Medical Pearls

Nephrology Education Links

Below are a selection of great educational links in Nephrology.

Nephrology Now - stay up to date with recent advances in Nephrology with this free meta-journal and online journal club

Ask the Expert - Peritoneal Dialysis - Physicians are invited to join the Converge.MD community. Members can ask Dr. Dimitrios Oreopoulos questions about PD and view all previously answered questions. Students and other health care professionals can get access by requesting an invitation from a physician member..

QxMD - Free BlackBerry Medical Software - a free Nephrology calculator including GFR calculator for the BlackBerry

National Kidney Disease Education Program GFR calculator - available for download to both Palm and Windows Mobile

Online MDRD GFR calculator - from QxMD.com

Online CKD-EPI GFR calculator - from QxMD.com

UKidney.com - visit this excellent online Nephrology educational site

American Journal of Kidney Diseases "Core Curriculum" - a series of summaries of core topics in Nephrology

HDCN (Hypertension, Dialysis and Clinical Nephrology) - Both free and subscription based Nephrology education material

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