FirstRound2016

NephMadness 2016: The Promising Future of Tregs in Transplantation

March 22, 2016 // 1 Comment

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #TransplantRegion on Twitter “There are different potential strategies to expand Tregs, including manipulating specific costimulatory/coinhibitory pathways, administration [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Commentary on Renal Supportive Care—Redefining the Basics

March 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PallCareRegion on Twitter He was frail. Vulnerable. In the hopeless pursuit to find a balance between his failing heart and declining kidneys, he had lost the will to make it to [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Nephrology Crossword on Palliative Care Nephrology

March 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PallCareRegion on Twitter A Nephmadness Special by Drs. Holly M. Koncicki and Kenar D. Jhaveri (AJKD Blog Editor) from the Division of Kidney Diseases and [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Commentary on BP Measurement—Advantages of Automated BP Monitors

March 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #HTNRegion on Twitter Blood pressure (BP) measurement is one of the most commonly performed medical tests in the world. It is a critical measure to determine whether or not a [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Commentary on Oscillatory vs Ambulatory BP Monitoring

March 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #HTNRegion on Twitter Because blood pressure is a continuous parameter that changes every second of the day, multiple readings are required to accurately assess an [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Hypertension Region Analysis

March 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #HTNRegion on Twitter While last year’s winner, the flashy new-gene-on-the-block APOL1 brought home the trophy, this year promises to be a back-to-basics full court press [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Commentary on International Nephrology Region—Traditional Medicines and Kidney Failure

March 16, 2016 // 1 Comment

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #WorldNephRegion on Twitter Traditional medicines are a critical component of healthcare in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Commentary on Palliative Care Nephrology

March 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PallCareRegion on Twitter Conservative Care in ESRD vs Stopping Dialysis This is a match up for the ages. A match up so intense it may alter how others decide to play the game [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Recreational Drugs and the Kidney Region

March 10, 2016 // 2 Comments

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #DrugsRegion on Twitter “Eight hours work, eight hours sleep, and eight hours recreation” – Brigham Young “If Bread is the first necessity of life, recreation is a close [read more...]

NephMadness 2016: Palliative Care and Nephrology Region

March 10, 2016 // 1 Comment

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PallCareRegion on Twitter The simple view is that medicine exists to fight death and disease, and that is, of course, its most basic task. Death is the enemy. But the enemy has [read more...]