Background: Previous studies have shown that chloride liberal fluids may be associated with worse renal outcomes. Deterioration of kidney function during hyperchloremia/chloride overload is believed t...
Background: Previous studies have shown that reduced renal plasma flow (RPF) may play a role in progression of renal disease in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Tolvaptan, a vasopressin 2 antagoni...
Eighty-one patients with suspected renovascular hypertension (RVH) were studied using 99m Tc-MAG3 renography before and after administration of 25 mg captopril (CAP). Among the 81 cases, 22 were proven by renal arteri...