Nephrology An Issue Of Primary Care Clinics In Office Practice

This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Dr. Parvathi Perumareddi, is devoted to Nephrology. Articles in this issue include: Electrolyte Abnormalities, Pre-renal Azotemia, and Fluid Balance, Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease and Chronic Renal Failure, Nephrotic Syndrome, Nephritic Syndrome (not urological), Renovascular Hypertension, Diabetic Nephropathy, Nephrolithiasis, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Renal Repercussions of Medications, Care of the Renal Transplant Patient, and more.

This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, devoted to Nephrology, is edited by Dr. Samuel Snyder. Articles in this issue include: Secondary hypertension; Update on ACE/ARB/DRI; Workup of proteinuria; Diagnosis and evaluation of renal cysts; NSAIDs, COX2’s and the kidney; The PCP/nephrologist partnership in advancing CKD; Nosocomial AKI; Geriatric patient with CKD; Hematuria workup; The kidney in obesity; and Renal transplant in the primary care setting.

Hypertension is a major cause of kidney disease and kidney failure (end-stage renal disease). Hypertension can cause damage to the blood vessels and filters in the kidney, making removal of waste from the body difficult. This issue contains articles with practical advice about managing end-stage renal disease, patients who have undergone kidney transplant, and patients with hypertension.

This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Dr. Margot Savoy, is devoted to Immunizations. Articles in this issue include: Establishing and Maintaining a Vaccine Positive Practice Culture, Creating a Sustainable Vaccine Delivery Practice, Communicating About Immunization, Vaccine Safety, Opportunities and Challenges of Vaccinating in Pregnancy, Improving Immunization Coverage in Special Populations, Recognizing Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Managing Outbreaks, Addressing Immunization Health Disparities, Immunizing in a Global Society, What’s New in Vaccine Science, Impact of HPV Vaccination in Reducing Cancer, Vaccine Policy in the United States, and more.

Guest edited by Drs Fern R. Hauck and Carina Brown, this issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice will cover several key areas of interest related to Immigrant Health. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Joel J. Heidelbaugh. Articles in this issue include but are not limited to: Caring for the Forcibly Displaced, Refugee Medical Screening, Effective Communication with Refugees and Immigrants, Cultural Considerations in Caring for Refugees and Immigrants, Common infectious diseases, Impact of COVID-19 on Resettled Refugees, Common hematologic, nutritional, asthma/allergic conditions and lead screening/management, Preventive care and management of chronic diseases in immigrant adults, Preventive care in children and adolescents, Women’s Health and Gender-Specific Considerations, Mental Health and Illness, Special Issues in Immigrant Medicine, Models of Care, and more.

This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, devoted to Adolescent Medicine, is edited by Drs. William B. Shore, Francesco Leanza, and Nicole Chaisson. Articles in this issue include: Health Care Maintenance for Adolescents; Adolescent Growth and Development; Puberty; Current Concepts of Psychosocial Development; Body Image and Health: Eating Disorders and Obesity; Working with Families with Adolescents; Care for Adolescents with Developmental Delay; Sports Medicine; Sports Injuries; Teens and Technology; Care of Incarcerated Youth; Mental Illness in Adolescence; Substance Use/Abuse; Current Approach to Contraception and Pregnancy; Oral/Hormonal Contraception; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Teen Sexuality and GLBT Youth; and Bullying and Violence Prevention.

This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Drs. Gretchen Irwin and Laura Mayans, is devoted to Urology. Articles in this issue include: Dysuria; UTI and Pyelonephritis; Nephrolithiasis; Interstitial Cystitis; BPH; Urinary Incontinence; Enuresis; Erectile Dysfunction; Prostate Cancer Screening; Hematuria; and Urologic Cancers.

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.