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Salt @Saltwebsite

Taking part in the magic which is #nephtwitter. A project from the newly-minted nephrologist, @ghobby. Tweets not medical advice.

Joined August 2018
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Avengers meet ICU #Nephpearls Credit: @DocScribbles
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Joel M. Topf, MD FACP
@kidney_boy
10 Jul 2022
Urine eosinophils, please tell me your still not doing this and hopefully not teaching students to do this.
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Sergio Dellepiane@dellep_sergio
14 Apr 2022
The division of nephrology at Milan University Hospital 🇮🇹collaborated with a dairy artisan to produce a phosphate-free, dialysis-friendly cheese
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GrepMed
@grepmeded
14 Mar 2022
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework via @NUIM_Chiefs grepmed.com/?q=hemoptysis #FOAMed #MedEd
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KIReports@KIReports
14 Mar 2022
Here is a study from @KIReports that discusses long term outcome in the MYTHIC trial, HCV donor RNA positive and Recipient negative (HCV donor RNA /R-) KT Image courtesy Medlineplus.gov
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Cardio Crit@CardioCrit
8 Jan 2022
*Season 1: The Congestion Cascade TRAILER* 1. Aortic Valve 2. LVOT 3. LV 4. Mitral Valve 5. Diastology 6. Pulmonary veins 7. Lungs 8. RVOT 9. RV 10. TV 11. IVC 12. Hepatic Vein Doppler 13. Portal Vein Doppler 14. Intrarenal venous Doppler 15. Exta & intrathoracic vessels
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ASN Kidney News
@KidneyNews
13 Dec 2021
New study reveals decades-old standard hypertension treatment may actually cause more harm than help bit.ly/3yjSsOt
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KIReports@KIReports
9 Nov 2021
Hearing Loss and Kidney Disease What’s that you say? 👂 You haven’t heard about the relationship between hearing loss and CKD? Gather around and listen closely as we explore these seemingly separate organ systems that share structural pathology. 1/20 kireports.org/article/S2468-…
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Apparently macrophages (🟢) can repair ruptured blood vessels by pulling the broken ends back together…. 🤯 cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S… #MedTwitter

Macrophages Mediate the Repair of Brain Vascular Rupture through Direct Physical Adhesion and...

Luo and colleagues reveal a hitherto unexpected role of macrophages in the repair of brain vascular ruptures. Once rupture of brain blood vessel occurs, macrophages come to mediate the repair of the...

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MT @jbcarmody 1 Liter NS ~ 20 @LAYS bags (1 oz) of Potato 🥔 Chips #NephJC #Nephpearls
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Neal Dixit, MD@NealDixit
22 Oct 2021
In the US, 6.6m patients use Furosemide vs 0.48m Torsemide. But why? Torsemide: -longer half-life -⬆️ absorption -⬇️ mortality?? (await TRANSFORM-HF) Furosemide: cost less. Or does it? Depends! Let’s compare cost by standardizing dosage of diuretics 👇🏾#cardiotwitter
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Jay R. Seltzer
@jrseltzer
1 Jul 2021
Resurgence of Urine Microscopy !onlinedigeditions.com/public… - #UrinarySediment #UrineMicroscopy @always_oncall

Kidney News • July 2021 13#7 • Page 20

Dedicated to trainees and educators, our July issue looks at open access education platforms and advances in education in subspecialties, including transplantation, glomerular diseases, home dialys...

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Jiten “Jay” Gosai@nerdphrology
30 Mar 2021
Just submitted my bracket for #nephmadness ! #nephmadnessnewbie
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Salt@Saltwebsite
30 Mar 2021
Do you use base excess in your routine clinical assessment of acid-base status? If so, please share when do you find it most useful.
12% Often
15% Sometimes
73% No
26 votes • Final results
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Salt@Saltwebsite
30 Mar 2021
Yes, this was actually a thing.
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30 Mar 2021
Even more intense than the great #TeamHagfish and #TeamSeahorse debate of #NephMadness 2021
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28 Mar 2021
Need a quick reference to learn urine microscopy fast? Brush up on your #LiquidBiopsy here and be sure to go to #NephMadness to read the urine sediment articles by the best in the (high power) field. saltwebsite.org/#/nea-nephro…

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Linda Awdishu@LAwdishu
25 Mar 2021
I have seen several cases of new onset proteinuria after starting rosuvastatin which is reversed by switching to atorvastatin. Be on the lookout for this ADE as it’s documented in the literature.
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Salt@Saltwebsite
18 Mar 2021
Thanks to @FissellIv and @krishnaadit for an excellent overview of artificial kidneys in this year’s #NephMadness. buff.ly/3cMsEzV
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