A pinch of salt - A podcast by ERA

In this episode, Ana Carina Ferreira takes on the role of host, welcoming Min Hui Tan, co-author of the paper “Top Ten Tips in Managing ANCA Vasculitis” published in the Clinical Kidney Journal, to discuss key challenges and evolving strategies in the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis.

Tune in for an insightful discussion and read the full article!
Min Hui Tan, David Jayne, Top ten tips in managing ANCA vasculitis, Clinical Kidney Journal, Volume 18, Issue 2, February 2025, sfae389, https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfae389

Pierre Delanaye, host of this episode, welcomes Nadine Kaesler, co-author of the paper “Ten tips on how to manage obesity in the presence of CKD” published in Clinical Kidney Journal, to discuss the challenges of managing obesity in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Discover the key challenges and clinical considerations surrounding obesity management in CKD, and read the full paper for further insights.

Nadine Kaesler, Susanne Fleig, Ten tips on how to manage obesity in the presence of CKD, Clinical Kidney Journal, Volume 17, Issue 11, November 2024, sfae317, https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfae317

Rainer Oberbauer is the host of this episode, welcoming Georg A. Böhmig, co-author of the paper “Antibody-mediated rejection—treatment standard” published in the Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, to discuss the challenges and evolving therapeutic strategies in antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) after kidney transplantation.

Discover more about the topic in this episode and explore the full paper for further insights.

Georg A Böhmig, Maarten Naesens, Ondrej Viklicky, Olivier Thaunat, Matthias Diebold, Lionel Rostaing, Klemens Budde, Antibody-mediated rejection—treatment standard, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Volume 40, Issue 8, August 2025, Pages 1615–1627, https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfaf097

We watch creatinine rise and fall all the time, but a failing kidney allograft is more than a numbers game. Annelies de Weerd (Erasmus MC Rotterdam) covers when to call it failure, the immunosuppression taper, and helping patients through what feels like a step backwards.

For decades, “volume status” meant a (un)healthy dose of educated guessing. What if you could just look? Faeq Husain-Syed (Giessen) joins "A pinch of salt" to explain how kidney venous Doppler makes congestion visible, and whether Point-of-care Ultrasound is ready for prime time.