Clinical Challenge: Vomiting and Testicle Pain
A patient with a history of HIV presents to the ED with a 3- to 4-week history of vomiting and testicle pain. Can you make the diagnosis?
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Interdisciplinary Panel Issues Consensus Document for Managing Hyperkalemia
A committee of nephrologists and cardiologists developed 6 recommendations to improve hyperkalemia management.
Global Warming Could Heat Up Kidney Stone Rate
Kidney stone prevalence has been on the rise for decades, but kidney stone specialists predict higher worldwide temperatures brought on by human activity will exacerbate the trend.
Removing Small, Asymptomatic Kidney Stones Beneficial
Risk for relapse lower with removal of small, asymptomatic, secondary kidney stones during endoscopic removal of primary stone
Diets High in Calcium and Potassium May Prevent Kidney Stones
Diets high in calcium and potassium prevent kidney stones, new findings show.
Cardiovascular Events More Likely After a Gout Flare
Patients with gout flare have increased odds of cardiovascular events, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
Calciphylaxis Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care
Author reviews calciphylaxis incidence, risk factors, pathogenesis, differential diagnoses, and treatment.
Kidney Transplant Recipients Susceptible to COVID-19 Variants Despite Vaccination
Vaccinated kidney transplant recipients show impaired neutralization against emerging COVID-19 variants of concern.
Pre-Dialysis Hyperkalemia Common in the Hemodialysis Population
Nearly 74% of hemodialysis patients experienced pre-dialysis hyperkalemia within 1 year of enrollment in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study, according to investigators.
Pregnancy Found to Increase Risk of First-Time Symptomatic Kidney Stones
The risk for a first-time symptomatic kidney stone begins to increase in the second trimester and peaks 0 to 3 months after delivery, a study findings suggest.
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