Rational Imaging : Investigating progressive unexplained renal impairment and hypertension  

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Ratnam, L.A. ; Nelson, S.R. ; Belli, A M

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: British Medical Journal (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 335 no. 7629 (Nov. 2007), page 1094.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: B16.K.2007.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Learning points • Renal artery stenosis is a common condition in elderly people presenting with renal impairment and hypertension • Ultrasonography is the first line method of imaging as it is safe, inexpensive, and widely available and readily detects obstructive causes. However, a normal renal ultrasound study does not exclude the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis • Magnetic resonance angiography and computed tomography angiography are the preferred non-invasive imaging methods to identify renal artery stenosis. Digital subtraction angiography should be reserved for patients in whom endovascular intervention is being considered or when non-invasive imaging is inconclusive The patient A 79 year old hypertensive man was referred for investigation of impaired renal function. At the time of referral he was taking a single antihypertensive agent and his blood pressure measured 170/85 mm Hg. He smoked 50 g of pipe tobacco a week. He had no other medical history of note. No renal artery bruit was . . .

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