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Anna Francis

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Paediatric nephrologist | AE @KIReports | Interests: FSGS, transplant, cancer

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RT @JAMAPediatrics: The 2024 KDIGO update provides pediatricians with guidance on evaluating and managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) in c…
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RT @KIReports: 🔔Tweetorial Alert 🔔 1/ Hey #NephTwitter! Welcome to a 🆕 #tweetorial #xtorial brought to you by @KIReports.
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RT @_siahk: I see everyday the impact kidney disease has on children and their families. It remains under recognised across the world. 🌍🌎🌏…
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RT @Tackle_it_trial: 🎉 Exciting news! Our new website for the TACKLE-IT trial has officially launched! 🚀 Want to learn more about TACKLE-I…
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@NephJC Children going through puberty should be seen more often than these recommendations as rapid changes in body mass with limited ability to compensate can lead to big changes in GFR #NephJC
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@NephJC Lower threshold for referral to paediatric nephrology- they have a whole lifetime ahead of them #NephJC
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RT @NephJC: In the peds 👧🧒 population: ⬆️ albuminuria/proteinuria🟰 ⬆️ disease progression See this summary of studies that highlight the va…
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RT @NephJC: Despite advances and changes in genetics, GFR equations and testing, there is still more to do. Check out the research recommen…
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@M_Elraggal @hswapnil @NavTangri @NephJC People with CKD and neuromuscular diseases/ very malnourished can have a deceptively normal creatinine but cystatin-c will reveal their true reduced GFR
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RT @NephJC: Once you dx CKD it is important to determine the cause. [PP] Establish the cause using: ❇️Clinical context ❇️Personal and famil…
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RT @NephJC: [PC] 👧🧒 Newborns with clear kidney disease (ie. severe congenital malformations of the kidney) do not need to wait 3mo to diag…
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@NephJC Only caveat is newborns with clear kidney disease eg posterior urethral valves. Don’t need to wait 3 months to label them as CKD. #NephJC
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@M_Elraggal @NephJC Both are great for initial screening and then you can choose the appropriate one to use after for that child #nephjc
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@NephJC One of our research recommendations is to test this for children and validate in different populations #NephJC
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@NephJC Paediatricians- Check a blood pressure and dip for protein if you see a premmie in your clinic :) #nephjc
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@kidney_boy It’s a lot of work from a big team! @nephjc
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RT @KIReports: Prospective Study of Modifiable #RiskFactors of #ArterialHypertension and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy #LVH in Pediatric #He
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