Kidney Transplantation is like marriage Boon for many Curse for some But a risk for all By Scottish Nephrologist Sir Douglas Black @sundarpichai Used @NanoBanana for creating this image @arvindcanchi @aditya_gan3500 @sundar__raghav @Vasuragh

🧵 Albumin in Critical Care: 70 Years, 700 Papers… Zero Benefit 1/ Albumin is the most studied fluid in critical care. Decades of trials. Endless meta-analyses. And yet – not a single clinically meaningful benefit. Here’s why the entire theory collapses once you understand

🆕🔥🦠 Mono vs Combo — S. maltophilia deep-seated infections | JAC AMR 2025 | 190 pts, monomicrobial 🚀 What they did Focus on levofloxacin-based combos Propensity-weighted analysis 🔥 Key findings 💊 Levo + minocycline: ~12% clinical failure (vs 30% monotherapy) 💊 Levo +

Case of the Day - 133 - 2025 11 18 - Diagnosing the Etiology of Addison's Disease 41-years old with Addison's disease had bilateral active adrenal nodules on PET/CT with no other disease. Since there was no primary, metastases were unlikely and the lesions were not bulky for

A must-read for every practicing onconephrologist. A new NDT review by an elite expert group across major U.S. centers breaks down nephrotoxicity from conventional chemotherapeutic agents. 🔗 https://t.co/mSnUkyT44K @PaulHannaMD @onconephron @iamnephrologist @rc_oncneph

Ozempic vs Mounjaro — the REAL 2025 comparison. 🧵Thread🔥👇 Everyone is talking about weight-loss drugs. But the REAL showdown is Ozempic vs Mounjaro — and the winner is clear. Ozempic and Mounjaro should be prescribed ONLY after medical assessment — never self-started.

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1️⃣ We can remove fluid at rates up to 12 mL/kg/h and blood pressure often holds. That limit isn’t arbitrary – it comes from dialysis data showing steep rises in hypotension and mortality above it. It marks the upper boundary of how fast plasma can be refilled from the

Let's talk about Tetracyclines and how awesome they are! 🧵 #IDXPosts #IDTwitter #IDX #podcast #ID #infection #infectiousdisease #antibiotics

@samirparikhmd shared his 1st message as incoming ASN President: honored to lead the world’s most impactful kidney organization. Grateful to @ASNKidney, family, friends, UTSW colleagues for the support and inspiration 🤝💙 Your @UTSWNephrology family is so proud! #KidneyWk

#AHA2025: A comprehensive summary of cardiometabolic clinical trials in #CKD and #HFpEF by @hvanspall #cardiotwitter

1️⃣We talk endlessly about “capillary leak” – but most of what we say about it is wrong. Here’s what actually drives fluid movement across the microcirculation – and why Starling’s model needed an upgrade. A 🧵👇

1/ Most people think the heart drives circulation. But what if that’s backwards? Anderson’s model flips the whole idea of cardiac output on its head — and it changes how you think about fluid, flow, and failure. 🧵👇 #physiology #FOAMed #MedTwitter #criticalCare #cardiacOutput

(1/x) When you trying to decongest patients in the ICU, there are lots of drugs available... not just lasix Here are some tips for diuresing patients🧵 Furosemide - backbone of diuresis. Start at a higher than you think and back off if diuresis achieved. Metolazone (or other

1️⃣ Gottron’s Papules 🟣 Violaceous papules over MCPs, PIPs, elbows 🧬 Pathognomonic for Dermatomyositis 📌 Often confused with RA nodules — but look at the color + texture.

🧵 10 Clinical Signs in Rheumatology Every Internist Must Know Sometimes the diagnosis is at your fingertips — literally. These signs aren’t just eponyms. They’re diagnostic keys. #RheumTwitter #MedEd #MedTwitter #NEETPG @DrAkhilX @IhabFathiSulima @Janetbirdope Let’s go 👇

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Beautiful diagram depicting all aspects of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (AAV) 🩸 It perfectly shows how: 🔹 PR3-ANCA → GPA — airway & ENT disease, granulomas, relapsing course 🔹 MPO-ANCA → MPA — pulmonary–renal, ILD, neuropathy, higher mortality 🔹 EGPA — eosinophilia,