It’s NephMadness! Get inside the black box of transplant medicine as we discuss: Kidney transplant for the internist. Join Dr. Cyrus Askin, @askins_razor, one of our Curbsiders Correspondents, as he teams up with the fine folks from the Freely Filtered Podcast led by Dr. Samira Farouq, @ssfarouk, a Mount Sinai transplant nephrologist. Topics: indications for kidney transplant, immunosuppressive agents, what to watch out for in your post-transplant patients and so much more! Show Notes | Subscribe | Spotify | Swag! | Top Picks | Mailing List | [email protected] | CME

Credits

• Written and Produced by: Cyrus Askin MD, Matthew Watto MD and the Freely Filtered Crew
  
• Infographic: Cyrus Askin MD
  
• Cover Art: Kate Grant MBChB DipGUMed
  
• Hosts: Cyrus Askin MD, Joel Topf MD, Samira Farouk MD, Swapnil Hiremath MD, Jennie Lin MD & Matt Sparks MD
  
• Editor: Matthew Watto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com
  

Sponsor: VCU Health CE

Time Stamps

• 00:00 Announcement, Intro to Freely Filtered and NephMadness
  
• 04:00 Case of advanced CKD; Who/when to refer for transplant
  
• 12:05 Benefits of renal transplant
  
• 16:22 Counseling patients with advanced CKD about transplant and a bit on living donors
  
• 20:40 Medications after transplant; Drug-drug interactions
  
• 25:50 Dr. Sparks’ 30 second exam for the transplant patient; Diarrheal illness
  
• 32:07 Calcineurin inhibitor levels
  
• 36:42 Prophylaxis for long term complications
  
• 40:21 Allograft rejection; BAMF criteria
  
• 50:40 Cardiovascular risk; Statins
  
• 56:11 Malignancy after kidney transplant
  
• 60:00 NephMadness Transplant Region: Biomarkers vs Biopsy
• 72:23 Outro