The Filtrate Joel Topf AC Gomez Sophia Ambruso Nayan Arora Special Guest Charles Edelstein, MD, PhD Professor, Medicine-Renal Med Diseases/Hypertension Extra-Special Guest Michelle Rheault, MD Professor of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Editing by Simon and Joel Topf The Kidney Connection written and performed by by Tim Yau Show Notes KDIGO AD…

What do you do when most trials suggest benefit for an intervention, but then a new trial suggests harm? We thought steroids in pneumonia was a settled question, but REMAP-CAP had other plans! We also review a new RCT for BP targets in patients with hypertension and diabetes, a new aldosterone synthase inhibitor for hypertension, and reduced dose a…

The Filtered Fragments (OG Filtrate) Joel Topf Jennie Lin Swapnil Hiremath Special Guest Brad Rovin GN God and second author from The Ohio State Koyal Jain GN Specialist from UNC Alfred Kim Rheumatologist from Washington University Editing by Simon Topf and Nayan Arora The Kidney Connection written and performed by by Tim Yau Show Notes Joel’s mono…

For this episode we are joined by EBM guru, Dr. Brian Locke, who deftly breaks down all of our statistics questions. Is half dose DOAC as good as full dose DOAC for preventing VTE, and does it reduce bleeding risk? Can procalcitonin reduce duration of antibiotics for infections without compromising mortality rates? Can LLMs like GPT-4 help physicia…

We are a bit slappy at the beginning of the episode since we had just recorded our conversation with the Glaucomfleckens. References Chapter 18 Metabolic alkalosis! Part 1 February 23, 2023 It is chloride depletion alkalosis, not contraction alkalosis classic review by Galla and Luke, the metabolic alkalosis mavens who review the role of chloride. …

The Filtrate Joel Topf Jordy Cohen Nayan Arora Special Guest Katie Kwon @katiekwonmd.bsky.social Mariana Murea @MarianaMurea Editing by Simon Topf and Joel Topf Show Notes NephMadness at AJKDblog.org The Hemodialysis Region Vote for your favoritesBy Freely Filtered

The Filtrate Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath AC Gomez Sopia Ambruso Nayan Arora Special Guests Michelle Rheault, Director, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Professor of Medicine Tiffany Caza, Nephropathologist, Scientist and self-described Freely Filtered fan girl Editing by Simon Topf and Sophia Ambruso Show Notes 10. Healthcare Cyberattacks 9. ApoE i…

References I said I used MDCalc but I was mistaken I use MedCalX which is nice but getting dated. We talked about this out of print book that we love: Cohen, J. J., Kassirer, J. P. (1982). Acid-base. United States: Little, Brown. Josh mentioned this article that looked at over 17,000 samples with simultaneous measured and calculated bicarbonate and…

We're back, after a brief hiatus! Today we talk about duration of therapy for bacteremia, Factor XI inhibition for atrial fibrillation, whether to stop ACEi or ARB before elective surgery, and whether GLP-1 agonists are beneficial in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Go to minute 7:30 to skip the banter. 7 vs 14 Days of Antibiotics fo…

References We talked about winning the 2022 ASN innovation contest and here’s a link to our promo video https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g4osnf0nradsfryyo51fi/ASN-Education-Contest-Channel-Your-Enthusiasm-Podcast.mp4?rlkey=pnso45x07nr3pane9y8cux8yg&e=1&dl=0 We wondered about “permissive hypercreatinemia” and Josh referenced the DOSE trial: Relevance …

References Capillary Hemodynamics Insights into Salt Handling and Blood Pressure | NEJM Amy mentioned about the 3 phases of the interstitium Are the precapillary sphincters and metarterioles universal components of the microcirculation? An historical review - PMC Safety factor? Renal Function during Recovery from Minimal Lesions Nephrotic Syndrome …

The Filtrate Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath AC Gomez Jordy Cohen Nayan Arora Special Guest Brendon Nuen Editing by Simon Topf and Nayan Arora Show Notes FINEARTS-HF in NEJM FINEARTS Kidney outcomes in JACC FINE-HEART pooled analysis of cardiovascular, kidney and mortality outcomes in Nature Medicine discussion in NephJC BARACH-D: Low-dose spironolacton…

The Filtrate: Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath With Special Guest: Michelle Hladunewich, Nephrologist at the University of Toronto Mir Melamed, Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Toronto Editor Simon Topf Show Notes Priscilla Smith’s letter: Dear Joel and the Freely Filtered team, I am a long-time fan of your podcast and was looking forward to …

We had a great NephJC get together. We recorded the whole event and packaged it into a podcast. Musical entertainment Tim Yau (@Maximal_Change) Too Sweet by Hozier Fairy Tale of New York by written Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan. Hear it performed by the Pogues. Interview of Tom Mueller Tom Mueller author of How to Make a Killing Jade Teakall@jmteake…

The Filtrate: Jennie Lin Joel Topf Josh Waitzman Swapnil Hiremath With Special Guests Pedro Teixeira Jay Koyner Editor Sophia Ambruso Show Notes The article: A Randomized Trial of Intravenous Amino Acids for Kidney Protection NephJC Summary KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury (PDF) Steve Coca study Evaluation of Short-Term Cha…

It's been a long time, but we are back! Apologies on the audio quality from Dr. Jenkins. Apparently he was recording from inside a cardboard box. Today we talk about important, practice changing studies in internal medicine from the last several months. What's the best anticoagulant in patients with cirrhosis and atrial fibrillation? Why do doctors…

References Proximal Tubule-Specific Deletion of the NHE3 (Na+/H+ Exchanger 3) in the Kidney Attenuates Ang II (Angiotensin II)-Induced Hypertension in Mice Melanie is in love with this paper that shows that sodium retention Bumetanide and furosemide in heart failure everyone agreed that we love this classic paper from Craig Brater on diuretics (and…

The draft order: Sophia Ambruso Nayan Arora Swapnil Hiremath AC Gomez Joel Topf Editor Nayan Arora Show Notes Previous drafts: 2021 KDIGO Hypertension —Joel, Sophia, Swap, Nayan, Josh 2021 ASN Kidney Week Draft—Joel, Sophia, Swap, Nayan, Jennie 2022 The ISPD Peritonitis Guideline— Joel, Sophia, Swap, Nayan 2022 ASN Kidney Week Draft—Joel, Sophia, S…

The Filtrate: Joel Topf Josh Waitzman With Special Guest: Brad Rovin (@BradRovin) Chief of nephrology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, one of the authors of the Nefigard trial. Koyal Jain (@koyaljainMD) Program director of the GN Fellowship at University of North Carolina Roger Rodby (@NephRodby) Associate program director of the…

The Filtrate: Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath Josh Waitzman Nayan Arora Sophia Ambruso With Special Guest: Brendon Neuen Super smart guy and clinical trialist Vlado Perkovic Lead author of FLOW and friend of NephJC Editor Joel Topf Show Notes The manuscript (NEJM): Effects of Semaglutide on Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes The acr…

The Filtrate: Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath AC Gomez Nayan Arora With Special Guest: Anuja Java, complement god and pre-eclampsia research (Twitter) Shannon M. Clark, MD, FACOG, an honest to god, true, maternal-fetal medicine specialist. (Website | Instagram) Editor Nayan Arora Show Notes CHIP Study from 2015 (NEJM | NephMadness 2015) CHAP study from …

Outline Chapter 15 — Clinical Use of Diuretics - Among most commonly used drugs - Block NaCl reabsorption at different sites along the nephron - The ability to induce negative balance has made them useful in multiple diseases - Edematous states - Hypertension - Mechanism of action - Three major classes - Loop - NaK2Cl - Up to 25% of filtered sodium…

The Filtrate: Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath Priya Yenebere Nayan Arora With Special Guest: Brendon Neuen Super smart guy and clinical trialist Michelle Rheault Lead author of DUPLEX and friend of the pod Show Notes Sparsentan versus Irbesartan in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis NephJC Summary | PubMed | NEJM KDIGO FSGS Guidelines 2021 (PDF) Charact…

Outline Chapter 14 — Treatment - Treatment - Both oral and IV treatment can be used for volume replacement - The goal of therapy are to restore normovolemia - And to correct associated acid-base and electrolyte disorders - Oral Therapy - Usually can be accomplished with increased water and dietary sodium - May use salt tablets - Glucose often added…

The Filtrate: Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath Jordy Cohen AC Gomez With Special Guest: Tim Anderson @TimAndersonMD Editor: Priya Yenebere Show Notes Clinical Outcomes of Intensive Inpatient Blood Pressure Management in Hospitalized Older Adults NephJC Summary | PubMed | JAMA Internal Medicine The Jordy AC collab: An Interactive Ambulatory Nephrology Cur…

Animal House Region NephMadness description by Tiffany Truong Editorial by Kelly Hyndman @DrKeeksPhD They May Look Cute, But Are All Animals Sweet? The Filtrate: Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath Sophia Ambruso Josh Waitzman With Special Guest: Kelly Hyndman Editor: Sophia Ambruso Show Notes Animal House 2018 with Mark Zeidel, MD (AJKDblog) Animal House 2…

How Medicine Works, and When It Doesn’t Amazon The Filtrate: Joel Topf Josh Waitzman Jennie Lin With Special Guest: Jade Teakell Perry Wilson Editor: Joel Topf Show Notes Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong. Coursera Illusory truth effect (Wikipedia) Number needed to treat (Wikipedia) NNT at MedPage Today: NNT on NephJC De…

The Filtrate: Joel Topf Nayan Aurora Sophia Ambruso With Special Guest: Michael Collins Editor: Nayan Aurora Show Notes: Twitter is now X (NYT) Michael Collins (the astronaut, not the real one) PlasmaLyte by Baxter NephJC BEST Fluids summary Early Goal Directed Therapy for Sepsis NEJM manuscript which changed practice patterns and welcomed in an er…

Outline Chapter 14 - Hypovolemic States - Etiology - True volume depletion occurs when fluid is lost from from the extracellular fluid at a rate exceeding intake - Can come the GI tract - Lungs - Urine - Sequestration in the body in a “third space” that is not in equilibrium with the extracellular fluid. - When losses occur two responses ameliorate…

The Filtrate: Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath Sophia Ambruso AC Gomez Josh Waitzman Jennie Lin Nayan Arora The Curbsiders Matt F. Watto (@DoctorWatto) Paul Nelson Williams, America’s primary care physician (@PaulNWilliamz) With Special Guest: JD Foster (@KidneyVet) Sayed Tabatabai (@TheRealDoctorT) Nephrologist in Austin and the author of These Vital Si…

The Filtrate: Joel Topf Swapnil Hiremath Sophia Ambruso AC Gomez With Special Guest: Amit Garg (@AmitXGarg) Nephrologist at Western University, London, and lead PI of the EnAKT LKD trial. Susan Q. McKenzie (LinkedIn) Co-Founder & Chair, Transplant Ambassador Program. President of the Kidney Patient and Donor Alliance of Canada. Editor: Joel Topf Sh…