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“Doc, I heard on the news that this heartburn medicine is bad for my kidneys. What should I do?”

May 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are amongst the most frequently prescribed medications with an estimated 15 million in the US taking prescription PPIs, making the estimated prevalence around 7.8% of the adult population. This number doesn’t even [read more...]

#PathPointer: Immune Deposits Involving Tubules — A Case of Anti-LRP2 Nephritis

May 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

PathPointers highlight important everyday teaching points when reviewing kidney histology. These brief and easy-to-read blog posts include real clinical images to demonstrate various biopsy findings. Deposition of immune complexes in kidney disease [read more...]

#NephMadness 2020: Thank You

May 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

The NephMadness Court of Champions welcomes a new member: SGLT2 Without Diabetes Mellitus. Every year, there are NephMadness surprises such as an unexpected pick by the Blue Ribbon Panel or a virtual NephMadness party house. This year, the big story [read more...]

#NephMadness 2020: The Winners

May 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

Now that we have announced the NephMadness 2020 Champion, SGLT2i Without DM, who are the winners? Grand Prizes TOP OVERALL SCORE: Zachary Cerra @ZacCerra This NephMadnessNewbie won NephMadness 2020 with 53 points! Zachary is a 1st-year medical [read more...]

#NephMadness 2020 Champion: SGLT2i Without Diabetes Mellitus

May 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

NephMadness 2020 officially kicked off on March 13th, 2020, with 32 teams in 8 regions. Today, we reveal the Champion as voted by the Blue Ribbon Panel: The final game didn’t disappoint anyone watching. It was a very close game before the crowd [read more...]

#NephMadness 2020: The Left and Right Kidneys

May 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

The #Filtered4 games have concluded. How is your bracket doing now? Are you still in it to win it? Tweet your reactions: #NephMadness We present: HD Access Region vs Ethics Region Given how deep we are in the tournament, the fans expected a close, [read more...]

#NephMadness 2020: The Filtered Four

May 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Championship Matchup for NephMadness 2020 is drawing near! Do you agree or disagree with the Blue Ribbon Panel‘s votes so far? Check out the Current Standings and tweet your reaction and score with the hashtag: #Filtered4 [read more...]

#NephMadness 2020: The Effluent Eight

May 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

How are you doing after the first round of NephMadness 2020? This round, the regional champions are named. Did the Blue Ribbon Panel keep your bracket alive or break your heart? Check out the Current Standings and tweet your reaction and score with [read more...]

Highlights from the May 2020 Issue

May 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic approach taken, what was learned, and why it matters. We hope our readers [read more...]

#NephMadness 2020: The Saturated Sixteen

May 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

The first round results from NephMadness 2020 are in! Who’s up? Who’s down? Who’s in? Who’s out? Which team was your bracket buster? Where did the Blue Ribbon Panel go wrong? Tweet your reactions with hashtag: #Saturated16 We present the [read more...]

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