In this episode, Dr. Ravi Mehta and Dr. Marlies Ostermann discuss the controversy around defining the optimal timing for starting dialysis in critically ill patients. Dr. Osterman highlights the most relevant parameters that influence when to offer, start, and stop dialysis and gives a comprehensive review of the recent trials on the timing of dialysis. And ... Show More
Oct 2
Episode 25: Treatment Revolution in Iga Nephropathy
Join Dana Rizk, MD (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA), and Shikha Wadhwani, MD (Indiana University School of Medicine, USA), for a conversation on the treatment revolution in IgAN. They discuss how breakthroughs in understanding disease pathophysiology are fueling a wave ... Show More
14m 30s
Oct 2
Episode 24: Overview of the Latest Guidance in IgA Nephropathy Management
Join Dana Rizk, MD (University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States), and Brad Rovin, MD (Ohio State University, United States), Co-Chair of the 2025 KDIGO IgAN/IgAV Guideline, for a deep dive into the latest updates in patient care. Their conversation explores the most import ... Show More
19 m
Sep 3
Episode 23: A Patient and Caregiver Perspective
What does life with a rare kidney disease really look like?Marianne Silkjaer Nielsen (Founder of CompCure, Denmark) offers a powerful voice for patients and caregivers. She reflects on the long diagnostic journey, the challenges of managing rare kidney disease, and the need for b ... Show More
12m 15s
Aug 2021
Testing...1-2-3...Testing, The Evolution of Viral Respiratory Testing on the Front Lines of EM
Is it COVID-19, the flu, or something else? In this episode, Dr. Sean-Xavier Neath joins us to discuss the evolution of diagnostic testing for respiratory infections in the ED, through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. This episode is supported by BioMerieux.
23m 21s
Jan 2023
179. When the filters start to falter: An approach to CKD management
Send us a textIn this episode, we review the staging, management and treatment options for chronic kidney disease. Though most patients may present asymptomatically at first, we review the symptoms and physical findings to look out for when examining a patient with CKD. Our medic ... Show More
19m 52s
Apr 2023
191. You put me in a state of SHOCK
Send us a textIn this episode, we review the main causes of four different types of shock: hypovolemic, cardiac, obstructive and distributive (or vasoplegic). We discuss both initial assessment and management of a patient in shock, as well as more focused therapies for specific e ... Show More
17m 5s
Oct 2020
#222 — A Pandemic of Incompetence
Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the Covid-19 pandemic. They discuss the breakdown of trust in institutions and experts, the corruption of science by politics, the ineptitude of the Trump administration in handling the pandemic, whether the gravity of Covid-19 has ... Show More
1h 5m