CASE STUDIES
An Unusual Presentation and Etiology of Hypotension Seen in Nephrotic Syndrome.
The case discussed illustrates an unusual presentation of hypotension due to amyloid infiltration of the vasculature, leaving the patient susceptible to acute kidney injury even from what is generally considered mild diuresis. The kidneys are the most frequently affected organs in approximately 80% of patients with the disease. Cardiac dysfunction is the second most common presentation. article>> | pdf >>

An Unusual Cause of Elevated Values on Liver Function Tests in a Liver Transplant Patient.
Biliary obstruction and rejection are two of the most common causes of abnormal findings on liver function tests (LFTs) in patients who have already undergone liver transplantation. Here a post-transplant patient with jaundice, not previously vaccinated, had hepatitis B as the cause of his increased values on LFTs. article>> | pdf >>