Thank you AJKD for highlighting our case based Core Curriculum on the use of US throughout the practice of nephrology. Adding sonography at the bedside to assess kidneys, volume, dialysis access helps expedite & optimize patient care! Full text free to download

The incomparable @nephropocus engaging the audience at the start of this year’s full day #pocus #nkfclinicals course National Kidney Foundation in Long Beach

#NKFClinicals #POCUS precourse faculty photograph. What an amazing course with stellar multidisciplinary faculty, enthusiastic attendees, and a great organizing team! Nathaniel Reisinger Eduardo R Argaiz Alan Chiem Jackie Daniel Kahn

#POCUS #hepatorenal #Nephpearls I'm pleased to have contributed this invited editorial in Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition alongside Professor Amir Kazory. It's logical 🧠 to perform a physical exam (#POCUS) before empirically administering albumin in cirrhosis + #AKI. 🔗hbsn.amegroups.org/article/view/1…

Have you ever wondered why the score required to pass the USMLE increases every few years? (🧵; Part 1)

🧵for the new residents and students on the meaning of 'French' and 'Gauge'. We've covered this on here in the past, but a lot of new people are starting on surgical rotations, so let's look at them again. As usual, we'll cover their history and what they mean. (1/ )

RCT from Nephrology Dept, JIPMER, Pondicherry IN 👉 Vidhya KZ, Sreejith Parameswaran, Priyamvada PS et al. Among controls, 23/61 sessions (37.7%) had intradialytic adverse events, whereas, in the intervention arm, only 4/59 sessions (6.7) had any adverse intradialytic events (p < 0.01). Conclusion: Lung

The 4 phases conceptual model and deleterious effects of fluid accumulation syndrome. #FOAMed #POCUS #FOAMcc 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.100… Click ‘ALT’ for abbreviations

July series for new #ICU #Nephrology fellows: Cardiac #POCUS parameters in the assessment of pulmonary hypertension #echofirst #FOAMed #Nephpearls Click 'ALT' for abbreviations Courtesy: 2022 ESC/ERS pulm HTN Guidelines

#KidneyWk has 17 diverse learning pathways! These include: 💡 Diabetic kidney disease 💡 Hypertension and cardiorenal disorders 💡 Kidney transplantation Early Programs like POCUS are also available for further topical study. Learn more: asn.kdny.info/7whA50SCG8e #FeatureFriday

Our group's contribution on LUS + VExUS in HF, just published in ABCHF! Great review on the role of POCUS in different HF scenarios! Eduardo R Argaiz NephroPOCUS William Beaubien-Souligny Luis Beck da Silva MD ScD FESC 🇧🇷 DIC - SBC SBC Científico Arquivos SBC

Joel M. Topf, MD FACP Remember, it’s not a linear scale. The majority of the losses are intracellular and as your potassium lowers the amount of potassium loss from the cell becomes extremely large.

We're excited to share the IAPN’s historic position statement on the scope of #POCUS in #Nephrology, including essential guidance for curriculum development. Kudos to the team of multinational experts - a pivotal step in advancing the field! #Nephpearls 🔗academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-ar…

Ocular #POCUS pocket card. Courtesy POCUS 101 #FOAMed #FOAMcc

A short letter but a lot of #POCUS #Nephpearls - Amir Kazory BayoOlaoye Isolated IVC or lung #ultrasound ≠ volume status. Before drawing conclusions from studies, it's important to grasp the various physiological and technical factors at play. 🔗link.springer.com/article/10.100…

🫘🔥POCUS role in AKI journals.lww.com/jtccm/fulltext… NephroPOCUS

#POCUS quiz What does the arrow point to in this subxiphoid scan? POLL in thread. #FOAMed #Nephpearls

Suicide Left Ventricle After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Identifying dynamic LVOT obstruction is an important skill for advanced #POCUS learners. #FOAMed #FOAMcc 🔗jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

ESPRIT: For hypertensive patients at high CV risk, regardless of the status of diabetes or history of stroke, the treatment strategy of targeting SBP <120 mm Hg, as compared with that of <140 mm Hg, prevents major vascular events, with minor excess risk ca. 2024 from The Lancet

(1/x) I use #POCUS almost every day in clinical practice after my #pocus fellowship. Here's my top tips for anyone learning or using #pocus 👇 (Including how I would learn #pocus if I was starting over without mentorship...) A 🧵 #medtwitter #foamed #foamcc #echofirst