Nephrology
- Severe hyponatremia: Are you monitoring the urine output?
A 52-year-old woman presented with confusion and a 1-month history of drastically increased alcohol intake and mild nausea and anorexia, resulting in a 15-lb weight loss.
- Hematologic complications after kidney and pancreas transplant in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia
This case highlights the complex interplay linking autoimmunity, solid-organ transplant, myeloid neoplasm, and Evans syndrome.
- Multiple metabolic renal manifestations of a systemic disease
A 39-year-old woman who presented with 5 days of generalized weakness and right-upper-quadrant abdominal pain was found to have an acid-base disorder, prompting evaluation for the underlying cause.
- Hypertension and severe hyperreninemia in a young man
A 29-year-old man with blood pressure measurements of 152/118 mm Hg and 156/116 mm Hg at 2 separate clinic visits is started on combination antihypertensive therapy and undergoes evaluation for secondary causes of hypertension.
- It’s a new year, looking back and looking forward
Reflections on highlights from 2023 and impending changes in 2024, along with some acknowledgments and farewells.
- 2023 Update in ambulatory general internal medicine
Topics reviewed include prevention of chronic kidney disease progression, diet for preventing secondary cardiovascular disease, prevention of kidney-stone recurrence, drug therapy for weight loss, and cholesterol management.