Ayse Akcan-Arikan
@akcanarikan.bsky.social
Academic critical care nephrologist, clinician-scientist
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gravity is doing a better job opposing the GOP than the Democrats are
BREAKING: 82 year old Senator Mitch McConnell just fell down the stairs while departing the Senate
February 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
gravity is doing a better job opposing the GOP than the Democrats are
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Any company that "pulls back" on DEI is openly endorsing white supremacy. These are white power people, white power companies.
January 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Any company that "pulls back" on DEI is openly endorsing white supremacy. These are white power people, white power companies.
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My #pedsICU friend @akcanarikan.bsky.social is giving the @dgsomucla.bsky.social Pediatric Grand Rounds this Friday
January 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My #pedsICU friend @akcanarikan.bsky.social is giving the @dgsomucla.bsky.social Pediatric Grand Rounds this Friday
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Most kidney disease patients are still advised the OPPOSITE.
Important to know:
Low potassium intake is associated with worse CKD progression.
academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-...
Important to know:
Low potassium intake is associated with worse CKD progression.
academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-...
Estimated potassium intake and the progression of chronic kidney disease
AbstractBackground and hypothesis. Lower potassium intake is associated with a higher risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population. Howev
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January 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Most kidney disease patients are still advised the OPPOSITE.
Important to know:
Low potassium intake is associated with worse CKD progression.
academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-...
Important to know:
Low potassium intake is associated with worse CKD progression.
academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-...
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Reposted by Ayse Akcan-Arikan
Snow White’s tale in nephrology: the emerging threat of skin-whitening creams on kidney health
doi.org/10.1093/ckj/...
doi.org/10.1093/ckj/...
Snow White’s tale in nephrology: the emerging threat of skin-whitening creams on kidney health
ABSTRACT. The timeless tale of Snow White, with its emphasis on fair skin as a beauty ideal, mirrors a contemporary issue in nephrology: the harmful impact
doi.org
January 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Snow White’s tale in nephrology: the emerging threat of skin-whitening creams on kidney health
doi.org/10.1093/ckj/...
doi.org/10.1093/ckj/...
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Iron Deficiency in the #PedsICU An Invisible Illness?
Great Editorial to our paper
@pccmdoc.bsky.social @aabbupdates.bsky.social @natapbm.bsky.social @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social @jennamillermd.bsky.social @ironmatters.bsky.social @shematologist.bsky.social
#iron
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Great Editorial to our paper
@pccmdoc.bsky.social @aabbupdates.bsky.social @natapbm.bsky.social @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social @jennamillermd.bsky.social @ironmatters.bsky.social @shematologist.bsky.social
#iron
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Iron Deficiency in the PICU: An Invisible Illness?* : Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
An abstract is unavailable.
journals.lww.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Iron Deficiency in the #PedsICU An Invisible Illness?
Great Editorial to our paper
@pccmdoc.bsky.social @aabbupdates.bsky.social @natapbm.bsky.social @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social @jennamillermd.bsky.social @ironmatters.bsky.social @shematologist.bsky.social
#iron
journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...
Great Editorial to our paper
@pccmdoc.bsky.social @aabbupdates.bsky.social @natapbm.bsky.social @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social @jennamillermd.bsky.social @ironmatters.bsky.social @shematologist.bsky.social
#iron
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The glomerular circadian clock temporally regulates basement membrane dynamics and the podocyte glucocorticoid response
doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2024.10.016
#OpenAccess #glucocorticoids #podocytes #kidneydisease #circadianrhythm #NephSky #SkyNeph #MedSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2024.10.016
#OpenAccess #glucocorticoids #podocytes #kidneydisease #circadianrhythm #NephSky #SkyNeph #MedSky
December 23, 2024 at 5:24 PM
The glomerular circadian clock temporally regulates basement membrane dynamics and the podocyte glucocorticoid response
doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2024.10.016
#OpenAccess #glucocorticoids #podocytes #kidneydisease #circadianrhythm #NephSky #SkyNeph #MedSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2024.10.016
#OpenAccess #glucocorticoids #podocytes #kidneydisease #circadianrhythm #NephSky #SkyNeph #MedSky
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December 15, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Reposted by Ayse Akcan-Arikan
HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
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December 15, 2024 at 2:12 PM
HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
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So excited to share our new @natureportfolio.bsky.social review on modeling human brain development using organoids! 🧠 Loved collaborating with the brilliant @lancasterlab.bsky.social , led by the incredible @marcellabirtele.bsky.social Check it out! 🔬 #Neuroscience #BrainOrganoids rdcu.be/d3llp
Modelling human brain development and disease with organoids
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology - This Roadmap article discusses recent advances in the production and use of brain organoids to understand brain development and associated disorders. The...
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December 12, 2024 at 7:36 PM
So excited to share our new @natureportfolio.bsky.social review on modeling human brain development using organoids! 🧠 Loved collaborating with the brilliant @lancasterlab.bsky.social , led by the incredible @marcellabirtele.bsky.social Check it out! 🔬 #Neuroscience #BrainOrganoids rdcu.be/d3llp
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Happy holidays! A very cool looking kidney organoid, courtesy of senior Ph.D. student MaryAnne Achieng in the @lindstromlab.bsky.social.
December 14, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Happy holidays! A very cool looking kidney organoid, courtesy of senior Ph.D. student MaryAnne Achieng in the @lindstromlab.bsky.social.
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@akcanarikan.bsky.social Interesting article #PedsICU
December 3, 2024 at 1:46 AM
@akcanarikan.bsky.social Interesting article #PedsICU
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Ethylene glycol intoxication presents w/ anion gap metabolic acidosis & acute oxalate tubulopathy. Detection of urinary calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals helps in diagnosis [not classic dumbbell nor envelope shaped (dihydrate) but rather “cigar” shaped]. Slide courtesy of @jrseltzer.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Ethylene glycol intoxication presents w/ anion gap metabolic acidosis & acute oxalate tubulopathy. Detection of urinary calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals helps in diagnosis [not classic dumbbell nor envelope shaped (dihydrate) but rather “cigar” shaped]. Slide courtesy of @jrseltzer.bsky.social
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these investigators found whey protein to be equivalent to urea for SIADH
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37540987/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37540987/
Effect of protein supplementation on plasma sodium levels in the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis: a monocentric, open-label, proof-of-concept study-the TREASURE study - PubMed
Our findings suggest that protein powder increases plasma sodium levels in patients with chronic SIAD through protein-induced ureagenesis and osmotic diuresis. The effects are comparable with oral ure...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 23, 2024 at 2:36 AM
these investigators found whey protein to be equivalent to urea for SIADH
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37540987/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37540987/
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that time I called nephrology about one of their acute renal failure patients acting altered and he asked "is he still taking Gabapentin?" and I said "f*ck"
November 23, 2024 at 2:37 AM
that time I called nephrology about one of their acute renal failure patients acting altered and he asked "is he still taking Gabapentin?" and I said "f*ck"
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What I look forward to most each year about @hcwvshunger.bsky.social are the blood thirsty rivalries and secret machinations like some kind of Machiavellian plot. Oh that and all the money that gets raised to fight hunger, that’s nice too. 😂
To be clear, the single specialty winner was #kidvengers last year….it took a 4 specialty combo to beat us. #Pedsky
#HCWvsHunger winners
2020: BladesNBougies (surgery & anesthesia)
2021: KidVengers (pediatrics)
2022: KidVengers (pediatrics)
2023: DiagnoseAndTreats (radiology, pathology, rad onc, oncology)
2024: YOUR TEAM?!?
Which team will take home the crystal apple this year?!
2020: BladesNBougies (surgery & anesthesia)
2021: KidVengers (pediatrics)
2022: KidVengers (pediatrics)
2023: DiagnoseAndTreats (radiology, pathology, rad onc, oncology)
2024: YOUR TEAM?!?
Which team will take home the crystal apple this year?!
November 23, 2024 at 3:04 AM
What I look forward to most each year about @hcwvshunger.bsky.social are the blood thirsty rivalries and secret machinations like some kind of Machiavellian plot. Oh that and all the money that gets raised to fight hunger, that’s nice too. 😂
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Tizanidine, Benadryl, gabapentin, mirtazapine, baclofen, yadda yadda yadda... polypharmacy.
November 23, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Tizanidine, Benadryl, gabapentin, mirtazapine, baclofen, yadda yadda yadda... polypharmacy.
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the number of times polypharmacy goes unrecognized as a cause of “altered mental status” is astounding
November 23, 2024 at 1:03 AM
the number of times polypharmacy goes unrecognized as a cause of “altered mental status” is astounding
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A reminder that the improvements that we’ve seen in life expectancy over the centuries are largely driven by preventing infants and children from dying. If you survived past childhood, you probably were going to live to 60.
November 20, 2024 at 11:35 AM
A reminder that the improvements that we’ve seen in life expectancy over the centuries are largely driven by preventing infants and children from dying. If you survived past childhood, you probably were going to live to 60.
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#PedsICU peeps - spread the word! Return of in-person Peds #SCCMCurrentConcepts this year at the #SCCM 2025 Annual Congress! Register at my.sccm.org
November 21, 2024 at 8:50 PM
#PedsICU peeps - spread the word! Return of in-person Peds #SCCMCurrentConcepts this year at the #SCCM 2025 Annual Congress! Register at my.sccm.org