Results for “nephrology”

A 78-year-old man presents with three days of inability to pass urine and a painful lower abdomen, on a background of months of a poor stream and nocturia. A ur…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Pre-internship · niche

A 74-year-old man is on day 2 after an emergency Hartmann procedure for perforated diverticulitis. He takes spironolactone and perindopril for heart failure. He…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Pre-internship · common

A 68-year-old man with chronic kidney disease presents with weakness after spironolactone was added to his medicines. His serum potassium is 7.0 mmol/L (3.5–5.2…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 23-year-old man presents because his urine has turned dark brown, which he noticed this morning. Two days ago he developed a sore throat and runny nose, which…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common

A 64-year-old woman has had an estimated glomerular filtration rate of 26 mL/min/1.73 m² on two measurements 4 months apart. Her urine albumin:creatinine ratio…

Haematology and Oncology · Pre-internship · middle twist

A a 68-year-old man with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease presents with worsening kidney function over the past two weeks. He started a proton pump…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common