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Joel M. Topf, MD FACP

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Saying the product of the kidneys is urine is like saying the product of a factory is pollution. Urine is a by-product. The product is homeostasis COI: link👇🏼

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Joel M. Topf, MD FACP
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It has been a great ride but it is time to move on. Look for me (along with the rest of #MedTwitter and #NephTwitter) at
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@DanClintonRN Always happens at Kidneyfair. Just a bunch of thugs at Kidneyfair
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RT @NephRodby: This is great news! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🙏🙏.
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@brian_rifkin Must be intrinsic
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RT @MdMashup: As 2025 kicks off, @kidney_boy highlights KDIGO’s ADPKD guidelines, a mixed GLP-1 RA trial in Nature Medicine, and 70% of Nat…
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RT @KIDNEYcon: Registration is open for KIDNEYcon 2025 May 1-3 Little Rock, AR @NephroRock @nephrosharma @nephrosin…
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RT @mednomics: For patient with SIADH 🙌
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@DrDanMO @elonmusk I left X for Bluesky. I miss the old #MedTwitter. Don't miss what X has turned into at all. Still come back to check my mentions, otherwise I'm delighted with Bluesky.
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Joel M. Topf, MD FACP
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This retrial on hyponatremia is 👩‍🍳😘
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Confession: I LOVE hyponatremia 🤓 (I know, I know. What can I say, I'm a true internist!) HypoNa is often feared, maligned, and misunderstood - but I promise it doesn't have to be scary! Here are my top 10 hyponatremia tips and tricks - a 🧵
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RT @Elmhurstmed: Had an incredible session today at Medicine Grand Rounds with the legendary @kidney_boy on contrast-induced nephropathy! T…
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RT @mustafasuleyman: After Ethan's post, I went on a deep dive into this study! I could go on and on about the results but if I had to boil…
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RT @MHIM_Baltimore: We had an incredible workshop in our Academic Half Day on IV fluids and hyponatremia with the legendary @kidney_boy! Th…
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Shout out to @shaan_somani for referencing the GN work I did with the @thecurbsiders H/T @AnnaGaddy @MedicalCollege
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RT @ShreyaTrivediMD: It’s happening tomorrow !! #iMED2025 Register today!
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RT @Lee_Lichterman: @sentdefender What I'm hearing and saw from video... Hydraulics dead. Note gear not down, flaps not down. Came in too f…
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RT @ShreyaTrivediMD: 🤝 Network with #MedEd leaders virtually on Jan 10th: @gradydoctor Plenary @AdamRodmanMD & others on #AI hacks @acweya…
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RT @MdMashup: After 10.5 years on X, @kidney_boy notes the shift from NephTwitter to Bluesky. Last week’s NephJC journal club was held on B…
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RT @Rajiv_Sinanan: Interesting discussion about oedema on @BookBurton Pocus sometimes helps me when I suspect oedema but pitting isn't obv…
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RT @pkedrosky: First rule of US healthcare: The healthcare lobbyists always win. Stat: House votes to keep government open, abandons PBM…
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