Medscape InDiscussion: Chronic Kidney Disease
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S2 Episode 6: Rare Disease: Is It Membranous Nephropathy?
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join experts Drs Matthew Sparks and Laurence Beck as they discuss the diagnosis and management of membranous nephropathy, a rare kidney disease. Relev...
S2 Episode 5: When Is It Time to Talk About Kidney Transplantation?
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join experts Drs Matthew Sparks and Samira Farouk as they pull back the curtain to help patients and providers better understand the transplant journe...
S2 Episode 4: Chronic Kidney Disease: FSGS, Genetic Testing, and APOL1
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
S2 Episode 3: Does Your Patient Have IgA Nephropathy?
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Experts Drs Matthew A. Sparks and Dana V. Rizk discuss the pathology, presentation, and management of IgA nephropathy. Looking for the latest on clini...
S2 Episode 2: Is It Lupus Nephritis? A Path to Diagnosis and Treatment
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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? Wha...
S2 Episode 1: What's Your Approach? MRAs and Chronic Kidney Disease
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join experts Drs Matthew Sparks and James Matthew Luther as they discuss how and why they're using mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists to treat pat...
S1 Episode 6: Primary Care Screening and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Sparks and Bansal discuss the screening and treatment for CKD as a primary care physician, including testing, cardiovascular risk, new treatments,...
S1 Episode 5: A Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis: Now What?
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you talk to patients about kidney health, lifestyle risks, or a plan for transplantation? In this episode, Drs Sparks, Diamantidis, and Farouk ...
S1 Episode 4: Disparities in Care: Race, Equity, and Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join experts Drs Matthew Sparks and Dinushika Mohottige as they discuss disparities in care for individuals who have chronic kidney disease in the Uni...
S1 Episode 3: Behind the Scenes: Pig-to-Human Kidney Xenotransplantation at The University of Alabama
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Sparks and Kumar go behind the scenes and discuss the preparation, surgery, and outcome of the pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation at The Univ...
S1 Episode 2: How to Manage Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do primary care providers need to know to improve care for people with chronic kidney disease? Drs Matthew Sparks and Ian de Boer provide key cli...
S1 Episode 1: Chronic Kidney Disease and SGLT2 Inhibitors: Usage, Monitoring, and Possible Side Effects
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Sparks and Neuen discuss the proper use of SGLT2 inhibitors to prevent chronic kidney disease, including how to start them and monitor them and th...