NephSIM

Case-based nephrology teaching with urine sediment, imaging and pathology galleries.

by Samira Farouk and Rachel HilburgAdded to the directory Nov 5, 2026For education, not clinical use
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About NephSIM

57 fictitious cases with built-in teaching prompts cover AKI, glomerular disease, electrolytes, acid-base, dialysis, transplant, critical care, palliative care and pediatrics. Galleries, a pathology primer, calculators and an educator's guide sit alongside, with some sections in Spanish. It won the ASN 2018 Innovations in Kidney Education contest.

What it does

  • 57 cases searchable by topic
  • Urine sediment gallery and Spin Urine! exercise
  • Ultrasound, vascular access and transplant images
  • Path 101 primer with images from Arkana Laboratories
  • Spanish cases and pathology (Escoge Tu Caso, Pato 101)
  • Educator's guide, acid-base section and calculators

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