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renal failure
renal failure
Acute Renal Failure
01/23/2014
Parham Eftekhari, DO; Julietta Militello, DO; Aaron B. Heath, DO; Kevin Weiss; Natasha Bray, DO; Naomi Montague, MD; Guillermo A. Herrera, MD
A 26-year-old Caucasian male with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with increasing abdominal pain, vomiting, and polydipsia.
01/23/2014
renal failure
renal failure
Acute Renal Failure
01/23/2014
Parham Eftekhari, DO; Julietta Militello, DO; Aaron B. Heath, DO; Kevin Weiss; Natasha Bray, DO; Naomi Montague, MD; Guillermo A. Herrera, MD
A 26-year-old Caucasian male with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with increasing abdominal pain, vomiting, and polydipsia.
01/23/2014
Feature
kidney stones
Feature
Kidney Stones: Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies
02/08/2012
The tendency of nephrolithiasis to recur underscores the importance of prevention, which requires an understanding of the pathophysiology and risk factors associated with stone formation. These are...
02/08/2012
Photoclinic
kidney stones
Photoclinic
Triamterene Kidney Stones
09/08/2011
Fadi I. Jabr, MD; Tenn Nedaa Skeik, MD
A 64-year-old woman with a history of recurrent kidney stones presented with severe left flank pain radiating to the left lower quadrant of 4 days’ duration. She brought with her a large fragmented 70-mg...
09/08/2011
Proteinuria and Renal Failure
Proteinuria and Renal Failure
Proteinuria and Renal Failure in an Older Man
04/30/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
Classification of the systemic amyloidoses is based on which plasma proteins form the ß-pleated sheets of amyloid deposits.
04/30/2011
Proteinuria and Renal Failure
Proteinuria and Renal Failure
Proteinuria and Renal Failure in an Older Man
04/30/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
Classification of the systemic amyloidoses is based on which plasma proteins form the ß-pleated sheets of amyloid deposits.
04/30/2011
Photoclinic
kidney
Photoclinic
Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis Precipitated by Zoledronic Acid–Induced Acute Kidney Injury: A Case of Polypharmacy in an Elderly Patient
02/18/2011
Lewis A. Eisen, MD; Sharon Leung, MD; Darlene LeFrancois, MD
Zoledronic acid was approved for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
02/18/2011
Case In Point
Case In Point
Unsuspected Malabsorption Syndrome Causing Acute Oxalate Nephropathy
03/18/2010
Ahmad Waseef, MD; Sonia Borra, MD
An 87-year-old African-American woman was admitted to a community hospital for evaluation of anorexia and polyuria. Her laboratory tests showed severe renal failure.
03/18/2010
Nephrology
Nephrology
Ascending Paralysis, Hyperkalemia, and Acute Renal Failure in an Older Woman
11/10/2009
Gema Muñoz, MD; José Vives, MD; Baltasar Sánchez, MD; Mónica Rodríguez, MD, PhD; Javier Garau, MD, PhD
Acute ascending paralysis secondary to hyperkalemia is a serious but reversible medical emergency.
11/10/2009
Nephrology
Nephrology
Ascending Paralysis, Hyperkalemia, and Acute Renal Failure in an Older Woman
11/10/2009
Gema Muñoz, MD; José Vives, MD; Baltasar Sánchez, MD; Mónica Rodríguez, MD, PhD; Javier Garau, MD, PhD
Acute ascending paralysis secondary to hyperkalemia is a serious but reversible medical emergency.
11/10/2009