The Skinny on Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

If you’ve ever helped take care of a patient with chronic kidney disease, you’ve probably noticed that there is always a discussion about the patient’s calcium and phosphorus levels. Take a closer look in the chart and you’ll see that someone has probably checked the patient’s parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in the past. To understand…

Rhabdomyolysis Associated Acute Kidney Injury: What a Medical Student Should Know

It’s the first day of your nephrology rotation and you’re excited to get started. The first patient of the day is someone with a creatinine of 5 and your team thinks it’s possibly a case of rhabdomyolysis. Now, you need to see the patient and UpToDate has a lot of information on this topic. Unfortunately,…