Nephrology

  • Contrast media in patients with kidney disease: An update
    Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd, Jonathan J. Taliercio, DO and Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 683-694; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20015

    The risk of acute kidney injury is real, but lower than initially thought.

  • A sneaky vascular disease
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 581-582; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.10020

    Cholesterol embolization syndrome may provide insights into atherosclerotic disease.

  • When is contrast needed for abdominal and pelvic CT?
    Mark Radetic, MD, Robert DeVita, MD and John Haaga, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 595-598; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19093

    The decision to use contrast depends on the diagnosis suspected.

  • Peripheral artery disease and unusual skin findings
    Aaron Andrew Heigaard Smith, MD, Erin Luxenberg, MD and Roberta Meyers, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 605-612; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19074

    A 68-year-old man was admitted because of worsening skin problems in his legs.

  • COVID-19 and the kidney
    COVID-19 and the kidney
    Mohamed Hassanein, MD, Yeshwanter Radhakrishnan, MD, John Sedor, MD, Tushar Vachharajani, MD, Vidula T. Vachharajani, MD, Joshua Augustine, MD, Sevag Demirjian, MD and George Thomas, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 619-631; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20072

    The kidney may be a target of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

  • 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
    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.

  • Gastroenteritis gone rogue
    Jason Russ, MD and Areeba Kara, MD, MS, FACP, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 139-144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19007

    A 56-year-old woman presented with 2 weeks of vomiting and diarrhea. Her troubles were just beginning.

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