What everyone should know about dialysis access (things you’ll learn about in this article in bold): How to evaluate a hemodialysis access How to manage a bleeding hemodialysis access How to evaluate and manage a non-functioning/clotted access How to manage an infected access/fever in a dialysis patient Complications of peritoneal Read more…
New year, new beginnings, and new resolve. A 31 year-old slightly overweight male visits the emergency department a week after New Years with a chief complaint of muscle soreness. He had recently attended a soulcycle session with his girlfriend as part of his new year’s resolution to lose some of his winter weight. The next day he was extremely sore (more than expected) and started to have dark urine (not expected). Our enthusiastic exerciser has rhabdomyolysis.
