Mythri Shankar 🇮🇳 Profile picture
Asst Prof, Nephrology, Institute of Nephrourology| PD-@NSMCinternship| @ISNkidneycare| @Glomcon instructor| @WIN-India|VA Editor- @KIReports, @kidneymedicine
Sep 24, 2022 10 tweets 3 min read
Talk on “Vaccines to prevent infection” by Prof Dr Arpana Iyenger and Dr Kotton #ISNFrontiers

Why does a CKD/ESRD pt need to be vaccinated?

⚡️Due to the suppressed immune system Image Recommended vaccines in adults #ISNFrontiers CDC guidelines and Indian society of nephrology guidelines
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Jul 30, 2022 21 tweets 9 min read
1/n🚨🔊 Hey #nephtwitter #medtwitter #Onconephrology! Tweetorial alert!

🏥What do nephrologists👩‍⚕️, haem- oncologists 👩‍⚕️,@TheSkeletonKG have in common?

Lysing 🎆tumor cells have a story🔖!

Let's read the🔖:Intricacies of pathogenesis, diagnosis & Rx of tumor lysis syndrome -TLS Image 2/n A 13y 👦presented with

👉1 month of intermittent fever🌡️🤒
👉exertional dyspnea
👉significant weight loss⚖️.

On physical examination: He looked pale & volume-depleted.

🩸Labs were as follows: Image
Oct 23, 2021 10 tweets 5 min read
Excellent talk by @hswapnil on Contrast induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). Here is a sneakpeek: 👀 How do you define CI-AKI ? Here is a new proposal by @hswapnil Should you do dialysis after contrast ?? Nah! nah! By @hswapnil
May 24, 2021 22 tweets 12 min read
📢#Tweetorial alert!
"Is Hypertension & Chronic kidney disease, a dangerous liaison?"
1/⚡️Hypertension (HTN) is present in 1.13 billion people worldwide.
⚡️In India, every 3rd person is hypertensive.
⚡️May is high BP education month.

What happens if HTN is neglected? 2/❓Define HTN

ACC/AHA (2017)
📌Normal BP: < or =120/80
📌Elevated BP: SBP 120-129 & DBP <80
📌Stage 1 HTN: SBP 130-139 or DBP 80-89
📌Stage 2 HTN: SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90

ESC/ECH (2018)
📌HTN : Office BP → SBP≥ 140 or DBP≥90
May 5, 2021 20 tweets 11 min read
1/POLL:
What type of diet is best for adult kidneys?
"DIET FOR THE KIDNEYS!"🧑‍🍳👩‍🍳 2/“Eat well, Live well” is a dictum of life.

❓But, what is the “good diet” for healthy adult kidneys?

❓Can diet prevent the causes and complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD)?

❓Can diet replace pills in patients with CKD?

🧐Lets run a mini review and find out!🤠