Freely Filtered, a NephJC Podcast

The Filtrate:Joel TopfJoshua WaitzmanNayan AroraSophia AmbrusoJordy CohenSpecial Guest:Kelly HyndmanEditor:Joel TopfPodCrawlMonday, March 14: The Curbsiders An Internal Medicine Podcast…for the Internist. This episode will focus on the Cardiorenal region with Game Maker, Joel Topf @Kidney_Boy, and Selection Committee Member, Sadiya Khan @HeartDocSadiya. Listen on Apple or SpotifyTuesday, March 15: The Drs. WashingtonThe Drs. Washington are three sister physicians who discuss their story and the stories of minority physicians, tips for students interested in careers in medicine, and health-related topics. In this episode, Katie Rizzolo @katierizzolo and Dinushika Mohottige @DMohottige discuss social and physical determinants of health as well as governmental and institutional initiatives that affect health inequities in nephrology.Listen on Apple or SpotifyWednesday, March 16: The CribsidersOn this pediatric podcast, go deep into the Neonatal AKI bracket with the writer, Michelle Starr @mcstarr1. Listen on Apple or SpotifyThursday, March 17: Up My Nursing GameUp My Nursing Game is an educational nursing podcast that uses expert interviews to address common nursing questions and pitfalls. It offers free CE credits through VCU Health. This episode featuring Bourne Auguste @bourneauguste and Daniel Weiner @DanTheKidneyMan will focus on blood pressure and Dialysis. Listen on Apple or SpotifyFriday, March 18: Best Science (BS) MedicineThe Best Science Medicine podcast is all about helping primary care clinicians incorporate the best available evidence into their practice in order to help facilitate shared decision-making. In this episode, Game Makers Samira Farouk @ssfarouk and Matthew Sparks @Nephro_Sparks discuss the tricky issue of albuminuria – who to monitor, what to monitor, and who to treat. They spend a lot of time dribbling and end up deciding that nothing is a slam dunk, so stay until the end for a real buzzer beater.Listen on Apple or SpotifySaturday, March 19: Freely FilteredThe Filtrate break down the Animal House region with Selection Committee Member Kelly Hyndman @DrKeeksPhD.Listen on Apple or SpotifyShow Notes:Kelly Hyndman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has trained both in comparative physiology and kidney physiology labs and is currently a principal investigator of a basic science lab with research interests in novel mechanisms of fluid-electrolyte balance.From Fish to Philosopher by Homer Smith. Review from 1954 in JAMA.#BlueRibbonFailMarine Iguana Visual Abstract by SophieThe OctonautsThe Oregon TrailCRIC StudyAnimal House 2022 blog post by Tiffany TruongGiraffes sleep 4.6 hours a day. Behavioural sleep in the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in a zoological gardenTobias WangPeter BieGimli the Corgi GiraffeManBearPig from South ParkMike TysonEmus, not mammelsClimate Change Threats on Black Bears in CaliforniaAs Winter Warms, Bears Can’t Sleep. And They’re Getting Into Trouble.Fat Bear Week has a champion: All hail 480 OtisStillsuit in DuneFreely Filtered 042: Nephrin Antibodies Cause Minimal Change Disease. Wait...What?A molecular mechanism explaining albuminuria in kidney diseaseAmerican Heart Association Hypertension Podcast with Swapnil Hiremath and Carolyn ThomasLink to all the AHA podcastsThe Trojan horse Affair podcastCurbsiders #321 Hypertension FAQ with Jordy CohenThe Alpinist

The Filtrate:Joel TopfJennie LinJoshua WaitzmanNayan AroraSophia AmbrusoSpecial Guest:Astrid Weins (@AstridWeins) renal pathologist at the Brigham and Woman’s Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolEditor:Nayan AuroraShow Notes:Summary of minimal change disease according to the orthodoxy: Light microscopy of renal biopsy specimens from patients with MCD shows minimal to no change; however, electron microscopy reveals the effacement of podocyte foot processes. To add to the conundrum, immunofluorescent staining of biopsy specimens is negative, and no immune complexes are evident.Minimal change disease and idiopathic FSGS: manifestations of the same diseaseNew Views of the Glomerulus: Advanced Microscopy for Advanced DiagnosisImaging of the Porous Ultrastructure of the Glomerular Epithelial Filtration SlitAutoantibodies against podocytic UCHL1 are associated with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome relapses and induce proteinuria in miceFishing ExpeditionKoch's postulatesMeasles in the Nephrotic SyndromeNEPTUNE: NEPhrotic syndrome sTUdy NEtworkCongenital nephrotic syndrome and recurrence of proteinuria after renal transplantationMost of these patients have a homozygous truncating mutation (Fin-major mutation) in the nephrin gene (NPHS1), leading to total absence of the major podocyte protein, nephrin. After RTx, these patients develop anti-nephrin antibodies resulting in nephrotic range proteinuria.Nephrotic syndrome relapse in a boy with COVID-19Minimal Change Disease After First Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: A Case Report and Review of Minimal Change Disease Related to COVID-19 VaccineDr. Laurence Beck and the discovery of Phospholipase A2 Receptor as Target Antigen in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy as published in the NEJM.Cheer Season 2 now on NetflixCloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel by Anthony DoerrWinter Surfing in Massachusetts?!

The Filtrate:Joel TopfSwapnil HiremathMatt SparksEditor:Joel TopfShow Notes:The 2010 RFN Top Nephrology StoriesThe 2021 NephJC Top Nephrology StoriesNumber 10: AKIKI AKIKI 2 in The LancetAKIKI 2 in NephJC AKIKI 2 on Freely FilteredNumber 9: Effect of Salt Substitution on Cardiovascular Events and DeathThe Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS) in the NEJM The Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS) in NephJC FDA Issues Final Guidance Regarding Use of an Alternate Name for Potassium Chloride in Food LabelingNumber 8: AURORA, voclosporin for Lupus NephritisEfficacy and safety of voclosporin versus placebo for lupus nephritis (AURORA 1) in the LancetAURORA 1 on NephJCAURORA 1 on Freely FilteredNumber 7: FIGARO trial of finerenone for CV outcomesCardiovascular Events with Finerenone in Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes in the NEJMRates of Hyperkalemia after Publication of the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study by David JuurlinkJoel’s intermissionFDA RejectionsTricida’s VeverimerRoxadustatBardoxoloneTenapanorNumber 6: Pig Kidney Transplant.As covered in the New York TimesClinical Pig Kidney Xenotransplantation: How Close Are We? from JASNNumber 5: KDIGO Blood Pressure GuidelinesKDIGO GuidelinesAs discussed in NephJCAnd on Freely FilteredMatt’s article on ACCORD he wrote for RFN as a fellowNumber 4: Chlorthalidone for Hypertension in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (CLICK)CLICK in the NEJMCLICK on NephJCCLICK on Freely FilteredNumber 3: Dapagliflozin helps IgA nephropathyThe LancetFDA OKs First Proteinuria Drug for IgA Nephropathy: delayed released budesonideNumber 2: New eGFR formulas, now race free.New Creatinine- and Cystatin C–Based Equations to Estimate GFR without Race in the NEJMNumber 16: Fixing ADPKD in miceRenal plasticity revealed through reversal of polycystic kidney disease in mice in Nature GeneticsPress release from YaleNumber 1: KDIGO GN GuidelinesPDF in Kidney InternationalNephJC DiscussionLast Month in Nephrology skeptical of all the Rituximab Tubular SecretionsOvercooked! All You Can EatLego Porsche 911Lego Baby Yoda (Grogu)Beyblades

The Filtrate:Joel TopfSwapnil HiremathJennie Lin (who was only there because her plans got boxed by covid)Jordy CohenJosh WaitzmanSpecial Guest:Rajiv Agarwal (@AgarwalRajivMD)Editor:Joel TopfShow Notes:NephJC discussion of CLICK: http://www.nephjc.com/news/click4chlorthalidone CLICK Visual abstract: http://www.nephjc.com/news/2021/12/7/the-click-visual-abstract Hawthorne effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect A nice discussion run in periods in clinical trials: http://www.nephjc.com/news/run-in-period The ABCD trial Agarwal used to describe the need for a beta blocker to enroll in the trial, but it looks like a review article https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12574784/ Canadian trial showing that atenolol did as well as evidence based beta blockers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31495887/ Associated editorial by Agarwal: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31578572/ Meta-analysis of dose-response relationships for hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone, and bendroflumethiazide on blood pressure, serum potassium, and urate by Mark A Peterzan https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22547443/ HCTZ vs Chlorthalidone compete to the death: VA CSP Study No. 597: Diuretic Comparison Project https://www.research.va.gov/programs/csp/597/default.cfm Effectiveness versus Efficacy Trials: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK44024/ Foundation on Apple TV+: https://www.indiewire.com/2021/09/foundation-review-apple-tv-plus-sci-fi-adaptation-1234666972/ The Expanse on Amazon Prime: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(TV_series) The Beatles: Get Back on Disney+: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_Get_Back School of chocolate on Netflix: https://www.themarysue.com/school-of-chocolate/ And Just Like That... on Disney+: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Just_Like_That... Past-president of AHA forced to make a statement about the Sex and the City episode: https://twitter.com/NMCardioVasc/status/1471627453885997068 https://twitter.com/NMCardioVasc/status/1471817955344371717 Chris Noth is a bad guy and how Peloton dealt with this. https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/peloton-deletes-chris-noth-ad-sexual-assault-allegations-1235135264/ Apply for the NSMC Social Media Internship: https://www.nsmc.blog

The Filtrate:Joel TopfSwapnil HiremathNayan AroraJennie LinSophie AmbrusoEditorJoel TopfShow Notes:Sign Up for NephSim Nephrons. Deadline 11/30. https://nephsim.com/nephsim-nephrons/ The Draft Board except for Swapnil’s picks because…Calvin Ball: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Unk_27uqTpMGXrOyrxbI-2csKg2W_qnbbN7IE3wZY_Y/edit?usp=sharing Calvinball per the Calvin and Hobbes Wiki: Calvinball is a game invented by Calvin and Hobbes. Calvinball has no rules; the players make up their own rules as they go along, so that no Calvinball game is like another. https://www.polygon.com/comics/2020/5/13/21254476/calvin-and-hobbes-comic-strips-books-quarantine Swap’s Twitter Moment after he Tweeted all 28 Late Breaking and High Impact Clinical Trial Posters:https://twitter.com/i/events/1456347526936809480 Selena Gomez’s Kidney Transplant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMgfp0hu5lw and Kidney Transplant drama due to…Justin Bieber! https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/selena-gomez-cut-ties-with-her-kidney-donor-francia-raisa-in-2018-the-reason-was-allegedly-related-to-justin-bieber/

The Filtrate:Joel TopfSwapnil HiremathNayan AroraJennie LinJoshua WaitzmanSpecial GuestsAlfred Kim assistant Professor at Washington University, director of the lupus clinic. Receives support from Arena Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of volcloosporin, or at least he did before this episode aired.Dawn Castor assistant professor at The University of Louisville School of Medicine. She is on the speaker bureau for Arena Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of volcloosporin. She was a site principle investigator (PI) as well as an author of the trial.EditorNayan AroraShow Notes:NIH Cyclophosphamide trial, long term follow-up: Combination therapy with pulse cyclophosphamide plus pulse methylprednisolone improves long-term renal outcome without adding toxicity in patients with lupus nephritis. Other important publications on this trial include:Therapy of lupus nephritis. Controlled trial of prednisone and cytotoxic drugs NEJM 1986Controlled trial of pulse methylprednisolone versus two regimens of pulse cyclophosphamide in severe lupus nephritis Lancet 1992Euro-Lupus Nephritis Trial, a randomized trial of low-dose versus high-dose intravenous cyclophosphamideVoclosporin is approved by FDA in January 2021Previous Lupus Nephritis podcast with Dawn and Alfred: Freely Filtered 029: Belimumab for lupus nephritisRituximab în Lupus. The LUNAR Trial (Spoiler, it didn’t work): Efficacy and safety of rituximab in patients with active proliferative lupus nephritis: the Lupus Nephritis Assessment with Rituximab studySystematic review of the literature on reproducibility of the interpretation of renal biopsy in lupus nephritisConclusion The interpretation of renal biopsy in lupus nephritis is poorly reproducible, causing serious doubts about its validity and its clinical application. As it can lead to serious diagnosis, treatment and prognosis errors, it is necessary to intensify research in this field.The ALMS trials of mycohenolate mofetil (MMF) trials in lupus nephritisInduction: Mycophenolate Mofetil versus Cyclophosphamide for Induction Treatment of Lupus Nephritis (JASN 2009)Maintenance: Mycophenolate versus Azathioprine as Maintenance Therapy for Lupus Nephritis (NEJM 2011)Jacob deGrom on the mound. Baseball Reference. DeGrom is a two time Cy Young award winner, a 4-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year winner.AURORA2: Aurinia Renal Assessments 2: Aurinia Renal Response in Lupus With Voclosporin (ClinicalTrials.gov)Aurinia Pharmaceuticals.KDIGO 2021 Glomerulonephritis Guidelines Daily aspirin vs placebo for suspected acute myocardial infarction is highly protective except for patients born under Libra or Gemini. Current misconception 3: that subgroup-specific trial mortality results often provide a good basis for individualising patient careMultitarget therapy for induction treatment of lupus nephritis: a randomized trial.Patient Benefits Justify Price of New Lupus Nephritis Drugs“The estimated annual price of belimumab is approximately $43,000 per patient; the estimated annual price for voclosporin is approximately $92,000 per patient.”2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus GuidelineDr. Glaucomflecken on TwitterCardiology vs Nephrology Round 1Nephrology vs Cardiology Round 2In the Heights (Wikipedia)The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Wikipedia)Paws in PrisonFlozinator pin

The Filtrate:Joel TopfSwapnil HiremathNayan AroraSophie AmbrusoJoshua WeismanEditorJoel TopfShow Notes:Soccer star Christian Eriksen 'was gone' after on-field cardiac arrest, doctor says (NBC News)120-sided Die. This was covered in Wired Magazine. Respect. https://www.wired.com/2016/05/mathematical-challenge-of-designing-the-worlds-most-complex-120-sided-dice/ Nephrologists that played D&D: https://twitter.com/kidney_boy/status/1398660927680036865?s=20 Doctors that played D&D (i.e. control group): https://twitter.com/kidney_boy/status/1398661170328899586?s=20 Average sodium intake among Americans is 3,400 mg (147 mEq of Na per day). Sodium and the Dietary Guideline Factsheet (PDF)DASH Sodium Diet Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJM200101043440101 The PURE Trial as discussed by NephJC and as seen in the NEJMFormulas to Estimate Dietary Sodium Intake From Spot Urine Alter Sodium-Mortality Relationship https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.13117 The Taiwan Nursing Home study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16762939/ Peruvian Cluster RCT of sodium reduction in Nature (oooh!) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0754-2 DASH Diet in CKD https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4957723/ A comparison of treating metabolic acidosis in CKD stage 4 hypertensive kidney disease with fruits and vegetables or sodium bicarbonate https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23393104/ ACCORD https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1001286 Kidney Damage Biomarkers and Incident CKD During Blood Pressure Reduction: A Case-Control Study within SPRINT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6953744/ Association of Urinary Biomarkers of Inflammation, Injury, and Fibrosis with Renal Function Decline: The ACCORD Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27189318/ Lake Wobegon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Wobegon SPRINT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1511939 Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2723256 Characterizing Frailty Status in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26755682/ Syncope, Hypotension, and Falls in the Treatment of Hypertension: Results from the SPRINT Randomized Clinical Trial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8045467/ The USPSTF recommends screening for hypertension in adults 18 years or older with office blood pressure measurement (OBPM). The USPSTF recommends obtaining blood pressure measurements outside of the clinical setting for diagnostic confirmation before starting treatment. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hypertension-in-adults-screening Concordance Between Blood Pressure in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial and in Routine Clinical Practice https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33044494/

Jay L Koyner, a Professor of Medicine specializing in acute kidney injury (AKI) and dialysis, and Sarah Faubel, a Professor known for her contributions to medical education and renal health, join the discussion. They delve into the implications of the AKIKI-2 study on dialysis timing in AKI, emphasizing that late initiation may not worsen mortality outcomes. The conversation also touches on managing fluid volume in critically ill patients, innovative biomarkers for diagnosing AKI, and exciting developments in NAD therapy related to renal health.