Kidney Essentials

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This is a podcast for medical students, residents and advanced practitioners at the University of Colorado and beyond...Our Mission with Kidney Essentials:1.Make nephrology more accessible, less intimidating 2.Provide concise nephrology “pearls” in each episode to help listeners understand renal pathophysiology 3.“Making nephrology sexy one episode at a time” Legal disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only. The views and statements expressed on this podcast are solely those of the hosts. This podcast should not be used as medical advice or for treatment purposes.

Sarah E Young MD


    • Sep 27, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES
    • 2 SEASONS


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    Can you still drink milk if you have calcium oxalate stones?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 33:32 Transcription Available


    In this episode, Drs. Sophia Ambruso and Sarah Young welcome a new addition to the Kidney Essentials team, Dr. Parisa Mortaji! We also discuss why we care about nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) with a specific emphasis on calcium oxalate stones, why people form stones (hint: it's in the urine!!) as well as dietary counseling and additional medical interventions that improves stone absorption and prevents further stone formation!

    What did you read in 2021 that changed your practice?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 37:52


    Drs. Young, Ambruso & guest speaker, current University of Colorado nephrology fellow extraordinaire & future faculty Dr. Ruth Campbell, discuss some of their favorite 2021 practice changing literature. Join us!

    To NSAID or not to NSAID - Manny vs Sophie - NSAIDS part 2

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 19:41 Transcription Available


    In this episode, Manny and Sophie discuss NSAID use in the healthy population. What does the data support? Is Sophie's regular use of NSAIDs going to land her on dialysis? Or will Manny's NSAID aversion result in a healthy set of kidneys in exchange for some unnecessary aches and pains?

    How much ibuprofen is too much ibuprofen?? Part 1

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 16:45 Transcription Available


    What are the nuts and bolts of diabetic nephropathy diagnosis and treatment?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 25:34 Transcription Available


    In this episode, Kidney Essentials hosts Drs. Sophia Ambruso and Judy Blaine along with guest-host Dr. Jake Hershey discuss the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic nephropathy and some of the nuances of our favorite RAAS inhibition medications.

    What is RAAS? Why does inhibition of RAAS help in diabetic kidney disease?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 33:19


    In this episode Drs Ambruso and Young review the role of  renin, angiotensin, and aldosterone in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease and its treatment

    How do I know diabetes is affecting the kidneys?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 22:19 Transcription Available


    In this episode, Drs. Young, Blaine and Ambruso discuss the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy and how having diabetic kidney disease impacts an individuals cardiovascular and mortality outcomes.

    What did you read in 2020 that changed your practice?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 35:05


    Drs. Ambrusio, Blaine and Young discuss articles that most influenced their care of patients with kidney disease in the last year.

    Who cares if its protein or albumin in the urine?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 27:37 Transcription Available


    Can giving normal saline ever be a bad thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 27:37


    Drs. Young, Blaine and Ambruso explore a case of SIADH, why we DON'T use normal saline in SIADH and how to correct symptomatic hyponatremia.

    Consulting the bean team? Early and often please!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 29:30


    In this episode Drs Ambruso, Blaine and Young discuss when to consult nephrology

    What is in a urine?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 24:21 Transcription Available


    Drs Ambruso, Blaine and Young take you through 3 cases to help you learn how to use urine electrolytes in evaluating a patients volume status

    Kidney Essentials BONUS Minipodcast Blooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 13:51


    In this podcast Drs Blaine, Ambruso and Young review an error they made in their first podcast tiled " can you drink too much water?" Can you find the error they made? Listen to them explain all the different ways you could have picked up on their mistake

    Another case of hyponatremia...bloopers and all!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 17:31 Transcription Available


    Drs Ambruso, Blaine and Young review a case of an elderly woman who is admitted to the hospital with hyponatremia. They slowly take the listener through distinguishing between hyponatremia from too much water consumption vs inadequate solute intake vs SIADH.

    Can you drink too much water?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 30:47


    In this podcast Drs. Blaine, Ambruso and Young discuss a case of a young man who presents with a serum Na of 120meq/L. Listen as they take you through how they approach a case of hyponatremia.Please not there is an addendum at the end of the case, because there was an error in the urine parameters. It is not possible to have a Uosm of 75 and Una of 100. The osmolality has to be higher if the Una is 100. The Una should have been lower (15-25)

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