The Nephron Segment: A Kidney Podcast
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Episode 16: NephMadness & Obesity & Kidney Transplantation
It’s Episode 16 of The Nephron Segment and it's time for NephMadness! Join us as we chat with transplant nephrologist Dr. Swee Levea & transplant surgeon (and obesity medicine specialist!) Dr. Babak Orandi and discuss the obesity in kidney transplant recipients and kidney transplant donors! Listen to the end to hear everyone's picks (except any Blue Ribbon Panelists) for NephMadness 2025. Before you make your picks, check out the Obesity & Kidney Transplant Region here. Or flip a coin.Submit your NephMadness brackets here (just like March Madness!) by 3/31. Maximize your changes by submitting 2 brackets per email address.Nephrons: Matthew Sparks, Samira FaroukGuests: Swee Levea, Babak Orandi
Episode 15: "Rush" of the Blood: Real Name, Real Life, Real Circumstance
It’s Episode 15 of The Nephron Segment! We sit down with David Rush: rapper, singer, songwriter, motivational speaker, kidney patient, kidney advocate, and 2022 recipient of the American Society of Nephrology President's Medal. He shares his inspiring journey with kidney disease, which began in 10th grade right before football season - and journey through which he has been able to complete a 52 city tour with Pitbull. If you don't already know, you'll learn what a battle rap is, what a home hemodialysis machine sounds like while it's warming up, and where the name Rush comes from. Check out is debut single "Shooting Star" (from 2008) hereNephrons: Matthew Sparks, Samira FaroukGuests: David Rush 1:11: David Rush3:39: Alonzo Mourning4:16: Sock it to Kidney Disease9:38: Kidney Care Options10:37: Battle Rap11:42: Shady Records12:33: Nems14:22: 2009 Tour Poster25:10: American Kidney Fund 2023 Summit29:12: American Society of Nephrology President's Medal32:46: David Rush on Spotify
Episode 14: Disaster Nephrology: Kidney Care During Crises
It’s Episode 14 of The Nephron Segment! Join us as we chat with Dr. Mehmet Sukru Sever and Dr. Rasha Rashan and discuss disaster nephrology and kidney care during crises. To summarize Dr. Sever tells us "disasters are inevitable. And All countries around the globe are at risk of disasters, either natural or man made." We discuss what we might learn from prior disasters, what do expect in the future, and what we should do, as a nephrology community, to prepare for the worst.Nephrons: Matthew Sparks, Samira FaroukGuests: Mehmet Sukru Sever, Rasha Rashan1:44: Marmara earthquake (1999)2:35: Bingöl earthquake (2003)2:44: Bam earthquake (2003)2:57: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)4:07: Some of Dr. Sever's Papers4:35: "Destructive Disasters, trauma, crush injury, and beyond" 9:42: Kidney News 2024 Special Section13:10: "Disasters & Kidney Care: Pitfalls and Solutions" (Nature Reviews Nephrology 2023)16:31: "An Overlooked, Possibly Fatal Coronavirus Crisis: A Dire Need for Kidney Dialysis" (New York Times 2020)19:23: "Nephrology Care in Challenging Circumstances: A Patient's Perspective" (Kidney News 2024)19:59: Syrian refugee crisis22:08: Refugees & asylees in the United States25:49: National Kidney Foundation's "Emergency Resources" 26:35: Announcement: ASN, ISN, ERA Collective Effort (2023)29:06: "Planet Sets Record for Hottest Day Twice in a Row" (2024)29:12: A review of CKD of unknown etiology (CKDu)29:49: UEFA Euro 2024
Episode 13: NephMadness & Dual-Organ Transplantation: Is 2 Better Than One?
It’s Episode 13 of The Nephron Segment and it's time for NephMadness! Join us as we chat with transplant nephrologist Dr. Roslyn Mannon & transplant hepatologist Dr. Elizabeth Aby and discuss all things dual-organ transplantation: liver-kidney, pancreas-kidney, kidney after liver, kidney after pancreas, or even kidney alone?! Listen to the end to hear everyone's picks for NephMadness 2024.And to be clear, Dr. Mannon supported the Kansas City Chiefs before their Super Bowl 58 win.Submit your NephMadness brackets here (just like March Madness!) by 3/31. Maximize your changes by submitting 2 brackets per email address.Nephrons: Matthew Sparks, Samira FaroukGuests: Roslyn Mannon, Lizzie Aby
Episode 12: A SPRINT Through HTN Trials
In Episode 12, Dr. William Cushman, co-investigator of the 2015 SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention) Trial, joins us for a discussion all about hypertension trials, their long history, and what's ahead for research in this space. Too young to remember SPRINT or looking for a "CliffsNotes" of HTN trials? This episode's for you!Here's a Renal Fellow Network post from 2017 with a link to a cheat sheet of hypertension clinical trial.Nephrons: Matthew Sparks, Samira FaroukGuests: William Cushman, Medical Director & Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of TennesseeLinks from the Show:00:41: Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (2015)02:17: VA Cooperative Study (1967)05:13: ACCORD Study (2010)06:30: SPRINT MIND (2019)08:40: Framingham Heart Study (Started 1948)11:27: Attended vs. unattended blood pressure – learnings beyond SPRINT (2021)14:03: Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program Study (1989)14:05: Hypertension Detection & Follow Up Program (1979)15:32: JNC 8 Guidelines (2014)16:01 AHA/ACC Guidelines (2017)17:54: Syst-Eur (Treatment of HTN in Patients > 60 y, 1998)17:54: HYVET (Treatment of HTN in Patients > 80 y, 2008)18:01: Syst-China (2000)22:18: AAFP HTN Guidelines (2022)22:40: KDIGO HTN Guidelines (2021)25:37: ALLHAT Study (2002)32:22: Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes Trial (SPS3, 2013)
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