Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Rituximab 💉and HBV🦠 Prophylaxis Active HBV --> Avoid ritux ❎ HBV carrier state --> prophylaxis for 18 months ✅ Prior HBV infection --> Moniter every 3 months 🧐 . source - AJKD core curriculum www.ajkd.org/article/S027... #Nephsky #Medsky 010
Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 23/03/2025interesting mechanism of action of HCQ in Sjogren's syndrome - source - uptodate #nephsky #Medsky 020
Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 05/03/20252013 paper Emphasizing no role for urine for eosinophils in diagnosing acute interstitial nephritis 🔬 PPV - only 15% 😔 Sensitivity - only 30% 😑 journals.lww.com/cjasn/fullte... #nephsky #medsky 021
Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Cant be more beautiful than this ❤️ #nephsky #Medsky www.ajkd.org/article/S027... 000
Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Interesting that sick day protocol with tolvaptan in ADPKD includes not only conditions causing volume depletion but also situations with limited water access like long travel in car, air travel etc 😯 @kdigo.org ADPKD guidelines #nephsky #Medsky 021
Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 06/12/2024DNB released prospectus for nephrology exam But I'm not understanding this condition 😐🤷🏻 #nephsky #Medsky 000
Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Kidneys are way smarter than we think ❤️ From Guyton physiology ureter renal reflex ! When ureter is blocked (eg stone) afferent from ureter goes to afferent arteriole to reduce urine formation in the blocked system ! #Nephsky #medsky 150
Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess increased urine THF - tetrahydrocortisol and THE - tetrahydrocortisone But there is no F in cortisol - why it is called THF #Nephsky #Medsky 121
Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 20/11/2024The Importance of Hope in Patients with CKD❤️ From AJKD in a few words A few inspiring patient quotes from www.ajkd.org/action/showP... "...every month you go for your blood test and you kind of hope and pray that the results are going to be good." #Nephsky #Medsky 1/2ajkd.orgDEFINE_ME 140
Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Superficially, it might be said that the function of the kidneys is to make urine, but in a more considered view, one can say that the kidneys make the stuff of philosophy itself. ❤️❤️ #fishtophilosopher #nephsky 030
Praveen G @nephtales.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Nephrology - is not for normal doctors but for exceptionally skilled physicians 😎 #nephsky from www.thelancet.com/journals/lan.... 43312