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Renal Fellow Network: Recurrence of Kappa monoclonal gammopathy after kidney transplantation

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RFN in the News. Monday, June 29, 2015. Recurrence of Kappa monoclonal gammopathy after kidney transplantation. Monoclonal gammopathies generally arise from the development of an abnormal clone of B-cell lineage. The monoclonal protein can be. Intact immunoglogulin (often associated with free light chain), free light chain (FLC) in isolation, or more rarely immunoglobulin heavy chain, either in isolation or with associated free light chain. Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease. Of monoclonal gamm...

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Renal Fellow Network: January 2015

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RFN in the News. Saturday, January 17, 2015. NSMC Inaugural Internship Class Announced. The Nephrology Social Media Collective (NSMC) is proud to announce the inaugural class. Of the 2015 internship. This is a new initiative with the goal to help foster individuals interested in finding their voice in social media. The 2015 internship class is:. Hector Madariaga, MD. Scherly Leon, MD. Nikhil Shah, MD. Chi Chu, MD. Posted by Matt Sparks. Monday, January 12, 2015. Join Mark Parker ( @kidneyfuture. Take a f...

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Renal Fellow Network: May 2015

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RFN in the News. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The Revolution of Medical Learning - Exploring Novel Teaching Tools…. Textbooks and formal lectures were previously considered the main sources to build a solid medical knowledge. However, the advancements of technology have transformed our learning process. Nowadays, students, residents and fellows learn from a combination of resources including Internet, Uptodate, webcasts, podcasts, blogs and apps in addition to formal teaching. Finally, learning to. Assess ki...

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Renal Fellow Network: July 2015

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RFN in the News. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Nephrotoxicity of Dietary Supplements and Alternative Medicine. Posted by Steven Gabardi. Posted by Gearoid McMahon. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Get notified of new RFN posts by email. Join the discussion over at eCJASN. As a new article is selected each month from the journal. Follow RFN on Twitter. Nephrotoxicity of Dietary Supplements and Alternat. The Online Nephrology Journal Club. Anemia of chronic kidney disease. Genetics of kidney disease. The Rule of 6s d...

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Renal Fellow Network: EVOLVEing past Cinacalcet

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RFN in the News. Tuesday, June 9, 2015. One of the regular criticisms of nephrology is the lack of good quality randomized controlled trials. This is particularly the case in the world of renal bone disease where we target surrogate endpoints without necessarily knowing for certain what the effect this has on the most important outcome - patient survival. The EVOLVE trial. In the NEJM by Giovanni Tripepi. Last month NDT published and ERA-EDTA position statement. Posted by Gearoid McMahon. Hmm, well maybe...

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Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle: DSEN update - it's going to be a wet summer

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Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle. Tracking industry news and trends, in advocacy, reimbursement, politics and the provision of dialysis. 2010 FREEDOM CRUISE INFORMATION. SIGN THE PETITION FOR EODD. Dialysis is like running a river - it's best to have your own momentum. I am a dialyzor. Ask me anything. It was a fantastic trip through the Canyon. DSEN update - it's going to be a wet summer. Offering an EOD schedule is the best response to patients skipping treatments. On The business of dialysis:.

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Renal Fellow Network: Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC)— Preparing your kidneys for surgery.

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RFN in the News. Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC)— Preparing your kidneys for surgery. Prevention of perioperative AKI, mostly from ATN by ischemic insult, has been a major challenge in nephrology. Recent study ( Zarbock et al. JAMA. Showed a simple, non-invasive method— remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC). Could be a promising strategy. This multicenter, double-blind study in Germany randomized 240 patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery,. Use of renal replacement t...

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Renal Links (HemoDoc, From Doctor to Patient)

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HemoDoc, From Doctor to Patient. Peter Laird, MD - A Doctor's Blog from a Patient's Perspective. American Society of Nephrology. Clinical Cases and Images. Assistant Professor, University of Chicago. Dialysis From the Sharp End of the Needle. DSEN) - Bill Peckham. Gary Peterson and Bill Peckham. Renal Physicians Association and American Society of Nephrologists. IHD) - *Bill "Epoman" Halcomb*. I'm Taller than I look. Mark E. Neumann. Rich Berkowitz and Brian Riddle. Roberta Mickles, RN, BA. On Preserving...

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Renal Fellow Network: Hyperkalaemia, ICDs and ECG changes.

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RFN in the News. Friday, April 24, 2015. Hyperkalaemia, ICDs and ECG changes. I recently admitted a woman overnight with prerenal AKI and serum K of 7 mmol/L. A passing ED. Physician mumbled to me not to worry as their ECG didn’t require calcium gluconate, and besides,. They had an ICD inserted recently. As I looked over the ECG, I realised I had no idea what effect hyperkalaemia would have on a. Pacemaker. Furthermore I always suspected that ECG changes were not a sensitive method of. So what about my s...