Ethical Dilemmas Facing Nephrology

May 7, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Ethical Dilemmas Facing Nephrology
Key Points • Ethical issues facing nephrology played a fundamental role in early development of the field of bioethics. Because dialysis and kidney transplantation predated many other types of life-sustaining…
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Hematologic Aspects of Kidney Disease

May 7, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Hematologic Aspects of Kidney Disease
Key Points • Anemia is a hallmark of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which profoundly affects a patient´s well-being and is associated with adverse health outcomes. • The prevalence of anemia…
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Onconephrology: Kidney Disease and Cancer

May 7, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Onconephrology: Kidney Disease and Cancer
Key Points • Acute and chronic kidney disease are common complications in patients with cancer and are primarily due to the underlying malignancy or its treatment. Study of the growing…
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Peritoneal Dialysis

May 7, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Peritoneal Dialysis
Key Points • Contemporary PD prescriptions emphasize goal-directed therapy, taking into account lifestyle factors, residual kidney function, and peritoneal membrane characteristics, with incremental PD offering a gradual approach to dialysis…
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Nephrolithiasis

May 7, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Nephrolithiasis
Nephrolithiasis (aliases: kidney stone disease, urolithiasis) is the abnormal formation and retention of solid-phase inorganic and organic concretions in the lumen of the urinary tract. Nephrolithiasis is not a diagnosis…
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Antihypertensive Therapy

May 7, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Antihypertensive Therapy
Pharmacology of the Nondiuretic Antihypertensive Drugs Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Class Mechanisms of Action Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors inhibit the activity of ACE, which converts the inactive decapeptide angiotensin I (Ang…
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Critical Care Nephrology

May 7, 2026 by in NEPHROLOGY Comments Off on Critical Care Nephrology
Key Points • Critical care nephrology is an evolving field that requires understanding of the pathobiology of critical illness as a multisystem condition characterized by crosstalk between multiple organs during…
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