Nephrology

  • 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines: Toward tighter control
    Rebecca Blonsky, MD, Marc Pohl, MD, Joseph V. Nally, MD and George Thomas, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 771-778; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18028

    Under the new defi nition (≥ 130/80 mm Hg), 46% of US adults have hypertension.

  • Calcific uremic arteriolopathy
    Mrinali Shetty, MD, Yuvraj Chowdhury, MD and Balaji Yegneswaran, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 584-585; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18009

    A 51-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented with extensive necrotic ulcers and eschar on both legs.

  • Phosphorus binders: The new and the old, and how to choose
    Phosphorus binders: The new and the old, and how to choose
    Arjun Sekar, MD, Taranpreet Kaur, MD, Joseph V. Nally, MD, Hernan Rincon-Choles, MD, Stacey Jolly, MD, MAS, FACP and Georges N. Nakhoul, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 629-638; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17054

    The pathophysiology and control of hyperphosphatemia in kidney disease, focusing on phosphorus binders.

  • Phosphorus in kidney disease: Culprit or bystander?
    Malvinder S. Parmar, MB, MS, FRCPC, FASN
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 639-642; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18013

    As kidney function declines, phosphorus accumulates, but the process is complex.

  • Renal disease and the surgical patient: Minimizing the impact
    Kanav Sharma, MBBS, MPH and Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2018, 85 (7) 559-567; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17009

    Chronic kidney disease is associated with adverse surgical outcomes, including acute kidney injury.

  • An unusual complication of peritoneal dialysis
    Mohamad Hanouneh, MD, Pranav Damera,, Mehrdad Fetrat, MBBS, MD and Duvuru Geetha, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 352-354; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17090

    A 45-year-old man, on peritoneal dialysis for 15 years, presented with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever.

  • Cardiorenal syndrome, March 2018
    Benjamin J. Freda, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 360; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.05001

    A reader comments on acute cardiorenal syndrome (March 2018).

  • In reply: Cardiorenal syndrome
    Guramrinder S. Thind, MD, Mark Loehrke, MD, FACP and Jeffrey L. Wilt, MD, FACP, FCCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 361; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.05002
  • Ascites from intraperitoneal urine leakage after pelvic radiation
    Tatsuya Fujikawa, MD, PhD and Yasuharu Tokuda, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 188-189; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17028

    Six years earlier, the patient had undergone hysterectomy and chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer.

  • Hypertension in older adults: What is the target blood pressure?
    Anu Garg, MD and Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 193-195; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17064

    Goal: systolic pressure below 130 mm Hg if the patient can take multiple medications and be followed closely.

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