Diagnosis & Disease Information

An Elderly Man With Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis

An 86-year-old man with history of hypertension (HTN), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and allergic rhinitis presented with one-week history of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Home medications included albuterol inhaler, carvedilol, hydralazine, and losartan. In the emergency department, he was found to be hypertensive with a blood pressure (BP) of 194/70 mm Hg…

Infant with low birth weight.

A Case of Antenatal Hydronephrosis

A healthy G1P1 28-year-old woman delivers a healthy baby girl. A routine third trimester fetal ultrasound exam revealed that the infant had moderate-severe antenatal hydronephrosis, and urology is consulted after delivery. A renal-bladder ultrasound exam immediately after delivery was completely normal. The child is thriving, with a completely normal physical exam.

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