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Marcelo Tavares, MD, PhD
@pednephrol.bsky.social
Pediatric nephrologist in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte and Nefroclinicas). Special interest in CKD, kidney transplant, glomerulopathies, AKI, dialysis, rare diseases and Winnicott's psychoanalysis.
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Fenofibrate-Induced Osmotic Nephropathy: A Novel Mechanism of Acute Kidney Injury

Case Report by Raymond Lin, Seethalakshmi Viswanathan, and Nikki L. Wong

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September 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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📌 You can read all the JAMA and @jamacardiology.com papers presented today at #ESCCongress 2025.

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September 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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At the 60th ANZSN Congress in Perth, ISN President-Elect @kidneydoc101.bsky.social‬ joins as speaker & moderator, highlighting ISN’s commitment to global perspectives & collaboration to advance kidney health 🌍🩺

www.theisn.org/blog/2025/09... #ANZSN60
ISN around the world: Celebrating excellence and education - International Society of Nephrology
www.theisn.org
September 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
@winnicott-trust.bsky.social There are certainly many admirers of Winnicott's works in bsky.social ! Time to @winnicott-trust.bsky.social help spread his ideas!
Bluesky
Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.
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August 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Now open access in @ndt-era.bsky.social

Anti-nephrin, anti-podocin and anti-Kirrel1 antibodies: Biological challenges and clinical implications

🧐 Clinical implementation of anti-slit diaphragm antibody testing = precision dx and tx in podocytopathies

▶️ academic.oup.com/ndt/article/...
August 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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#RenalPath: Antibody-mediated acute rejection with glomerulitis: increased intracapillary leukocytes (arrows) in glomerular tuft (Jones silver stain).

bit.ly/2uShEyu (FREE)
August 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Eliminating barriers to #mentalhealth care for physicians is essential to prevent untreated conditions and suicides, improve well-being, and maintain high-quality patient care.

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August 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:

Have you encountered a tricky case that could be submitted as a Quiz to help others learn?

Details on the #AJKDBlog: bit.ly/4bQAHdq

All Quizzes are freely available: bit.ly/40nVK19
August 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Finerenone gets the HFpEF nod from FDA - as expected

NephJC coverage of FINEHEARTS www.nephjc.com/news/fineheart

Our editorial on kidney outcomes from FINEARTS: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39814475/
Re”FINE”ing the role of non steroidal MRAs in Cardio Kidney Metabolic syndrome — NephJC
This week, we will discuss non-steroidal mineralocorticoid antagonist in the multiverse of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic. What FINEHEART pooled analysis would add to what we already learned from FID...
www.nephjc.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Gut microbiota are key regulators of systemic health, influencing kidney development, function, & blood pressure regulation. Read this Review of the role of microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids in kidney physiology & development. Open Access.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
July 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Hispanics, the fastest growing minority in the USA, suffer from high CKD burden. Read this Original Article on healthcare access barriers for Hispanic pediatric nephrology patients. Part of a KICK (Kidney Initiative in Community Kids) study. Open Access.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
July 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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🎙️World-renowned complement expert Carla Nester joins Koyal Jain and @kdjhaveri.bsky.social on GN in Ten to talk C3G and all things complement-mediated kidney disease share.transistor.fm/s/67f1e0de

🔜 More C3G insights on the way after this week's SEISMIC summit is-gd.org/seismic-summit
Episode 9: Carla Nester on C3 Glomerulopathy and Complement-Mediated Diseases | GN in Ten | Episode 9
In this episode, world-renowned complement expert Carla Nester (University of Iowa) joins Koyal and Kenar to discuss the state of the art in C3 glomerulopathy and other complement-mediated kidney dise...
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July 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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#RenalPath: CNI nephrotoxicity with TMA involving an arteriole (Jones silver stain).

bit.ly/2qeBWhV (FREE)
June 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Using an MRA empiricially or renin-guided therapy in apparent treatment resistant hypertension?

academic.oup.com/ajh/article/...

#WeekendReads from the #EditorsChoice archives
June 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Herpes zoster vaccination eligibility reduced the probability of new dementia diagnoses, suggesting its potential preventive effect.

https://ja.ma/4lagSB6
June 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It's also necessary to analyze how male and female adolescents with CKD differ regarding behavior and progression of disease. How is that in LMIC?
In case you missed it on the #AJKDBlog, Jenny Pan discusses why men and women experience CKD differently. New research sheds light on the interplay between biological and sociocultural factors influencing CKD progression and outcomes.

bit.ly/AJKDBlog25Pan (FREE)
June 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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It’s not just the immune mediated and infections - we need to pay attention to cardiovascular disease in SLE

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40539000/

Nice job synthesizing the data @saynanorouzi.bsky.social and team!

#NephSky #lupuschat
Cardiovascular Events in Lupus Nephritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - PubMed
CVE occurrence among individuals with LN is significant, and this disease entity increases CVE risk, highlighting the importance of implementing early therapeutic interventions to prevent poor outcome...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
June 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Case reports have a lot to offer. They give the opportunity to explore unique presentations that many times have helped generating broader hypotheses that inspired new discoveries.
If you have interesting cases, Glomerular Diseases is your home
karger.com/gdz/article/...
@isgd.bsky.social #FSGS
Familial Idiopathic Glomerular Disease due to a Unique Renal-Predominant Phenotype of MYH9-Related Disease: A Case Report
Abstract. Introduction: MYH9-related disease (MYH9-RD) is a rare genetic cause of proteinuric kidney disease. It typically manifests as a syndromic condition, presenting with macrocytic thrombocytopen...
karger.com
June 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Looking forward to join this #Alport group for some quality time travel/conference :)
#FSGS #genetics
Having a fabulous Bluesky day in Japan! Trip to Minamata with team #Alport & family @moumitabarua.bsky.social @jeffminerphd.bsky.social @alportuk.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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🧪 Dual angiotensin/endothelin receptor antagonism is making waves in nephrology.

Our new podcast dives into potential impact on #IgAN with insights from recent clinical trials in #FSGS.

Listen in on it!

🎧 bit.ly/3CVPCpw

#Nephrology #KidneyDisease #HealthcareInnovation
May 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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📖 This weekend don't miss our @kireports.bsky.social #ISNFridaySelection: Early determination of tacrolimus concentration-dose ratio identifies risk of allograft loss in kidney transplantation www.kireports.org/ar...
June 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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📜 Have you read our June newsletter? Inside you'll find:

🔔 #IPTA2025 updates
📚 Literature review and committee announcements
💡 Our latest ethics discussion
🏆 Outreach fellowship winners
🎥 Access to webinar recordings … and more!

📬 Catch up here 👉 tts.org/ipta-news/ip...
June 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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First Emerging Career premeeting keynote from @ksusztak.bsky.social on “Mapping to Mechanism to Medicine”
Kidney Disease Genetic Scorecard tool: susztaklab.com/GWAS2M/
June 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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"Time spent using digital media is not without cost."

This Viewpoint discusses the evolving recognition of digital media use disorders.

https://ja.ma/3ZBSXlS
June 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM