
About this episode
What’s in pee? Should you donate a kidney to a stranger? Which hurts worse: childbirth or kidney stones? Why are some kidneys the size of footballs? March is World Kidney Month and before you shrug it off: 15% of adults have chronic kidney disease -- and most don’t even know it. This episode could save a life. Transplant Nephrologist Dr. Samira Farouk chats about how nephrology is for cool kids, how transplant chains work, legends about bathtubs filled with ice, how dialysis works, where nephrology ends and urology begins, how much water you should drink and why kidney punches aren’t allowed in boxing. Also: asparagus pee and #NephMadness.
Follow Dr. Samira Farouk at Twitter.com/ssfarouk or @nehmadness
Check out #NephMadness and nephmadness.com
Interested in being a living donor? Here’s some info.
A donation was made to the American Association of Kidney Patients, AAKP.org
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Follow Dr. Samira Farouk at Twitter.com/ssfarouk or @nehmadness
Check out #NephMadness
Interested in being a living donor? Here’s some info.
A donation was made to the American Association of Kidney Patients, AAPK.org
Sponsor links: www.alieward.com/ologies-sponsors
More links at: http://alieward.com/ologies/nephology
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes!
Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies
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