Nephrology
- Renal disease and the surgical patient: Minimizing the impact
Chronic kidney disease is associated with adverse surgical outcomes, including acute kidney injury.
- An unusual complication of peritoneal dialysis
A 45-year-old man, on peritoneal dialysis for 15 years, presented with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever.
- Ascites from intraperitoneal urine leakage after pelvic radiation
Six years earlier, the patient had undergone hysterectomy and chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer.
- Hypertension in older adults: What is the target blood pressure?
Goal: systolic pressure below 130 mm Hg if the patient can take multiple medications and be followed closely.
- A 67-year-old woman with bilateral hand numbness
Her history includes type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diastolic heart failure, and thyroid surgery.
- Acute cardiorenal syndrome: Mechanisms and clinical implications
Volume overload is central to its pathogenesis, and accurate assessment of volume status is critical.
- Hemodynamically, the kidney is at the heart of cardiorenal syndrome
In heart failure, the heart and the kidneys share a rocky relationship.
- Kidney transplant: New opportunities and challenges
Kidney transplant improves survival and long-term outcomes in patients with renal failure.