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A Patient With A Juxtaglomerular Cell Tumor With Histological Vascular Invasion
Juxtaglomerular cell tumors have historically been considered benign, but this case study of a 51-year-old woman with hypertension may challenge conventional wisdom about renin secreting tumors.
Journal Article, July 2008
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CME
Reversal of Proteinuric Renal Disease and the Emerging Role of Endothelin
Endothelin has a prominent role in the pathogenesis of proteinuric renal disease. The current article examines how endothelin promotes renal disease as well as medications that can antagonize endothelin.
Journal Article, July 2008
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New Guidelines About Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Infants With Stroke
Mark Alberts, MD, discusses new guidelines concerning the diagnosis and treatment of children and infants who have a stroke in his videoblog.
Expert Viewpoint, July 2008
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CME
Advances in the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Several important advances in targeted and other therapies for renal cell carcinoma are reviewed in this report from ASCO 2008.
Conference Coverage, July 2008
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CME
ASCO 2008: Genitourinary Cancer
Important new data about drug treatment of renal and prostate cancers, as reported at ASCO 2008, are highlighted by experts.
Conference Coverage, July 2008
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Physicians for Sale: How Medical Professional Organizations Exploit Their Members
To improve the state of US healthcare, physicians need to rethink what their profession is and identify what they need to do to regain their professional integrity.
Expert Viewpoint, July 2008
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Building Physician Connectivity for e-Prescribing
Kevin Hutchinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Prematics, Inc., in Vienna, Virginia, tells us how to move e-prescribing forward.
Expert Viewpoint, July 2008
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News From Clinical Trials in Multifactorial Hypertension
ASH 2008: Substudy and other data from the ON-TARGET, TRANSCEND, AASK, ACCORD, EXCEED, and ACCOMPLISH trials.
Conference Coverage, July 2008
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Survival Impact of Vitamin D Therapy in Hemodialysis Patients
Lavinia Aura Negrea, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Case Western University, reviews recent survival data and the role of vitamin D supplementation in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Expert Viewpoint, July 2008
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Hyperphosphatemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Hyperphosphatemia from positive phosphate balance in chronic kidney disease has a destructive pathobiology. Learn more about the effects of hyperphosphatemia in this review.
Journal Article, July 2008
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Managing Lipid Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Expert Commentary With Nosratola D. Vaziri, MD, MACP
Nosratola D. Vaziri, MD, MACP, from the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at UCI Medical Center discusses the management of lipid disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Expert Viewpoint, July 2008
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CME
Intravenous Iron in Oncology
Intravenous iron (IV Fe) is underused in oncology patients with anemia due to misinterpretation and misunderstanding of the clinical nature of adverse events related to its administration. The indications for IV Fe use in cancer patients with anemia are reviewed.
Journal Article, July 2008
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Green Healthcare: What Does the Future Hold?
Peter Yellowlees, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Academic Information Systems at UC Davis, Sacramento, California, describes good examples of "green" healthcare.
Editorial, July 2008
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The Role of Bottom-up Nanotechnology in Kidney Disease: An Expert Commentary by Allen R. Nissenson, MD
Allen R. Nissenson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director of the Dialysis Program, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, summarizes use of bottom-up nanotechnology to engineer ion-selective membranes
Expert Viewpoint, July 2008
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Green Healthcare: What Is Happening Now?
Peter Yellowlees, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Academic Information Systems at UC Davis, Sacramento, California, explains how to make "green" healthcare possible.
Editorial, July 2008
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CME
A 76-Year-Old Woman Presents With a Sudden Transient Loss of Consciousness
A 76-year-old woman presents with a sudden transient loss of consciousness. The patient was on digoxin 0.125 mg/day. How would you diagnose and treat this patient?
Clinical Case, July 2008
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CME
Costimulation Blockade and Tolerance in Solid Organ Transplantation
In the first of 2 Spotlights on this topic, Drs. Vincenti, Sayegh, and Larsen trace the preclinical development of biologic therapy with fusion proteins in solid organ transplantation.
Commentary, July 2008
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Cleveland Clinic Workshop on Innovation in Uremia Therapy
Highlights from the Innovation in Uremia Therapy Workshop include the latest research in uremia, dialysis trials, and engineering.
Conference Coverage, July 2008
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CME
The Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis in the United States. The current review highlights the latest research into the pathophysiology of this important disease.
Journal Article, July 2008
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Patient and Graft Outcomes From Deceased Kidney Donors 70 Years of Age and Older: Analysis of the OPTN/UNOS Database
Similar to trends in the overall US general population, there has been an increasing yet disproportionate shift toward increasing numbers of older donors and recipients in kidney transplantation.
Expert Viewpoint, July 2008
