Chapters about Nephrology Renal | Urgent Care RAP

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WWIDN: Renal Disease
From January 2021, The Game Changer
Mike and Rick discuss the differential diagnosis specific to patients with renal disease and abdominal pain including the incidence of other conditions in patients with renal disease including acute coronary syndrome and mesenteric ischemia. More information can be found with Rick Pescatore article …
20min 4
Mike Weinstock, MD and Rick Pescatore, DO
WWIDN - Acute Kidney Injury
From August 2019, Disabilities Matter
Patients can develop an AKI from a wide variety of causes. Despite the classic categorization of AKIs as being pre-renal, intrinsic, or post-renal, this differentiation is difficult to make during the patient’s initial visit. To date the available literature gives us limited guidance in terms of …
17min 12
Matthew Neth, MD, Charles Khoury, MD, and Matthew DeLaney, MD
Calciphylaxis
From August 2018, Avoiding Burnout
Sam and Miz discuss the diagnosis of calciphylaxis, which are indolent lesions involving the thighs commonly in dialysis patients. Typically gradual in onset, we need to consider calciphylaxis (CUA) if a necrotic core is present. This disease is rare but has a high mortality rate associated, hence …
17min 57
Mizuho Morrison, DO and Sam Ashoo, MD