“I’m Sorry Mrs. Jones, But You Have Albuminurophobia”
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Last week I saw several older patients who were fretting about their mildly reduced kidney function. All of them were women in remarkable health, but each one had at one time or another had a brush with hospital medicine: Mrs. Allard had a mastectomy five years ago, Mrs. Perlman had an episode of clostridium difficile colitis last year after taking antibiotics for a dental infection, and Mrs. Jones had just finished rehab after a knee replacement. All three women had been labeled as suffering from chronic kidney disease during their hospitalization.
“I’m Sorry Mrs. Jones, But You Have Albuminurophobia”
“I’m Sorry Mrs. Jones, But You Have…
“I’m Sorry Mrs. Jones, But You Have Albuminurophobia”
Last week I saw several older patients who were fretting about their mildly reduced kidney function. All of them were women in remarkable health, but each one had at one time or another had a brush with hospital medicine: Mrs. Allard had a mastectomy five years ago, Mrs. Perlman had an episode of clostridium difficile colitis last year after taking antibiotics for a dental infection, and Mrs. Jones had just finished rehab after a knee replacement. All three women had been labeled as suffering from chronic kidney disease during their hospitalization.