JD Foster
@kidneyvet.bsky.social
Veterinary nephrologist-urologist. Into old school D&D and the music I listened to in my 20s. Still shooting film.
Excited to have an article in this edition of Veterinary Focus. But c’mon- can’t you put an image of canine or feline kidneys on the cover?! #unipyramidal #unicalyceal
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Excited to have an article in this edition of Veterinary Focus. But c’mon- can’t you put an image of canine or feline kidneys on the cover?! #unipyramidal #unicalyceal
Nephrology rounds! Mechanism of hyponatremia in nephrotic syndrome.
September 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Nephrology rounds! Mechanism of hyponatremia in nephrotic syndrome.
Really appreciate the CARPEDIEM- allowed us to treat hyperk (10mmol/L) AKI from reperfusion injury in a cat after its bilateral femoral arterial theomboemboli recanulized. Was able to use triple lumen jug cath for PIRRT. Blood flow of 15ml/min isn’t bad when your circuit is 32ml! #vetneph
July 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Really appreciate the CARPEDIEM- allowed us to treat hyperk (10mmol/L) AKI from reperfusion injury in a cat after its bilateral femoral arterial theomboemboli recanulized. Was able to use triple lumen jug cath for PIRRT. Blood flow of 15ml/min isn’t bad when your circuit is 32ml! #vetneph
Really proud to be a part of Friendship Hospital for Animals’ Nephrology-Urology team! I have the pleasure to work with these folks, truly some of the most dedicated and caring individuals. #vetneph friendshiphospital.com/pet-owners/n...
July 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Really proud to be a part of Friendship Hospital for Animals’ Nephrology-Urology team! I have the pleasure to work with these folks, truly some of the most dedicated and caring individuals. #vetneph friendshiphospital.com/pet-owners/n...
Congrats to all new ACVIM diplomats! Especially Drs. Stephanie Skinner and Rae McAtee who I have the honor to work with every day!
June 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Congrats to all new ACVIM diplomats! Especially Drs. Stephanie Skinner and Rae McAtee who I have the honor to work with every day!
Used to see a lot of pets receiving Azodyl without any other standard of care for CKD. Less so now. Never subjectively thought it did anything, but was $$ for pet owners. Formal urea kinetic analysis didn’t show any effect in dogs (2013 poster at ACVIM Forum)
June 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Used to see a lot of pets receiving Azodyl without any other standard of care for CKD. Less so now. Never subjectively thought it did anything, but was $$ for pet owners. Formal urea kinetic analysis didn’t show any effect in dogs (2013 poster at ACVIM Forum)
Now that’s more like it! Plasma is looking great, hyperbilirubinemia is resolved and now regenerating!
May 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Now that’s more like it! Plasma is looking great, hyperbilirubinemia is resolved and now regenerating!
And thanks to the brave residents who participated in the inaugural Resident Bowl. Team Macula Densa won the Kidney Cup! (See, you would use the kreb’s cycle again in your life)
March 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
And thanks to the brave residents who participated in the inaugural Resident Bowl. Team Macula Densa won the Kidney Cup! (See, you would use the kreb’s cycle again in your life)
Methods to determine equivalent doses between phosphate binders.
March 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Methods to determine equivalent doses between phosphate binders.
Caudal vena cava collapsibility index can help predict fluid responders. >~30% suggests the patient is likely hypovolemic.
March 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Caudal vena cava collapsibility index can help predict fluid responders. >~30% suggests the patient is likely hypovolemic.
Tips to find the caudal vena cava in vet POCUS. Interpretation guides.
March 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Tips to find the caudal vena cava in vet POCUS. Interpretation guides.
Intrarenal vein Doppler is challenging, portal vein Doppler is easier, and correlates well.
March 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Intrarenal vein Doppler is challenging, portal vein Doppler is easier, and correlates well.
Venous flow does not correlate well to right atrial pressure. Need POCUS to assess
March 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Venous flow does not correlate well to right atrial pressure. Need POCUS to assess
Venous pulse patterns are central to POCUS/VExUS studies
March 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Venous pulse patterns are central to POCUS/VExUS studies
Low and normal states of cardiac output causing hemodynamic AKI.
March 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Low and normal states of cardiac output causing hemodynamic AKI.
Algorithm for dealing with fibrin sheaths
March 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Algorithm for dealing with fibrin sheaths
@argaiz.bsky.social teaches POCUS applications of AKI in people and the challenging interplay between volume status and perfusion #vetnephhc
March 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
@argaiz.bsky.social teaches POCUS applications of AKI in people and the challenging interplay between volume status and perfusion #vetnephhc
Methods for managing intraluminal and extraluminal obstructions.
March 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Methods for managing intraluminal and extraluminal obstructions.
