ASN BOARD REVIEW COURSE & UPDATE (BRCU) ONLINE 2025 TOPICS
1. Na & K (4)
1. Relationship Between Sodium and Water: Principles of Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia – Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, FASN
2. Cases: Volume, Sodium, and Water Disorders – Roger A. Rodby, MD, FASN
3. Normal Kidney Potassium Handling – Biff F. Palmer, MD, FASN
4. Potassium: Hypokalemic and Hyperkalemic Disorders – Biff F. Palmer, MD, FASN
2. Acid Base Overview (3)
1. Acid-Base Disorders – Key Core Concepts – Kalani L. Raphael, MD, MS, FASN
2. Metabolic Acidosis – Roger A. Rodby, MD, FASN
3. Metabolic Alkalosis – William L. Whittier, MD, FASN
3. Acid Base Deeper Dive (5)
1. Increased Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis – Biff F. Palmer, MD, FASN
2. Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis – General Concepts – Roger A. Rodby, MD
3. Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis – Proximal and Distal RTA – Roger A. Rodby, MD
4. Cases – Sodium – Roger A. Rodby, MD
5. Cases – Acid Base – Suzanne M. Norby, MD
4. Ca, PO4, Mg & Stones (7)
1. Calcium, Phosphorus, PTH, Vitamin D & FGF-23 – Anna L. Zisman, MD
2. Nephrolithiasis – Pathogenesis, Diagnosis & Medical Management – Anna L. Zisman, MD
3. Phosphorus Control and Disorders – Laura Maursetter, DO
4. Magnesium – Normal Physiology and Disorders – Laura Maursetter, DO, FASN
5. Cases – Nephrolithiasis – William L. Whittier, MD, FASN
6. Cases – Calcium, Phosphorus & PTH – Anna L. Zisman, MD
7. Interactive Cases (Small Groups)
5. CKD & ESKD (14)
1. Diabetic Nephropathy – William L. Whittier, MD, FASN
2. Cases – Diabetic Kidney Disease – Roger A. Rodby, MD, FASN
3. Dialysis – Cardiovascular and Blood Pressure Issues – Nisha Bansal, MD
4. Common Medical Problems in Patients with ESKD – Sarah Sanghavi, MD
5. Hemodialysis – Selected Complications – Mark L. Unruh, MD, MS
6. Peritoneal Dialysis – Infectious and Noninfectious Complications – Suzanne Watnick, MD, FASN
7. Cases – ESKD – Christopher T. Chan, MD, FRCPC
8. Dialysis Adequacy and Vascular Access – Vandana Dua Niyyar, MD, FASN
9. ESKD Vascular Access and Related Infections – Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN
10. Principles of Drug Prescribing in Acute & Chronic Kidney Disease – Katie Cardone, PharmD, FASN
11. Treatment of CKD-MBD – Sharon Moe, MD
12. Cases – Metabolic Bone Disease – Tamara Isakova, MD, MMSc
13. Cases – CKD and ESKD – Christopher T. Chan, MD, FRCPC
14. CKD and ESKD – Live Case Discussions
6. Transplant (14)
1. Transplant Evaluation – Samira Farouk, MD, MSCR, FASN
2. Transplant Immunology – Beatrice P. Concepcion, MD, MS
3. Transplant Biopsy – Indications and Findings – Jean Hou, MD
4. Post-Transplant Infectious Complications – Jeannina Smith, MD
5. Post-Transplant Noninfectious Complications – Beatrice P. Concepcion, MD, FASN
6. Cases – Transplantation – Beatrice P. Concepcion, MD, FASN
7. Transplant Immunosuppressant Complications – Alexander Wiseman, MD
8. Introduction to Transplant Immunology – Beatrice P. Concepcion, MD, MS
9. Case-Based Kidney Transplant Pathology – Roslyn B. Mannon, MD, FASN, FAST
10. Donor and Recipient Evaluation – Samira Farouk, MD, MSCR, FASN
11. Complications in Transplant Management – Scott Westphal, MD, FASN
12. Infectious Complications in Transplant – Jeannina Smith, MD
13. High-Yield Cases in Transplant – Scott Westphal, MD, FASN
14. Ask the Panel – Fast Facts in Transplant
7. Hypertension (5)
1. Essential Hypertension – Pathophysiology and Treatment – George Thomas, MD, FASN
2. Renal Artery Stenosis and Renovascular Hypertension – Laura Maursetter, DO
3. Secondary Hypertension – Diagnostic Workup and Management – George Thomas, MD, FASN
4. Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies – Joel Topf, MD
5. Cases – Hypertension – Laura Maursetter, DO
8. Glomerular Diseases (16)
1. Interpretation of Proteinuria, Albuminuria, and Dysproteinemia – Juan Carlos Q. Velez, MD
2. Approach to Urinary Sediment – Jay R. Seltzer, MD
3. Pathogenesis and Mechanisms of Glomerular Injury – Laura H. Mariani, MD, MSCE
4. Pathology of Glomerulonephritides – Glen S. Markowitz, MD
5. Pathology of Non-Glomerular Acute Kidney Injury – Glen S. Markowitz, MD
6. Idiopathic and Primary Glomerulonephritides – Ronald J. Falk, MD
7. IgA Nephropathy and Cases – Kirk Campbell, MD
8. Secondary Glomerulonephritides and Vasculitis – Ronald J. Falk, MD
9. Amyloid, Fibrillary GN & Thrombotic Microangiopathies – Anushree C. Shirali, MD
10. Viral Nephritides – HIV, CMV, and Hepatitis – Nelson Leung, MD
11. Introduction to Glomerular Pathophysiology – Laura H. Mariani, MD
12. Introduction to Glomerular Pathology – Glen Markowitz, MD
13. GN Live Case Discussions #1 – Ronald J. Falk, MD
14. GN Live Case Discussions #2 – Glen Markowitz, MD
15. GN Treatment Update – Harish Seethapathy, MD
16. Ask the Professor
9. AKI & ICU (10)
1. AKI – Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management – Sarah Sanghavi, MD, FASN
2. Nephrotoxins for the Boards – Mark A. Perazella, MD, FASN
3. AKI – Prevention and Non-Dialytic Therapy – Jay L. Koyner, MD
4. Acute Renal Replacement Therapies – Ashita J. Tolwani, MD, MSc
5. Cases – Onconephrology – Mark A. Perazella, MD & Mitchell H. Rosner, MD
6. Cases – Imaging in Nephrology – Mark A. Perazella, MD
7. Poisonings and Intoxications – David S. Goldfarb, MD
8. Cases – Urine Microscopy and Assorted Images – Mark A. Perazella, MD
9. Cases – AKI and ICU – Sarah Sanghavi, MD
10. AKI – Live Case Discussions
10. Other Topics (8)
1. Inherited Renal Cystic Diseases – Ronald D. Perrone, MD, FASN
2. Genetic Renal Disease – Barry I. Freedman, MD
3. Acute and Chronic Interstitial Nephritis – Mark A. Perazella, MD, MS, FASN
4. Cases – Urinalysis and Urine Microscopy – Mark A. Perazella, MD, FASN
5. Pregnancy and Kidney Disease – Belinda Jim, MD
6. Cases – Genetics and Pregnancy – Barry I. Freedman, MD & Belinda Jim, MD
7. Board Cases 1 – Laura Maursetter, DO, FASN
8. Board Cases 2 – Roger A. Rodby, MD, FASN
