Nephrology
- Acid-base disturbances January 2017
Readers comment on caring for international patients (November 2016) and on acid-base disorders (January 2017).
- In Reply: Acid-base disturbances January 2017
Readers comment on caring for international patients (November 2016) and on acid-base disorders (January 2017).
- Porcelain heart in a uremic patient
Constrictive pericarditis due to secondary hyperparathyroidism occurs in up to 4% of patients with end-stage renal disease.
- Altered mental status and an acid-base disturbance January 2017
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- A patient with altered mental status and an acid-base disturbance
Acid-base disorders can be diagnosed and characterized using a systematic, fi ve-step approach.
- A 68-year-old man with a blue toe
The patient had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting, which caused cholesterol crystal embolism.
- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and the heart and brain
Early-onset hypertension is common. Other complications include heart disease and intracranial aneurysm.
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia: Evaluation and medical management in primary care
Effective medical therapy is available but underutilized in the primary care setting.
- Weight loss, fatigue, and renal failure
A 37-year-old man has gradually lost 100 lb over the past 2 years, with progressive fatigue and malaise.
- Metastatic pulmonary calcification and end-stage renal disease
CT may show diffusely calcified nodules, high-attenuation areas of consolidation, or fluffy ground-glass nodules.