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#NephJC Summer Bookclub: Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

#NephJC Summer Bookclub: Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

The summer book club started in 2015, with one of the best books we have done in book club, Atul Gawande's Being Mortal. I think it should be required reading for all physicians. So now, in 2025, it is the NephJC Summer Book’s tenth anniversary (which represents our eleventh book). The history has been rich:

REGENCY: A B-Cell Super Destroyer in Lupus

REGENCY: A B-Cell Super Destroyer in Lupus

This week, we will celebrate in advance World Kidney Day by discussing the results of OBInutuzumab in active lupus nephritis. The LUNAR trial (rituximab versus placebo) was “almost” positive, but not quite there. Would Obi overpower its cousin ritux? ✨

Hunting Primary Hyperaldosteronism: are MRAs a blindfold in adrenal vein sampling?

Hunting Primary Hyperaldosteronism: are MRAs a blindfold in adrenal vein sampling?

This week, we will continue with February’s aldosterone leitmotif: do mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) truly blind the diagnostic in unilateral hypraldosteronism? Is this the article the mythbuster? Draw your own conclusions

Potassium Rollercoaster Heartbreak

Potassium Rollercoaster Heartbreak

This week, we will discuss the use of 3K dialysis bath with sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus 2K bath and no potassium lowering medications in dialysis patients and the associated risk of arrhythmia.