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Jul 27
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S2 Episode 1: What's Your Approach? MRAs and Chronic Kidney Disease
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
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Hyperaldosteronism and Conn's Syndrome
<p>In this episode I cover the pathophysiology, causes, investigations and management of hyperaldosteronism.<br/><br/>If you want to follow along with written notes on hyperaldosteronism go to zerotofinals.com/hyperaldosteronism or find the endocrinology section in the Zero to Fi ... Show More
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177. "Con" Man: An Approach to Primary Hyperaldosteronism
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Glomerular Diseases
Send us Fan MailPremium Member Resources: https://ninjanerd.orgWelcome to the Ninja Nerd Podcast with Zach and Rob! In this episode, we discuss Glomerular Diseases, including Nephrotic and Nephritic Syndrome. You'll learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for Glom ... Show More
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Jan 2023
Hyperaldosteronism
Send us Fan MailThis week, Rob and Zach will be talking about Hyperaldosteronism.We will be discussing the following topics within this episode on Hyperaldosteronism!The Aldosterone Pathway and Normal PhysiologyAldosterone Target Organs & EffectsCauses of High AldosteroneDiagnost ... Show More
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Nov 10 2023 This Week in Cardiology
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Diuretics
Send us Fan MailPremium Member Resources: https://ninjanerd.orgWelcome to the Ninja Nerd Podcast with Zach and Rob! In this episode, we discuss Diuretics. You'll learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for Diuretics. We'll discuss clinical cases to highlight criti ... Show More
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Join experts Drs Matt Sparks and Dawn Caster as they discuss the complexities around the management of lupus nephritis. What tools do we have now? What is on the horizon? Tune in to find out. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.m ... Show More
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S2 Episode 4: Chronic Kidney Disease: FSGS, Genetic Testing, and APOL1
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
27m 55s
We demystify primary aldosteronism, MRAs (mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists), non-steroidal MRAs, and how to recognize and treat renovascular hypertension with nephrologist/hypertension expert, Dr. Matt Luther (
@DrJMLuther) as part of the NephMadness PodCrawl 2023.
Fill out a bracket for NephMadness and check out all eight NephMadness PodCrawl participants at
NephMadness.com/podcrawl (list below) and the
MRA region write-up by Micah Schub (
@AcidBassMD).
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The Curbsiders gets the skinny on mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
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Core IM will be covering Kidney Transplant in their classic Five Pearl format
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The CardioNerds will be covering the effect of Heart Failure Devices on Kidney Health
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Freely Filtered will try to understand thrombotic microangiopathy
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ISN Global Kidney Care goes deep on IgA nephropathy
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The Cribsiders look at transitions, first the Pediatrics to Adult nephrology transition and then from living to death with palliative nephrology
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Fellow on Call will be covering Onconephrology
- And finally, The Nephron Segment looks at Transgender Health and CKD
- Intro
- Diagnosis and Management of Primary Aldosteronism (PA)
- MRAs vs non-steroidal MRAs (mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists)
- NephMadness MRA region picks
- Renovascular Hypertension
- Outro
Credits
- Writer and Producer: Matthew Watto MD
- Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD
- Cover Art & Infographic: Matthew Watto MD
- Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
- Reviewer: Leah Witt MD
- Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
- Technical Production: PodPaste
- Guest: J. Matthew Luther MD