Application for #NephSIM Nephrons are due 11/13: A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘 nephsim.com/nephsim-neph...

Application for #NephSIM Nephrons are due 11/13: A 6-mo virtual program for US medical students/residents interested in learning more about #nephrology & neph careers Learn more at the #KidneyWk @kidney.org @nkf-professionals.bsky.social booth in the Exhibition Hall 🫘 nephsim.com/nephsim-neph...

Inspiration for Graham Gipson's #NephMadness 2026 logo: Roy Lichtenstein #KidneyWk ajkdblog.org/2025/11/06/n...

The 2025 #NephMadness logo dropped #kidneywk ajkdblog.org/2025/11/06/n...

The 4 pillars of CKD management: RAASi SGLT2i MRA GLP-1 agonists #KidneyWk Dr Perkovic calls for combination therapy, but need properly run trials.

🚨New Podcast Episode🚨 Don’t miss out on this high-yield nephrology episode, where Drs @ssfarouk.bsky.social & @drfarrell.bsky.social unpack the nuances of AKI—and why we should trend urine like we trend troponin. 🎧🧪 Listen now➡️ clinicalproblemsolving.com/2025/04/11/e... #MedSky #Nephrology #MedEd

Thank you to the #NephMadness 2025 Blue Ribbon Panel, tasked with selecting a champion from 16 worthy competitors! -Roger Rodby @drdeidracrews.bsky.social -Kirk Campbell @ssfarouk.bsky.social @toates.bsky.social -Meredith Atkinson -Linnys Alcántara Quiroga -Clodagh Sweeney -David Rush

"Why Not Transplant #Nephrology? A Survey of US Nephrology Fellows" @kidneymed.bsky.social @ismmskidney.bsky.social 1. Need for additional training time 2. Inadequate compensation 3. Lifestyle/work-life balance www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant

A+ #NKFClinicals for last night's exhibition hall opening: 1. Lobster rolls 🦞 2. Cupcakes 🥤 3. Puppies 🐶

"Voucher Donation" Living donor donates in advance, then potential recipients can redeem voucher via National Kidney Registry in the future www.kidneyregistry.com/for-donors/v...

Several therapeutic targets for desensitization/antibody-mediated rejection #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant

Not every sensitized transplant candidate has equal access to donors #KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals Type O: 44% of population Type B: 10% cPRA 99.5%: 600 theoretical number of match runs to find acceptable donor cPRA 99.9%: 300K Decimals matter

Welcome to Boston for to our 2025 NKF Spring Clinical Meetings attendees! Be sure to share pics throughout the week with #NKFClinicals so we can share them!

When to switch from CNI: de novo, early, or late #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant

Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) reduction strategies: 1. Minimization 2. Withdrawal 3. Conversion 4. Avoidance #KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals

Transitions of care for pediatric patients to adult care is a process, not an event #NKFClinicals #KidnneyTransplant

The childhood brain with #kidney disease The earlier the CKD/ESKD< the more significant the effect #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant

Key strategies for programmatic growth @mannonmom.bsky.social #KidneyTransplant #NKFClinicals Bigger wait list More active patients Increased acceptance Bigger living donor programs

Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) model goals: Improve quality Maximize donor #kidney use More living donors Greater access Improve care coordination Reduce Medicare expenditures Half of US centers will be included #NKFClinicals #KidneyTransplant @mannonmom.bsky.social

The (complicated) patient journey in #kidneytransplant #NKFClinicals @mannonmom.bsky.social 🚊

#NKFClinical #KidneyTransplant Pre-Workshop (yesterday) @mannonmom.bsky.social discussing the IOTA model & what's happening in KT 28K transplants in 2023, 89K on the wait list

#NephMadness 2025 Podcrawl: The Nephron Segment hosts @ssfarouk.bsky.social & @nephrosparks.bsky.social chat with transplant nephrologist Dr. Swee Levea & transplant surgeon (and obesity medicine specialist!) Dr. Babak Orandi on the Obesity in Kidney Transplant Region: blubrry.com/nephron_segm...

Though I do wonder who is the Trekkie among the #BRP 🤔 @toates.bsky.social seems like a high literature fan and wouldn’t stoop to sci-fi Could it be @ssfarouk.bsky.social or @kirkcampbell.bsky.social ❓ #NephMadness

Results of the first round are up @nephmadness.bsky.social #nephsky Excellent results for @nephsim.bsky.social 8/8

True!, I’ve been thinking of this topic too. It complements the 2023 #NephMadness Champion of Organ Pool. Excellent @nephronsegment podcast with Dr. @nephrosparks.bsky.social & Dr. @ssfarouk.bsky.social on this topic!, 👀🤓🙏💛 bsky.app/profile/neph...

"The Different Colors of Peritoneal #Dialysis Dialysate" www.renalfellow.org/2025/03/12/d... @drcoolbeans.bsky.social #Nephrology #FOAMed

The Different Colors of Peritoneal Dialysate www.renalfellow.org/2025/03/12/d...

Thank you @drcoolbeans.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social @ssfarouk.bsky.social for referring to our review on the colors of the PD Effluent ….. We didn’t know at that time the black-ink dialysate 😉. You will see soon a new one : ‘strawberry milkshake ´ dialysate ! @inesdufour.bsky.social

Pre/post-doctoral fellowships + summer undergraduate #research available via New York Consortium for Interdisciplinary Training for: #Kidney, benign hematology/urology training investigators Applications due 3/31 More information here and below: nyckuhr.org @nyctrainkuhr.bsky.social

#NephMadness and Episode 16 of the Nephron Segment are here (#Obesity & #Kidney Transplantation blubrry.com/nephron_segm... Submit your #NephMadness brackets here by 3/31: NephMadness.com @ssfarouk.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social

ICYMI: Every single #NephMadness Bracket, Region, & Podcast since 2013 nephsim.com/nephmadness/ Submit your 2025 brackets (2/email address) here by 3/31: NephMadness.com #Nephrology #FOAMed @nephmadness.bsky.social @ajkd.bsky.social

#NephMadness and Episode 16 of the Nephron Segment are here (#Obesity & #Kidney Transplantation) : nephsim.com/the-nephron-... Submit your #NephMadness brackets here by 3/31: NephMadness.com @ssfarouk.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social

#NephMadness #KidneyTransplant Nephron Segment ep is out: blubrry.com/nephron_segm... Transplant neph Dr. Swee Levea & transplant surgeon/obesity medicine specialist Dr. Babak Orandi break down the regions/make their picks👇🏽 @nephrosparks.bsky.social @nephmadness.bsky.social @nephsim.bsky.social

#NephMadness 2025 is live on the #AJKDBlog: bit.ly/WelcomeNM25 Topics include: - Resistant Hypertension - Obesity - Green House - Minimal Change Disease - Disaster Nephrology - Genetics - Hemodialysis - CAR-T for Kidney Disease Looking forward to the fun and learning with all of you!

Great Geisinger #nephmadness night! Note Kartik’s @kkalra.bsky.social virtual Madness bandanna. No one’s happy about our surprise dark horse winner - incremental dialysis!

Best #Nephmadness ever. Father-daughter battle has begun. 1st year medical student doing her renal block vs. me, her kidney activist father with no medical training.

Great day to break out the 2023 #nephmadness champion shirt! @ssfarouk.bsky.social

‼️Join Us at SCM25! in person or On-Demand! It’s not too late to register! Be part of a community shaping the future of kidney care. Secure your spot today. 📍 Register here: bit.ly/NKFSCM25 More Details: www.kidney.org/spring-clini...

Genetic regulation of plasma sodium concentration is variable and pathways involving the pituitary gland have an important role. There is no evidence of genetic predisposition for the plasma sodium-lowering effect of thiazides. bit.ly/JASN0622 #ASNJASN #BasicResearch

Proud to be on the other side of #NephMadness / Blue Ribbon Panelist @nephmadness.bsky.social Voting ✅...unfortunately we don't get to pick our co-panelists... Strong regions/writeups/graphics from this year's team 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Check them all out here: ajkdblog.org/2025/03/01/w... #Nephrology

Very interesting regions indeed ajkdblog.org/2025/03/01/w... #NephMadness #BlueRibbonFail incoming

And the 1️⃣ post in our countdown of the Top Ten #NephMadness region posts from 2020-2024 is: 1️⃣ Cardiorenal Region (2022) 🎉 bit.ly/41saa2u Expert: @nishabansal.bsky.social and Sadiya Khan Writer: @drflashheart.bsky.social Exec: @ssfarouk.bsky.social @annaburgner.bsky.social

3/ Here is the #topnephrology blog #Medsky #NephSky www.nephjc.com/news/2024/1/...

From PATHWAY-2 to the Hunt of hypertension! ⚠️ Unrecognized PA = a spectrum of renin-independent aldosterone excess? 🤨 Are we sure about that, or is this an oversimplification? #NephJC @ssfarouk.bsky.social VA www.nephjc.com/news/aldoste...

Introducing the #NephMadness 2025 Blue Ribbon Panel: https://bit.ly/NephMadness25BRP -Roger Rodby @drdeidracrews.bsky.social -Kirk Campbell @ssfarouk.bsky.social @toates.bsky.social -Meredith Atkinson -Linnys Alcántara Quiroga -Clodagh Sweeney -David Rush

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...

Counting down the Top Ten #NephMadness region posts from 2020-2024: 10. Preeclampsia (2024) https://bit.ly/4gPRSMO Experts: Jessica Tangren & Michelle Hladunewich Writers: Gilda Portalatin & Connor Grantham Execs: @annaburgner.bsky.social & @ssfarouk.bsky.social

Introducing the #NephMadness 2025 Blue Ribbon Panel: https://bit.ly/NephMadness25BRP -Roger Rodby @drdeidracrews.bsky.social -Kirk Campbell @ssfarouk.bsky.social @toates.bsky.social -Meredith Atkinson -Linnys Alcántara Quiroga -Clodagh Sweeney -David Rush

mTOR inhibitors have some independent nephrotoxicity though mostly proteinuria? But I did not know they are thought to be synergistic with CNI toxicity pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... @ssfarouk.bsky.social mentions risk of TMA is higher but not chronic toxicity