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Jul 24
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REBOOT: #454 Kidney Boy on Managing Diab...

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
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Here is a classic Curbsiders episode with one of our favourite guests of all time, Dr Joel Topf.

Learn how to manage diabetes and hypertension in chronic kidney disease with expert tips from Kidney Boy, Kashlak’s Chief of Nephrology, Dr. Joef Topf @kidney_boy

Finerenone is FDA approved for managing CKD in patients with diabetes. **Update as of July 2025: The non-steroidal mineralocorticoid recepter antagonist, finerenone is now FDA approved to treat heart failure with LVEF at or above 40% based on results of the FINEARTS-HF trial. **

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