Water and Sodium Lecture Videos
Here are some simplified lectures on water and sodium disorders for the second year medical students at Tulane University SOM. -Adrian Baudy
Acid Base Practice Questions…and Answers
Study in PBL want some more practice Acid/Base questions, so here you go. Practice Questions: Lagniappe Answers:Lagniappe-key -Adrian Baudy
There's A New Binder On the Block: FDA Approves Patiromer
BETHESDA, MD — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new oral option for reversing hyperkalemia, patiromer. Patiromer is an oral suspension (Veltassa, Relypsa) that has just come out of the phase-2 AMETHYST-DN study, which showed that daily administration of the potassium-binding agent safely controlled hyperkalemia over a 1 year in patients…
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Has Kayexlate Finally Pooped Out??
So I’ve talk to multiple students and residents and tried to convey the idea that we shouldn’t be so gungho to use kayexlate acutely for hyperkalemia in the hospital (same with the outpatient setting). There is a plaucity of evidence that this resin does very much outside of . Of course it is easier to…
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Water Metabolism Part II
Here is part 2 of Dr. Belinda Lee’s water metabolism presentation.
Physiology Pearls – The Edelman Equation
The “oysters and pearls” appetizer at Criollo. If you’ve sent any considerable amount of time trying to figure out hyponatremia (or any sodium physiology) there is a good chance that you’ve ran into the Androgue-Madrias Formula. They were able to predict the changes in serum sodium based on the concentration of the fluid being infused…
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Water Metabolism Part I
Here is a great presentation from Dr. Belinda Lee.
Board Review 7/26/13
Here is the latest board review from last Friday. Most of the questions of from NephSAP, with only 2-3 created by me. The plan is to post Nephrology Board-like questions to help prepare fellows for the in-service exam and national exam. -Adrian
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