Nephrology

Case Reports

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  Gitelman Syndrome With a Normal Magnesium Level
  A 38-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital after an incidental finding of hypokalemia on routine screening. She reported generalized pain, fatigue, weakness, polyuria, and nocturia.
  
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  Flank pain, nausea, and blood-tinged urine in a 37-year-old
  A 37-year-old man presented with a 10-day history of right flank pain, which he described as cramping and constant but with variable intensity.
  
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  Discolored Digits in a Woman With ESRD
  A 68-year-old woman with a history of brittle diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease that had required hemodialysis for several years presented to the emergency department with severely painful, discolored digits.
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  Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
  An 87-year-old man presented with a gradual onset of increased abdominal girth of 1 year’s duration. He reported that the associated symptoms had progressed to constant abdominal pain, fatigue, and decreased exercise tolerance.
  
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  What is Responsible for This Woman's Painful, Discolored Fingers?
  A 68-year-old woman with a history of brittle diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that had required hemodialysis for several years presented to the emergency department with severely painful, discolored digits.
  
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  Calyceal Rupture and Acute Renal Failure Secondary to Obstructive Uropathy
  Rupture of the renal collecting system is a rare but documented complication of obstructive nephropathy.
  
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  A Woman With Abdominal Pain Is Found to Have Renal Cysts. What’s the Cause?
  A 36-year-old woman was seen in the emergency department secondary to the acute onset of right lower-quadrant pain.
  
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  Managing Dyslipidemia in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Evidence-Based Guidance for Primary Care
  As chronic kidney disease progresses, patients may present with comorbidities such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, and anemia.
  
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  Protease Inhibitor-Induced Nephrolithiasis
  Man with history of right flank pain was diagnosed with nephrolithiasis.
  
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  Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
  A man with left flank pain that radiated to his abdomen and gross hematuria had bilateral polycystic kidneys with an area of hemorrhage and infection.
  
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  Kidney Disease: A Straightforward Diagnostic Approach
  Certain indicators derived from noninvasive testing can categorize kidney diseases into clinically relevant groups.
  
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  Diagnosis, Treatment Goals, and Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease in the Elderly
  Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects an estimated 13% of the population.
  
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  Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis Precipitated by Zoledronic Acid–Induced Acute Kidney Injury: A Case of Polypharmacy in an Elderly Patient
  Zoledronic acid was approved for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
  
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  Identification and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults
  Given the high prevalence and increasing incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), the identification and management of patients need to be optimized.
  
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  Unsuspected Malabsorption Syndrome Causing Acute Oxalate Nephropathy
  A woman with chronic kidney disease was diagnosed with Acute Oxalate Nephropathy (AON) due to unsuspected malabsorption syndrome.