OnconephrologyRegion

NephMadness 2015: The Onconephrology Selection Committee Speaks.

April 6, 2015 // 1 Comment

The Madness is wrapping up. The champion will be announced tomorrow and all of the prize winners in the days that follow. Before we put NephMadness to bed for another year, lets take a look back through all the regions and let our selection [read more...]

NephMadness 2015: Introducing the Final Four!

April 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Final Four Sudden Cardiac Death in ESRD vs Furosemide Stress Test Winner: Sudden Cardiac Death in ESRD 4-3 split With the narrowest of margins Team Sudden Cardiac Death in ESRD marches on to the Final Four of NephMadness. Furosemide Stress Test [read more...]

NephMadness 2015: The 8 Regional Winners

March 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Elite 8 is the final four of our tournament. In the NCAA tournament the final four represent the four regional winners. In NephMadness the Elite eight represent the 8 winners of each named region. Here we will get the Heart and Kidney Connection [read more...]

NephMadness 2015: Onconephrology • Second Round Results

March 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

Nephron Sparing Surgery vs Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Toxicity Winner: Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Toxicity 4-3 split In another narrow victory, Team Tyrosine Kinase moves to the sweet 16. A comment from the blue-ribbon panel (BRP) sums it up: [read more...]

NephMadness 2015: Onconephrology • First Round Results

March 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

See the Current Standings! | For more on NephMadness 2015 | #NephMadness or #OncoRegion on Twitter Nephron-Sparing Surgery versus Nephrectomy for Renal Cancer Winner: Nephron-Sparing Surgery 6-1 split Taking the kidney out and curing the cancer is a [read more...]

NephMadness 2015: For your consideration, amyloidosis

March 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

Jeffrey Zonder, hematologist at Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit Michigan and author of the Amyloid Planet Blog breaks down amyloid versus myeloma in the onconephrology region. He is a Duke graduate so it is okay to hate him. As you consider [read more...]

NephMadness 2015 Commentary: An Overview of Onconephrology

March 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

Onconephrology is a new subspecialty of clinical nephrology that encompasses a large spectrum of renal complications related to cancer or its treatment. Acute kidney injury (AKI), tumor lysis syndrome, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte [read more...]

NephMadness 2015: Onconephrology Region

March 1, 2015 // 1 Comment

Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2015 | #NephMadness or #OncoRegion on Twitter Onconephrology is wide subject ranging from renal cancers, to side effects from chemo- and radiotherapy to renal paraneoplastic processes like amyloidosis. [read more...]

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