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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Jul 1

🗞Here is our editorial on advanced language models like ChaGPT's implications on patients' understanding of complex medical conditions like glomerular diseases. kidney.pub/KN1706-12
#kidneynews @dakidneydoc.bsky.social @asnpublications.bsky.social @kdjhaveri.bsky.social
#chatGPT #glomerulardisease

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ISNkidneycare @theisn.org · Jun 30

𝗜𝗦𝗡 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: APOL1 genotype and HIV infection: 20 year outcomes for CKD, CVD and hypertension. 2025 from @kireports.bsky.social‬ www.kireports.org/ar...

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‪@drsumanbehera.bsky.social‬ & @dakidneydoc.bsky.social‬

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · May 31

🚭#WHO created #WorldNoTobaccoDay (WNTD) in '87 to draw global attention 2 #tobacco epidemic -preventable death & disease caused by it
🌏2025 WNTD campaign:“Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco & Nicotine Products” #TobaccoExposed
👩‍🏫 🚬 bskytorial by @deniiseam.bsky.social

ISNkidneycare @theisn.org · May 31

1. Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths worldwide, claiming over 7 million lives each year. #WorldNoTobaccoDay #TobaccoExposed

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · May 31

No more NIDDK or NHLBI, combined into one institute

www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...

h/t @jbrianbyrd.bsky.social

#MedSky

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Apr 25

Hypoelectrolytemia. Low K, Mg Ca, Na and P.

Did you have to use more than the conservative measures for management?

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Srikanth Bathini @dakidneydoc.bsky.social · Apr 25

A glimpse at the causes of an Acquired Bartter Defect too! #ECNeph

@myadla.bsky.social @dramiliflores.bsky.social @dilushiwijay.bsky.social @kajareeg.bsky.social @theisn.org @nephroseeker.medsky.social

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Srikanth Bathini @dakidneydoc.bsky.social · Apr 25

👉 In vitro studies suggest that colonic Maxi – K channels are upregulated

👉 These are the same channels upregulated in CKD, enhancing gut excretion of potassium

👉 In ESRD, the colonic excretion of Potassium is 3-fold that of normal individuals
#ECNeph
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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Apr 25

Very interesting! I had couple of patients that got diagnosed as Ogilvie syndrome.

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Apr 25

Sounds like pseudoobstruction... seen in patients with Ogilvie syndrome. Can also cause severe electrolyte dysfunction. But quite rare.. mostly diagnosed by GI before the nephrologists get to see them

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Apr 25

Joining late to this party of electrolyte chaos.
Suman Behera from Toronto.

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · Apr 3

After sparsentan, another ERA gets accelerated approval on the basis of albuminuria while GFR slope data is being collected

www.novartis.com/us-en/news/m...

@nejm.org paper here www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

#NephSky

Novartis receives FDA accelerated approval for Vanrafia® (atrasentan), the first and only selective endothelin A receptor antagonist for proteinuria reduction in primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN)

Vanrafia can be seamlessly added to supportive care in IgAN and used as a foundational therapy with no requirement for a REMS (Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy) program1 Phase III data showed Vanra...

www.novartis.com

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · Apr 2

We check renin in all patients refd to the Ottawa hypertension clinic (also 24 hour urine for Na & K)

Renin phenotyping is useful - see data from @anandvaidya17.bsky.social in @ahajournals.bsky.social below

haysamrady @sodatroubles.bsky.social · Apr 1

ACE Inhibition to Distinguish Low-Renin Hypertension From Primary Aldosteronism
#nephsky
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

ACE Inhibition to Distinguish Low-Renin Hypertension From Primary Aldosteronism | Hypertension

BACKGROUND: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a distinct cause of low-renin hypertension (LRH), characterized by inappropriate aldosterone production. We investigated the distinction between LRH and PA by...

www.ahajournals.org

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · Mar 30

And sema for DM + PAD as well from #ACC25 in @thelancet.bsky.social

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Glipination helps you walk 🚶🏽🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️further

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 30

Happy to be able to share. Looking forward to learning from others as well.

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

Thank you for engaging.

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

Adios amigos. until later! Thanks..

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

Did he have any worsening in kidney function after NET diagnosis? There are several other factors contributing to this as we discussed earlier.. keen to know more.

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

Yes. scan had evidence of NET with mets to the liver. none to the kidneys though!

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

#ECNeph #ISNEducation
How hv your experiences & outcomes been in CgA nephropathy (Chromogranin A nephropathy/tubulopathy)? Would be great to hear about your patient outcomes. Add comments
@myadla.bsky.social‬ @drpriyajohn.bsky.social @dilushiwijay.bsky.social @theisn.org @arvindcanchi.bsky.social

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

#ECNeph
What have your experiences been like?
What was your treatment approach?
#ISNEducation #MedEd #Nephrology
@myadla.bsky.social‬ @drpriyajohn.bsky.social @dilushiwijay.bsky.social @theisn.org @arvindcanchi.bsky.social

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

#ECNeph #ISNEducation #CgA Limited documentation/publications
💉 For our patient, treating underlying NET improved kidney function
🔁Others have tried PLEX without much success
💊 Usually confused w/chemo or Rx toxicity😵‍💫
#Nephrology
@myadla.bsky.social‬ @dilushiwijay.bsky.social @theisn.org

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

Have any of you encounter Chromogranin A (CgA) Nephropathy/Tubulopathy? Not sure how to add a poll on BSKY!🤔
#ECNeph #ISNEducation
#MedEd #Nephrology
@myadla.bsky.social @drpriyajohn.bsky.social @drmarthagulati.bsky.social @dilushiwijay.bsky.social l @theisn.org @arvindcanchi.bsky.social

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

#ECNeph #ISNEducation
🚨 When can CgA give false positive results?
⚔️ Liver/kidney/heart failure, HTN, inflammatory ds like RA and IBD
#MedEd #Nephrology
@myadla.bsky.social‬ @drpriyajohn.bsky.social @dilushiwijay.bsky.social @theisn.org @arvindcanchi.bsky.social

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

@arvindcanchi.bsky.social thanks to you for creating this space!

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Dr. Suman Behera @drsumanbehera.bsky.social · Mar 28

#ECNeph #ISNEducation
✏️#CgA = #TumourMarker
📬 CgA positive ➡️ several #Neuroendocrine tumours
#MedEd #Nephrology
@myadla.bsky.social‬ @drpriyajohn.bsky.social @dilushiwijay.bsky.social @theisn.org @arvindcanchi.bsky.social

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