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Nephgirlsketches

@nephgirlsketch.bsky.social
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Program Director and Section Head, Chong Hua Hospital Adult Nephrology Urine Microscopy and POCUS enthusiast Mom of 2 Dabs in medical illustration, art and photography

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 08/09/2026
Amen universityaffairs.ca/opinion/its-... (Done this already from March 2025 onwards)
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It’s time to boycott U.S. conferences - University Affairs
As trade hostilities continue, we shouldn’t use taxpayers’ dollars to travel stateside.
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grahamabra.bsky.social @grahamabra.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I don’t love this… Patiromer enabled spironolactone use on top of other elements of GDMT but showed worse clinical outcomes A larger trial powered for CV events seems needed www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate for Management of Hyperkalemia During Spironolactone Optimization in Patients With Heart Failure
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) improve outcomes in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) but are underused i…
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father's Day 🖤
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Breeding Astrophage #iykyk
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow #Nephsky
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Truly remarkable how many people have told the Pope, in some way or another, to "shut up and dribble." Or corrected him on the Bible, despite their thin education on theology. Or told him to stay out of US affairs, despite him being a US citizen. The hubris is amazing.
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 10/04/2026
Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it. ~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years. Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability. Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it. This IS system replacement. ⚡#Bettrification
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Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com · 06/04/2026
Artemis II today.
scene from lord of the rings
"this is it, if I take one more step it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been"
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
“What is Grace doing, question?” “I’m having a moment.” That’s exactly how I felt, watching Project Hail Mary. 10/10. Amaze, amaze, amaze.
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Deborah Weeks/A Woman for An Eternity @deborah-10.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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༺DailyHemo༻ @dailyhemo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Kidney Biopsies Challenge Diabetic Nephropathy Diagnoses in CKD www.hcplive.com/view/kidney-...
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Kidney Biopsies Challenge Diabetic Nephropathy Diagnoses in CKD, With Christine Limonte, MD | HCPLive
Data from 39 kidney biopsies may challenge longterm beliefs about diabetic nephropathy in CKD.
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Finally done. I think 😅. Forest of Filters. #Nephrology #NephSky
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Another work in progress. #ForestOfFilters #NephSky
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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 16/03/2026
What is the actual risk of vasculitis with hydralazine aka #HydrANCAzine? Ottawa colleagues say ~ 20% higher risk vs RASi but overall very low absolute risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... in JNO
Figure of risk of vasculitis with hydralazine
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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 16/03/2026
FIND CKD meets primary outcome (GFR slope) in n ~ 1500 with proteinuric non-diabetic CKD Bayer press release: www.bayer.com/media/en-us/... BL data + design paper pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38858818/ in NDT H/T Brendon Neuen on LinkedIn (!)
Berlin, March 16, 2026 – The Phase III study FIND-CKD, evaluating the efficacy and safety of finerenone (Kerendia™) versus placebo when added to standard of care in adult patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD), has met its primary endpoint. The results showed that finerenone reduced kidney function decline by achieving a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement versus placebo in addition to standard of care in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) slope, defined as the mean annual rate of change in eGFR from baseline to Month 32. The eGFR slope is a validated surrogate endpoint for clinical kidney outcomes and is used as a predictive metric for the risk of kidney failure. Finerenone was well-tolerated in the FIND-CKD study, which is consistent with the well-established safety profile of finerenone. The clinical data from FIND-CKD will be presented at an upcoming scientific conference, and Bayer plans to submit the data to health authorities to extend the indication of Kerendia™ to this patient population.
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Brandon D. Wilson @geniusbastard.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
FIRST WOMAN TO EVER WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. FIRST BLACK PERSON TO WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. FIRST FILIPINA TO WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. ACADEMY AWARD WINNER AUTUMN DURALD ARKAPAW.
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
“The kidneys make the stuff of philosophy itself.” ♥️ Thank you @msocomd.bsky.social
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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 05/03/2026
Finally, FINEONE shows Finerenone reduces albuminuria in T1DM www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @nejm.org #NephSKy
figure of albuminuria reduction with finerenone
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 02/03/2026
In closed-door briefings with U.S. congressional staff, Trump administration officials have acknowledged that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack American forces first, sources say.
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Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack U.S. first
The United States and Israel have launched their most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and hitting targets across the country.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Dubai airport terminal damaged in Iranian rocket strike, four wounded - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Dubai airport terminal damaged in Iranian rocket strike, four wounded
<article data-history-node-id="434397" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/dubai-airport-terminal-damaged-iranian-rocket-strike-four-wounded" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/dubai-airport-terminal-damaged-iranian-rocket-strike-four-wounded" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Dubai airport terminal damaged in Iranian rocket strike, four wounded</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><article data-scroll-anchor="true" data-testid="conversation-turn-140" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-69a3101e-04d8-8391-9002-d8e20278c3be-13" dir="auto" tabindex="-1"> <p data-end="245" data-start="95">Emirati authorities have confirmed that Dubai International Airport was struck during Iran’s retaliatory attacks against the United States and Israel.</p> <p data-end="324" data-start="247">Video circulating online shows visible damage to part of a terminal building.</p> <p data-end="444" data-start="326">The Government of Dubai Media Office said four airport staff members were injured and are receiving medical treatment.</p> <p data-end="545" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="446">Officials described the impact as causing “minor damage” and said the situation has been contained.</p> <p data-end="622" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="515">Dubai International is one of the world’s busiest airports and serves as the main hub for Emirates airline.</p> </article> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dubai airport has reportedly been hit in the latest Iranian attack against the UAE <a href="https://t.co/EmAwNxGKEw">pic.twitter.com/EmAwNxGKEw</a></p> — Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/2027854601660121521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center> </div> </div> </article>
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This week's cover @thelancet.com
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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 27/02/2026
Hypophosphatemia while on RRT in a ventilated patient is bad, from STARRT AKI post hoc analysis www.ajkd.org/article/S027... No surprise, but Neyra et al don’t cite our simple solution: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23972063/ - also in AJKD 🤷🏽‍♂️
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Hypophosphatemia During Kidney Replacement Therapy and Ventilator-Free Days: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the STARRT-AKI Trial
Critically ill patients receiving kidney replacement therapy (KRT), especially continuous KRT (CKRT), have a high risk of hypophosphatemia due to extracorporeal losses, which may contribute to muscle…
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Hi SEA Nephrologists! Inviting you to join us in our first GlomCon+PSN collab: Glomerular Disease in the Tropics on April 22 in Manila.
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Heartshaped glomerulus
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haysamrady @sodatroubles.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Fibrillary Light Chain Proximal Tubulopathy: A Distinct Subtype within the Spectrum of Light Chain Proximal Tubulopathy #nephsky #nephrology www.modernpathology.org/article/S089...
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Fibrillary Light Chain Proximal Tubulopathy: A Distinct Subtype within the Spectrum of Light Chain Proximal Tubulopathy
Light chain proximal tubulopathy (LCPT) is a rare kidney disorder associated with monoclonal gammopathy, traditionally defined by crystalline inclusions in proximal tubular epithelial cells. A poorly ...
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
New game with the hubby is calling everything we see on #ThePitt. Tonight I called “posterior wall MI” but he beat me to “they don’t have insurance!”
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 25/01/2026
A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN: "I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind." and "The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back." Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Please share. 💔
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/01/2026
A person who said they witnessed federal agents shoot and kill Alex Jeffrey Pretti submitted a sworn statement in court disputing the federal government’s account of the shooting. “I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong,” the person said in the statement.
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In Court Filings, Witnesses Describe Fatal Minneapolis Shooting of Alex Pretti
The filings raise further questions about the federal government’s narrative of what happened before federal agents shot Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
That was murder.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/01/2026
Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/01/2026
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, an official said. He was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. nyti.ms/4t3ekJW
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti Knew He Wanted to Help Others
Shot and killed by immigration agents on a Minneapolis street, he wanted to be a ‘force of good in the world.’
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. 😢💔🙏 He spent his life helping people, and now our government is peddling lies in an attempt to make you believe them.
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
#ThePitt S2E3 is a little bit preachy but I still love this show. 😍
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🔪🩸 meredith 🕸️🕷️ @geminibrat.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
"that's craaaazzzy loooww" i love my nonchalant princess joy kwon #thepitt
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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech today is one of the most insightful, albeit sobering, political speeches in a long time. Carney tells it as it is: "If you're not at the table you'll be on the menu." Well worth finding the time to watch: www.youtube.com/live/dE981Z_...
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Davos LIVE: Canadian PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#anatomyart
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Jonathan Zuckerman MD PhD @jzrenalpath.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Another example of how IgAN is not a benign disease. Middle age pt with CKD, hematuria, proteinuria. Strong mesangial IgA staining and deposits by EM. Unfortunately extensive IFTA at diagnosis. Can we catch these pts earlier? #renalpath #athsky #nephsky
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Did not expect to see that. #ThePitt 🍆
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
#artsky #anatomyart
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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Venezuela. Minneapolis. Iran. It's only 14 days into 2026....
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Nephgirlsketches @nephgirlsketch.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I’m back. #artsky #anatomyart
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
So we’re not supposed to believe our eyes when we’ve seen multiple videos that confirm what we know we saw?
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The Pitt is back!
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a woman with glasses and a stethoscope around her neck is smiling and says i 'm so happy to be here
ALT: a woman with glasses and a stethoscope around her neck is smiling and says i 'm so happy to be here
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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 07/01/2026
Tim Walz: "What we're seeing is the consequences of governance designed to generate fear, headlines, and conflict. It's governing by reality today and today that recklessness cost someone their life. I've reached out to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and I'm waiting to hear back ... I'm angry."
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Very 1984.
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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
@drnicolecampbell.bsky.social once again wowing us with a showstopper at the @ciiid-hudson.bsky.social Xmas party. Individual macarons shaped like different the cells we work on, including #macrophage #neuron #NKcell #astrocyte #bacteria #virus Amazing! 🧪👩‍🍳
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Nephrology Journal Club @nephjc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
T2d Primary end-point #NephJC Percentage of patients with at least 1 CV event: 🐟20.8% [127 pts] vs 🌽33.7% [208 pts] Recurrent events: 🐟4.3% vs 🌽10.5% 🎣Holy Mackerel!
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Nephrology Journal Club @nephjc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
T2h Composite outcomes of the study favored fish oil. #NephJC ● Cardiac death: HR around 0.55. ● Myocardial infarction: about a 44% reduction. ● Peripheral vascular events leading to amputation: lower in the fish oil arm. ● Stroke: lowest hazard ratio of all outcomes, of around 0.37
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