Nephrology
- Mönckeberg medial sclerosis
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
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
Device-based therapies have shown promise, but many points still need clarification.
- Page kidney after a renal biopsy
A patient presents with flank pain and worsening hypertension and renal function 3 weeks after percutaneous renal biopsy.
- Gastroenteritis gone rogue
A 56-year-old woman presented with 2 weeks of vomiting and diarrhea. Her troubles were just beginning.
- A young man with hypertension and hypokalemia
At presentation, his blood pressure was 184/154 mm Hg, and his serum potassium level was 3.1 mmol/L.
- Giant uric acid stone in the bladder
The patient said he had to urinate 30 to 40 times a day, but only in small amounts.
- Severe hypercalcemia in a 54-year-old woman
Her calcium level was 18.4 mg/dL; 6 months earlier it had been 9.6. What was the cause?
- A complication of enoxaparin injection
Computed tomography revealed a hematoma measuring 15 by 15 cm compressing the bladder and causing hydronephrosis.
- ACE inhibitors and ARBs: Managing potassium and renal function
Concern about hyperkalemia and a decline in renal function has led to underuse of these drugs.