Concept Map: How I treat Glomerular Diseases in the Older patients

 

Based on CJASN article published in 2025

Concept Map: Risk factors for Calcific uremic arteriolopathy ( Calciphylaxis)

 

Concept Map: Cryoglobulinemia

 Here is a summary via pics on Cryoglobulinemia. Check out a review on this in NEJM.

Concept Map: Complement Testing for TMA(aHUS) made simple

 

What testing to order for complement evaluation for aHUS or TMA 

What do those results mean?

Based on Paper in Kidney International 2024

Concept Map: Cholesterol Embolic Renal Disease

 

Based on a recent study published by Jain et al. 

Concept Map: TMA and Cancer

 

Created using biorender.com 

Concept Map: Hypertension in Hemodialysis

 

This is a schematic of the treatment of resistant HTN in the hemodialysis patient. Based on a review published in JASN

Figure made using biorender.com 

CMML and the Kidney

 

This figure summarizes the various glomerular, reno-vascular and tubulointerstital disorders seen with Chronic Myelomonocytic leukelmia ( recent review in Kidney Medicine by us)

Concept Map: AKI in ECMO

 

Concept Map of pathophysiology related to AKI in a patient on ECMO- created by Dr. Purva Sharma using biorender.com 

Concept Map- Immune checkpoint inhibitors and AKI- biomarkers

 

As of 2023, this is the most updated bio-markers that have been studied at single centers around the world for AKI associated with ICI therapy. 

References:

Tertiary lymphoid structure signatures are associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor related acute interstitial nephritis

Soluble and cell-based markers of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated nephritis

AKI in patients with immune check point inhibitors

Biomarkers, Clinical Features and rechallenge for ICI related renal immune related adverse events

Cytokines and immune cell phenotypes in AKI associated with ICI

Differentiating acute interstitial nephritis from ICI from other causes

Concept Map: Endothelin-1 and the Kidney

Emerging concept of use of endothelin antagonists in the field of Nephrology. This concept figure is on data up to May 2023

Figure created using biorender.com and adapted from this review. 

Peritoneal Dialysis in Figures

 

References:
Peritoneal Dialysis Prescription and Adequacy in Clinical Practice: Core Curriculum 2023

Special post by 

Lakshmi Kannan, MBBS, MD, 

Department of Nephrology, Pikeville Medical Center

Adjunct Faculty, University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kentucky, USA

Concept Map: Kidney Involvement in Erdheim Chester Histiocytosis

This concept map in inspired by work in this paper by Chazal et al in Kidney International

 

Concept Map: Onco-HTN( cancer therapy related HTN)

 

Based on a recent AHA scientific statement, a concept map on onco-HTN

NELL-1 Membranous Nephropathy- Concept Map

 

This is an inspired figure from Sethi's amazing review in CKJ. 

This figure is a summary of the various secondary causes of NELL-1 MN that have been described. 
( keeping in mind that primary NELL-1 MN without a secondary cause still is the most common)

Concept Map: Acute Pancreatitis and AKI

 

Special post by 

Lakshmi Kannan, MBBS, MD, 

Department of Nephrology, Pikeville Medical Center

Adjunct Faculty, University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kentucky, USA

Reference is here

Concept Map: AKI in patients with Chronic Liver Disease

 

Concept map of AKI associated with chronic liver disease. Made using biorender.com 
Inspired by an article in CJASN

Concept Map: Malaria and the Kidney

 

Created using biorender.com
Credit to topic content to Dr. Mythri Shankar and Mala Sachdeva

Concept Map: Hypokalemia and HTN workup

 

Created using biorender.com 
Content edited: Dr Rondon and Dr Sharma

Concept Map- Hyponatremia, a more modern approach

Created using biorender.com 
Content edited: Dr Rondon