Update in Nephrology
Authors: Stanley Goldfarb
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1998)

Updates15 October 1998Update in NephrologyStanley Goldfarb, MD and William L. Henrich, MDStanley Goldfarb, MD1998-99 Series; John Roberts, MD, EditorFrom University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.Search for more papers by this author and William L. Henrich, MD1998-99 Series; John Roberts, MD, EditorFrom University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-8-199810150-00012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Most clinically important advances in nephrology reported in 1997 occurred in four areas: hypertension and the role of simple treatment measures, delay of progression of end-stage renal disease in nondiabetic patients, screening for microalbuminuria, and effects of common hospital practices on electrolyte metabolism. Each article reviewed here was chosen by one of the authors and reviewed by the other. The importance of the study results to clinical practice and sound research methods were the major guides to study selection.HypertensionMany advances in the field of hypertension in 1997 focused on basic issues. Dietary measures were found to be effective ...References1. The sixth report of the Joint National Committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. The Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. Arch Intern Med. 1997; 157:2413-46. Google Scholar2. National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group report on primary prevention of hypertension. Working Group on Primary Prevention of Hypertension. Arch Intern Med. 1993; 153:186-208. Google Scholar3. Grossman E, Vald A, Peleg E, Sela B, Rosenthal T. The effects of a combined low-sodium, high-potassium, high-calcium diet on blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension. J Hum Hypertens. 1997; 11:789-94. Google Scholar4. Warram JH, Laffel LM, Valsania P, Christlieb AR, Krolewski AS. Excess mortality associated with diuretic therapy in diabetes mellitus. Arch Intern Med. 1991; 151:1350-6. Google Scholar5. Pickering TG. A new role for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring? [Editorial] JAMA. 1997; 278:1110. Google Scholar6. Maschio G, Alberti D, Janin G, Locatelli F, Mann JF, Motolese M, et al. Effect of the angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor benazepril on the progression of chronic renal insufficiency. The Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme Inhibition in Progressive Renal Insufficiency Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1996; 334:939-45. Google Scholar7. Mann SJ, Pickering TG. Detection of renovascular hypertension. State of the art: 1992. Ann Intern Med. 1992; 117:845-53. Google Scholar8. Agewall S, Wikstrand J, Ljungman S, Fagerberg B. Usefulness of microalbuminuria in predicting cardiovascular mortality in treated hypertensive men with and without diabetes mellitus. Risk Factor Intervention Study Group. Am J Cardiol. 1997; 80:164-9. Google Scholar9. Agewall S, Fagerberg B. Risk factors that predict development of microalbuminuria in treated hypertensive men. The Risk Factor Intervention Study Group. Angiology. 1996; 47:963-72. Google Scholar10. Curhan GC, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ. A prospective study of dietary calcium and other nutrients and the risk of symptomatic kidney stones. N Engl J Med. 1993; 328:833-8. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: 1998-99 Series; John Roberts, MD, EditorFrom University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.Corresponding Author: Stanley Goldfarb, MD, Department of Medicine, 100 Centrex, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; e-mail, [email protected]Current Author Addresses: Dr. Goldfarb: Department of Medicine, 100 Centrex, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAcetaminophen, Aspirin, and Chronic Renal Failure 15 October 1998Volume 129, Issue 8Page: 636-642KeywordsAlbuminsBlood pressureCalciumCreatinineExcretionHypertensionMicroalbuminuriaRenal diseasesRenal failureUrine Issue Published: 15 October 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...