/02/12/n...

If you're a pediatrician, pls ask [email protected] to include Bluesky on PAS 2025 as an attendees' profile social media option. Right now, it's just X, LinkedIn, and FB.