Nephrology

  • Blood pressure targets (March 2016)
    Özgür Yilmaz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 487; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.07001

    Readers comment on the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (March 2016).

  • In reply: Blood pressure targets (March 2016)
    George Thomas, MD, FACP, FASN, Joseph V. Nally, MD and Marc A. Pohl, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 488-489; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.07003
  • Should I suspect obstructive sleep apnea if a patient has hard-to-control hypertension?
    Harneet K. Walia, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 419-421; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15112

    Yes. Obstructive sleep apnea is common and is associated with hypertension and resistant hypertension.

  • When does chest CT require contrast enhancement?
    Camila Piza Purysko, MD, Rahul Renapurkar, MD and Michael A. Bolen, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 423-426; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15037

    It may be needed in cases of suspected cancer or thoracovascular disease.

  • Dietary and medical management of recurrent nephrolithiasis
    Silvi Shah, MD and Juan Camilo Calle, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 463-471; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15089

    Some interventions, such as increasing fl uid intake, apply to all patients, while some apply to those with specifi c types of stones.

  • Managing diabetes in hospitalized patients with chronic kidney disease
    Shridhar N. Iyer, MD, PhD, FACP and Robert J. Tanenberg, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2016, 83 (4) 301-310; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14189

    Avoiding hypoglycemia takes precedence over meeting strict blood sugar targets.

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