PRACTICE GOALS
** Cost effective medical care **
**Utilize available diagnostic techniques including genetic testing and kidney biopsy to reach a specific diagnosis of chronic kidney disease**
** Delay the need for kidney replacement therapies as long as possible **
** Utilize home therapies **
** Encourage kidney patients’ independence and well being **
**Invest in educating patients on their disease processes to partner with them for the best outcomes**
We conduct virtual visits (audio-visual) for new and established patients.
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Fahmy HI, Melby JC, Mesler DE, Beazley RM, Cho SI, Idelson BA:
Primary Hyperaldosteronism Causing PostTransplant Hypertension: Localization by Adrenal Vein Sampling. AJKD. Vol 31 (5): 853-855, 1998.
Fahmy HI, Beazley RM, Cho SI, Dember LM, Melby JC, Mesler DE, Idelson BA:
Adrenal Adenomas: A not so rare cause of posttransplant hypertension and hypokalemia?
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Vol 9: A3601, 1998.
*Tribute to Dr. Beldon Idelson, my late mentor, who in the 1990's believed that primary hyperaldosteronism was much more prevalent than was thought at that time (as described by Dr. Conn in 1964). ---Subclinical Primary Aldosteronism. Ann of Intern Med. 2017;167(9):673-674. DOI: 10.7326/M17-2237
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Kidney with calcified kidney vessels
Urine Microscopy
Urine Microscopy - Urine Infection
** Supplements & Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medications Can Hurt Your Kidneys … Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials
** Herbal and Dietary Supplements: Hidden Dangers to Kidney Health … Kidney News Online
** A Guide to herbal remedies … Mt Sinai Health Library
** Five Surprising Ways You Could Be Damaging Your Kidneys … National Kidney Foundation
** Spices and Herbs Instead of Salt to Add Flavor … National Kidney Foundation
** Safety of Dye (contrast) Used in CT and MRI for The Kidneys … National Kidney Foundation
** Chronic Kidney Disease – Making Hard Choices … Choosing Wisely Initiative -CKD
** Painkiller Choices with Kidney or Heart Problems … Choosing Wisely Initiative – Painkillers
Knowledge Sharing Tools (infographics & quizes) … International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
CoVID19 and Chronic Kidney Disease/ Kidney Transplantation (Basic) … National Kidney Foundation
CoVID19 IDSA Management & Treatment Guidelines … Infectious Disease Society of America
CoVID19 CDC information … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CoVID19 Safety Tips… Mayo Clinic
CoVID19 and Hypertension. Safety of ACEi/ARB (Advanced) … Nephrology Journal Club
The effect of RAAS inhibitors on patients with CoVID19 meta-analysis
… Current Atherosclerosis Reports
CoVID19 and NSAID safety (Advanced) … Science