Present Concepts in Internal Medicine. Volume 4, Number 9. Nephrology Symposium
Abstract
The papers in this issue of Present Concepts offer insight into both broad and specialized areas of Nephrology. In several presentations, comprehensive reviews, not elsewhere available, are presented. The first article is another approach to the problem of fluid and electrolyte balance correction of pathologic deviations. The physician's presentation of his experience in caring for acute renal failure patients off the coast of Vietnam is both rewarding and disillusioning since post-traumatic renal failure is associated with excessive mortality. The excellent report on the pathogenesis of glomerular disease is a timely fact-laden dissertation with immediate value for understanding the immunologic events occurring in patients with glomerulonephritis, lupus nephritis, and Goodpasture's syndrome. An article on malignant hypertension provides objective evidence which solidifies the need for treatment to normotensive levels even if glomerular filtration rate falls, albeit transiently. The discussion of pyelonephritis presents new facets of diagnosis which should be beneficial to every clinician. The last article is a paper on drug abuse and is published as a needed aid in diagnosis and treatment of this extensive contemporary problem. Immediate application is obvious and pitfalls are properly described. (Authoe)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0740685
Entities
People
- Lottie Applewhite
- Richard E. Chojnacki
Organizations
- Letterman Army Hospital