Disorders of Platelet Function and Number
Disorders of Platelet Function and Number Rachid Baz, Tarek Mekhail THROMBOCYTOPENIAS Thrombocytopenia is defined as a platelet count of less than 150,000/mm3. With normal platelet function, thrombocytopenia is rarely the…
Immunosuppression for Renal Transplant Patients and Common Medical Problems in Renal Transplantation
Immunosuppression for Renal Transplant Patients and Common Medical Problems in Renal Transplantation Naim Issa, William E. Braun Renal transplantation is the best treatment for most patients with end-stage renal disease…
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea and Clostridium difficile
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea and Clostridium difficile Ronnie Pimental, Anuja Choure DEFINITION The first report of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) was found in the Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital of 1893, where…
Principles of Screening
Principles of Screening Raul J. Seballos Preventive medicine encompasses primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive measures such as screening, counseling, immunization, and prophylaxis. The goal of primary prevention is to prevent…
Kidney Function Assessment by Creatinine-Based Estimation Equations
Kidney Function Assessment by Creatinine-Based Estimation Equations Martin E. Lascano, Emilio D. Poggio Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been recognized as a common health care problem, and therefore the National…
Takayasu’s Arteritis
Takayasu’s Arteritis José Hernández-Rodríguez, Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon, Gary S. Hoffman DEFINITION AND ETIOLOGY Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology that has a predilection for the aorta and…
Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy Saud Butt, Phillip Hall, Saul Nurko DEFINITION AND CAUSES Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is typically defined by macroalbuminuria—that is, a urinary albumin excretion of more than 300 mg in a…
