Medscape Nephrology Podcast

Drs Harrington and Gibson discuss burning issues in medicine, including artificial intelligence, social media, wearable tech, and the new hypertension guidelines.

A former Aetna CMO said in his deposition that he never looked at patients' medical records in reviewing appeals for coverage. Should there be more transparency when coverage decisions are made?

Dr Szczech discusses the emotional challenges that patients with CKD face in their transition to dialysis, and offers suggestions to PCPs and pharmacists who see these patients.

Dr Ileana Piña reviews key takeaways from the ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines including how to measure blood pressure, white-coat vs masked hypertension, and evaluating the patient's overall risk.

Dr Eric Topol discusses factors behind a predicted physician shortage (or lack thereof) with policy expert and ethicist Dr Ezekiel Emanuel.

An effort to encourage individualized treatment choices may muddy the therapy waters, says Dr Peters.

Dr Jay Winner describes 'reframing,' a technique in which thinking about a stressful situation a little differently can reduce stress.

How much fluid should a patient on dialysis consume? What blood pressure range is optimal for these patients? Dr Szczech offers her advice on what to tell patients on dialysis.

Dr Walton-Shirley reviews the key updates in the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure with the guideline chair.

Drs Harrington, Batchelor, and O'Donoghue discuss the implications of the TCT late-breaking CULPRIT SHOCK trial testing culprit-only vs multivessel revascularization in unstable patients in cardiogenic shock.