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#NKFClinicals 2018: Winners of the NKF Young Investigators Forum

April 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

Nephrology Fellows who placed highest in Regional Forums were invited to compete at the 13th Annual National Young Investigators Forum, held April 10th at the 2018 NKF Spring Clinical Meetings in Austin, TX. Final awards were determined through an [read more...]

#NKFClinicals 2018: Hypercalcemia of Malignancy

April 29, 2018 // 1 Comment

Renal Emergencies in the Cancer Patient: A Case-Based Session (April 13, 2018) Presenter: Rimda Wanchoo (@renalmyeloma) @renalmyeloma on hypercalcemia of malignancy #NKFClinicals pic.twitter.com/b7Ja0cXjKM — HofNorthwell Kidney [read more...]

#NKFClinicals 2018: Approach to Common GNs – Can Less be More?

April 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

I’m usually a dialysis person, but was thrilled to leave my comfort zone and attend the Case-Based Approach to Managing Immunosuppression in Glomerular Disease session. What really made an impression on me was the talk by Dr. Jai [read more...]

#NKFClinicals 2018: Cancer Drug-Induced AKI

April 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

Renal Emergencies in the Cancer Patient: A Case-Based Session (April 13, 2018) Chair: Mark Perazella My mentor from residency Perazella talking about chemo induced aki #NKFClinicals pic.twitter.com/WBgWSDjdx4 — Kenar Jhaveri (@kdjhaveri) April [read more...]

#NKFClinicals 2018: The Promise of PROMs

April 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

Patient-Reported Outcomes: A New Era in Research and Clinical Care (April 12, 2018) Earlier this month, patient-reported outcomes (PROMs), a topic which has seen a timely resurgence, was crowned this year’s NephMadness champion. Given that PROMs [read more...]

#NKFClinicals 2018: My Dialysis Patient Is Pregnant. What Should I Do?

April 25, 2018 // 1 Comment

Obstetric Nephrology: A Case-Based Approach Session (April 11, 2018) Moderator: Mala Sachdeva OB Nephrology session to start @HofstraKidney Mala Sachdeva #NKFClinicals pic.twitter.com/6sFSr6NpRF — Kenar Jhaveri (@kdjhaveri) April 11, 2018 [read more...]

#NKFClinicals 2018: A Spicy Debate – Is 2.3 grams/day The Correct Target for Daily Sodium Intake?

April 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

PLEASE PASS THE SALT – OR NOT? DEBATE ON SODIUM INTAKE (April 12, 2018) This promised to be fun and interesting – and it was. The session started off with a great lecture from a dietician, Patty Willms, on strategies to reduce salt intake. [read more...]

#NKFClinicals 2018: Electrolyte Artifacts Are Most Common in Sodium and Potassium Disorders

April 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: The National Kidney Foundation’s 2018 Spring Clinical Meetings was recently held April 10-14 in Austin, Texas. This is the first post of our meeting coverage for #NKFClinicals. Acid-base and Electrolyte Cases Session (April [read more...]

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