Uremia: eMedicine Nephrology
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Uremia: eMedicine Nephrology
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Tags: Anemia, Metabolic, Hormone, Diabetes, Kidney Health, Disease and Condition, Nephrology
Most Recently Shared on March 19, 2010 at 4:43 pm By:
Study of 832 hospitalized patients with diabetes finds anemia in 40% of this cohort. At http://bit.ly/9SOhyG
Renal Disease and Pregnancy: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Pregnancy results in important alterations in acid-base, electrolyte and renal function due to pregnancy-associated physiologic changes in renal and systemic hemodynamics that occur. Understanding these changes is essential when evaluating pregnant women with renal disease. Disorders that ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease: Treatment & Medication - eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Treatment: In 1919, E.W. Goodpasture described a 19-year-old man with fatal lung hemorrhage and glomerulonephritis. In 1958, Stanton and Tange introduced the term Goodpasture syndrome to describe patients with these conditions. The syndrome was subsequently shown to ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on September 15, 2010 at 12:46 am By:
Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease Treatment & Medication http://bit.ly/aDQodB
Glomerulonephritis, Poststreptococcal: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Acute glomerulonephritis is characterized by the sudden appearance of hematuria, proteinuria, red blood cell casts in the urine, edema, and hypertension with or without oliguria. It can follow streptococcal infections. This illness was first recognized as ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 7, 2010 at 7:48 pm By:
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In patients with nephritis, 15-lipoxygenase derivatives appear to have anti-inflammatory effects. http://bit.ly/dcwrza
Calciphylaxis: eMedicine Dermatology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Calciphylaxis is a poorly understood and highly morbid syndrome of vascular calcification and skin necrosis. Bryant and White first reported it in association with uremia in 1898. However, the significance of this relationship became uncertain when ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2010 at 1:57 am By:
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Calciphylaxis is a condition that may occur in late kidney disease that results in the death of skin & fatty tissue.http://bit.ly/9Rc1Ri
Renal Artery Stenosis: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Specialists have known for a long time that renal artery stenosis (RAS) is the major cause of renovascular hypertension and that it may account for 1-10% of the 50 million people in the United States who ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 14, 2010 at 6:15 pm By:
Renal artery stenosis may be responsible for 1-10% of all cases of hypertension. What is it, and what causes it? http://bit.ly/9djUjr
Hypertension, Malignant: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: A hypertensive emergency is a condition in which elevated blood pressure results in target organ damage. The systems primarily involved include the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system, and the kidneys. Malignant hypertension and accelerated hypertension ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 14, 2010 at 6:11 pm By:
Malignant hypertension is a hypertensive emergency. How is it diagnosed, what are the symptoms, and what causes it. http://bit.ly/a0MoHF
IgA Nephropathy: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (also known as Berger disease) was first described by Berger and Hinglais in 1968. IgA nephropathy is characterized by predominant IgA deposition in the glomerular mesangium. Long-term follow-up data illustrated that some ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 2, 2010 at 6:38 pm By:
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Histopathologic features are prognostic indicators in IgA nephropathy. At http://bit.ly/aS6aWd
Polycystic Kidney Disease: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the most common inherited disorders in humans. It is the most frequent genetic cause of renal failure in adults, accounting for 6-8% of patients on dialysis in ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on March 25, 2010 at 12:48 pm By:
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Study finds urinary tract infections and hematuria reduced in ADPKD patients treated with urinary disinfectants. http://bit.ly/cNzQYH
Hyperkalemia: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Potassium homeostasisHyperkalemia is defined as a condition in which serum potassium greater than 5.3 mEq/L.Potassium, the most abundant intracellular cation, is essential for the life of the organism. Potassium is obtained through the diet. Common potassium-rich ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on March 25, 2010 at 12:39 pm By:
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Potassium monitoring important in patients with coexisting diabetes and CKD undergoing RAAS inhibitor therapy. At http://bit.ly/dt70Xp
Nephrosclerosis: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: According to the 2003-2005 combined data from the US Renal Data System (USRDS), hypertensive nephrosclerosis (HN) accounts for at least 25% of patients reaching end-stage renal disease (ESRD) each year in the United States. Hypertensive nephrosclerosis ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on March 12, 2010 at 6:43 pm By:
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Podocyte loss may be important to the pathogenesis of hypertensive nephrosclerosis. At http://bit.ly/aD2heD
Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is an uncommon cause of chronic nephritis that occurs primarily in children and young adults. This entity refers to a pattern of glomerular injury based on characteristic histopathologic findings, including (1) proliferation of ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on March 5, 2010 at 5:20 pm By:
Medscape Nephrology Health Site
Regional increase in IgA nephropathy/decrease in membranous nephropathy found in the United Kingdom. http://bit.ly/aXAGTV
Glomerulonephritis, Acute: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Bright initially described acute glomerulonephritis (GN) in 1927. Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN) is the archetype of acute GN. Acute nephritic syndrome is the most serious and potentially devastating form of various renal syndromes. Acute GN is ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on March 3, 2010 at 1:51 pm By:
Crescentic glomerulonephritis associated with long-term renal morbidity in Maori and Pacific Island children. At http://bit.ly/9yGoUv
Pericarditis, Uremic: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Richard Bright first described uremic pericarditis 163 years ago. Since that classic description, this common complication of chronic renal failure has evolved from an ominous event heralding the terminal stages of disease to an event that, ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on February 17, 2010 at 5:07 pm By:
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Intensive dialysis: an effective treatment for dialysis-associated pericarditis, even in the presence of diabetes. At http://bit.ly/bboiO0
Lead Nephropathy: eMedicine Nephrology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Lead has been recognized as a poison for more than 2000 years. In 200 BCE, the Greek poet and philosopher Nikander was the first to note the clinical syndrome of lead poisoning. The high lead concentration ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on February 17, 2010 at 4:52 pm By:
Medscape Nephrology Health Site
Low-level lead exposure may not increase the risk of severe chronic kidney disease. At http://bit.ly/cxryfe
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