2. Glomerular diseases are rare conditions that do require special expertise and expert centers to treat patients. The @NorthwellHealth GN center run by @purvasharma and @kdjhaveri along with expert pathologists @vbijol@Yihe28745445 will help train the next generations fellows
5. Applications being accepted for starting in July 2023 for this specialized fellowship - for now DM me but website under development and coming soon!
3) We just need an example of scholarly activity in the prior 3 years (any manuscript, abstract, presentation related to oncology/onconephrology). We have tried to keep the requirements to a minimum, in order to encourage trainees to join as well.
1. Green tea- One basic science study I found that showed some benefit in rats with cisplatin pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19647078/- authors postulate that green team increased the activities of the enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism, brush border membrane, oxidative stress.
Consult Rounds Tweetorial: 1) A 60 y old female- no PMH- arrives for Fever of Unknown origin- COVID test X3 neg, no source found- blood clx, urine clx, all neg scans. - Rheum workup neg. Renal function crt 0.9-1.2mg/dl and urinalysis bland with no WBC and no RBCS, or casts
2) Infectious disease says- less likely culprit is infection- get a Tagged WBC scan.. WBC scan lights up only in the kidneys bilaterally... Renal consult called!!
3)What is your ddx for a positive WBC scan in the kidneys?
1) New study Tweetorial: Identifying patients with CKD risk at the time of nephrectomy: When to initiate nephrology consult in collaboration with @purvasharma821@VBijol and Urology team with lead by Yihe Yang @JOncoNeph VA by @edgarvlermamd
2)The prevalence of CKD is high among kidney neoplasm patients because of the overlapping risk factors. Our purpose was to identify kidney cancer survivors with higher CKD risk.