renal
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Education
Lactated Ringers And Normosol In Hyperkalemia
As an intensivist and anesthesiologist, I spend a considerable amount of time pondering the physiology and evidence for practices and…
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Education
Green Urine Discoloration
Urine color is often under-appreciated as one of many considerations in working up a patients clinical status (especially in the…
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Pharmacology
Mannitol
Mannitol is a carbohydrate often administered as a hypertonic solution that is freely filtered by the renal glomerulus and not…
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PGY-5 (Critical Care)
Renal Replacement Therapy – Hemodialysis and Hemofiltration
The word “dialysis” evokes many clinical indications and contexts. In chronic end-stage renal disease (ESRD), patients typically have some form…
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Pharmacology
Furosemide
Furosemide (Lasix) is a loop diuretic that works on the Na/K/2Cl cotransporter in the thick ascending loop of Henle. It’s…
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PGY-1
Finished With Nephrology
I’m officially finished with my first rotation as a resident… but I’m going to really miss everyone I worked with…
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PGY-1
Tidbits of Renal Knowledge
Over the last month, I’ve picked up a lot of factoids on the renal consult service which I’d like to…
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