Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN

Nephrology consultant, #FOAMed, photography lover, and a traveller

[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

#ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Prabir Roy Chaudhury

💥 CKD is Deadly!

✨ Fastest rise in premature deaths

✨ Mortality risk of 44 yr old dialysis pt similar to 75 yr old person!

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[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

#ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Prabir Roy Chaudhury

💥 Impact of CKD

✨ Greater impact on health and economics than other NCDs

✨ Sharpest rise among NCDs in 3 decades!

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[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1 @KatherineTuttl8 @DrPallaviPrasad @iamnephrologist @dakidneydoc @Arunkr_Dr #ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Katherine Tuttle 

💥 Guideline adherence pretty low too

✨ ACEi/ARB in 60-70%. Continued only in 40%!!

✨ MRA in < 10% 

✨ SGLT2i only in 20%

✨ GLP1RA in 10-20 %

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[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

#ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Katherine Tuttle 

💥 Positive effects of Semaglutide in CKD and CKM factors

💥 FLOW- terminated early due to better outcomes

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1 @iamnephrologist @DrPallaviPrasad @dakidneydoc @KatherineTuttl8

[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1 @KatherineTuttl8 @DrPallaviPrasad @iamnephrologist @dakidneydoc @Arunkr_Dr #ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Katherine Tuttle 

✨ CKD awareness is very low in. Increases with presence of CV disease

✨ 80% unaware of their condition!!

✨ Screening for proteinuria only in 90%!

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1 @KatherineTuttl8

[सुदीप प्रकाश (Sudeep Prakash) @sudeepprakash1]

South cyclone zooms into finals of @Isncon25 cricket leagues @Isncon25 @isn_india #ISNCON25

[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

#ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Tushar Vachharajani

💥 Chosing the right central vein catheter 

✨ Avoid Split tip catheters - cheap and easily accessible. But higher thrombus rates

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1
@tvachh

[सुदीप प्रकाश (Sudeep Prakash) @sudeepprakash1]

South cyclone zooms into the finals of isn cricket league @isn_india @Isncon25 @ISNkidneycare @sgpsims

[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1 #ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Ajay Sharma

💥 How about the guidelines?

💥 No concurrence on diagnosis yet! 🤯

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1

[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

#ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Ajay Sharma

💥 Changing landscape of Pediatric Hypertension 

💥 Why Pediatric hypertension matters?

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1

[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1 #ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Ajay Sharma

💥 How do we interpret ABPM in kids?

💥 The ABP load matters: >25% —> HTN!

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1

[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1 #ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Pankaj Hari

💥 What are the treatment options for primary VUR?

💥 Do we need antibiotic prophylaxis in all?

✨ Do not forget to assess for bowel and bladder function!

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1

[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

#ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Pankaj Hari

💥 Vesicoureteric Reflux

🤔 Is VUR genetic?

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1

[Varun Kumar B MD, DM, FISN, FASN @varunkumarbandi]

@isn_india @ISNkidneycare @Narayansgpgims @sudeepprakash1 #ISNCON25
🗣️ Dr Pankaj Hari

💥 What are the risk factors for recurrent UTI?

✨ Younger age, Girls, UTI at presentation, Dilating VUR

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