A 70-year-old woman with depression and irritable bowel syndrome presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of altered mental status, shortness of breath, nausea, and vomiting. She had recently increased her daily intake of liquid bismuth subsalicylate, which…
Dr. Victor Gura was issued a patent for wearable artificial Kidney by United States Patent Office. It weighs 2 pounds and will be worn like a belt around the waist. It will allow dialysis to be done at any time…
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Higher Levels of physical activity were associated with one-half reduction in risk of death among patients with advanced CKD in a recent study. Physical activity was not associated with progression to kidney failure or risk of falls. Rampersad C et…
A patient with undiagnosed Fibromuscular dysplasia for 20 yrs presented to my office for uncontrolled hypertension. Renal angiography revealed classic string of beads appearance. Patient. underwent renal artery angioplasty and stent placement leading to significant improvement in control of blood…
Kidney biopsy findings showing Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection. This has been described in African American patients with APOL1 high-risk genotype. My patient is now on dialysis. Ref: Satoru et al, Columbia University Medical Center.…