Diabetic Kidney Disease: Care With Medications With Increasing Level Of Kidney Management
Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects drug elimination and other processes involved in drug disposition (e.g., absorption, drug distribution and metabolism). Patients with diabetic kidney disease often have multiple medical problems and therefore may be exposed to agents with potential nephrotoxicity (risk of causing damage to the kidneys). Inappropriate dosing …
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Secondary Hypertension (Renal Cause)
Secondary hypertension is a type of hypertension with an underlying, potentially correctable cause. It is much less common than primary hypertension, affecting only 5% of hypertensive patients. The symptoms, physical examination, and routine laboratory tests may help to identify such patients. In particular, patients in whom hypertension develops at an …
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