"Best of" | Hyponatremia Diagnostics 5 Pearls

A dialysis patient with a chronic cough: is it COPD, or are they still volume overloaded?A patient with AKI and hyperkalemia says they’re still peeing — does that rule out post-obstructive AKI?A patient arrives in the ED with uremic symptoms and a newly created AV fistula. Can yo ...  Show more

Most clinicians see dementia medications on the med rec, but many of us aren’t sure how much they actually help. In this episode we break down donepezil, memantine, and the new anti-amyloid drugs, and when to stop them.• Do cholinesterase inhibitors really work?• What should clin ...  Show more

Join experts Drs Matthew Sparks and James Matthew Luther as they discuss how and why they're using mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists to treat patients with diabetic kidney disease in their practice. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (h ...  Show more

Join Drs Matthew Sparks and Kirk Campbell as they dive into the murky waters of focal segmental glomerular sclerosis. How do you diagnose? How do you treat? Tune in to find out. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape ( https://www.medscape.com/vi ...  Show more

In this episode, Dr Keith Rourke tackles the topic of hematuria. Listen and learn: how should you manage the patient with blood in their pee? where might the blood be coming from? what are the key parts of the history and physical exam? what tests are needed? Running time: 13:26 

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:47]: Question Dissection: A 30-year-old male has been receiving intravenous Nafcillin on an inpatient ward secondary to severe cellulitis of his left leg... [4:56] Nephrology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What do you need ...  Show more