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A Friday night/end of week kidney reflection🧵 1. Too few other doctors realise that kidneys are one of the most important organs in blood pressure regulation & thus HYPERTENSION. F...

MAIN Trial: Effectiveness of Mycophenolate Mofetil Among Patients With Progressive IgA Nephropathy - A Randomized Clinical Trial ca. 2023 from @JAMA_current #Nephpearls #NephJC #...

1/ Nephrology: “We will forever argue about validity of equations to convert serum creatinine to eGFR using age, sex etc” Also nephrology: “We will make no adjustment for muscle...

1) Welcome to our accredited tweetorial on optimal contemporary chronic mgt of #hyperkalemia. Earn 0.5h CME/CE credit by following this thread. I am @edgarvlermamd. @MedTweetorials...

💥 Uric Acid - A Brief Tweetorial ⚡️Why do humans get hyperuricemia whereas most other species do not? ⚡️Does Uric Acid have any function in humans? ⚡️How is Uric Acid eliminate...

Unlike most other animals, humans cannot convert uric acid into a more soluble compound. Precipitated uric acid can cause a host of problems like gout and kidney stones. What hap...

💥SGLT2 Inhibitors as Diuretics: Tweetorial ⚡️SGLT2i: how is it’s diuretic effect potentially different from the Loop Diuretics? 1/ @RenalFellowNtwk @NephJC #NephJC #SGLT2i