Nephrology

  • Mönckeberg medial sclerosis
    Anthony Stack, DO, Sandra Sheffield, DO, Karan Seegobin, MBBS and Satish Maharaj, MBBS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2020, 87 (7) 396-397; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19085

    A man with chronic kidney disease presents with pain and ulceration of the fingers.

  • Procedures and devices to treat resistant hypertension in chronic kidney disease
    Procedures and devices to treat resistant hypertension in chronic kidney disease
    CME article
    Rama Dilip Gajulapalli, MD, Johnny Chahine, MD, Florian Rader, MD and Ashish Aneja, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2020, 87 (7) 435-443; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19099

    These treatments show potential. All but renal artery stenting are still experimental.

  • Device-based therapies for resistant hypertension in chronic kidney disease: The continuing quest for a cure
    George Thomas, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2020, 87 (7) 444-447; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20092

    Device-based therapies have shown promise, but many points still need clarification.

  • Page kidney after a renal biopsy
    Hiroyuki Teruya, MD, Hiroyuki Yano, MD, Hitoshi Miyasato, MD and Mitsuyo Kinjo, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 271-272; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19130

    A patient presents with flank pain and worsening hypertension and renal function 3 weeks after percutaneous renal biopsy.

  • Emphysematous cystitis
    Waiel Abusnina, MD, Mena Shehata, MD, Sammy Nassri, MD and Fuad Zeid, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2019, 86 (1) 10-11; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18063

    The patient had fallen in her home and remained on the floor for 2 days until neighbors heard her cries and called 911.