Author
Manish Suneja, MD, FASN, FACP Professor of Internal Medicine, Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Co-Strand Director, Clinical and Professional Skills, Dr William and Sondra Myers Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Manish Suneja, MD, FASN, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Society of Nephrology, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, National Kidney Foundation
Disclosure: Editor for the book DeGowins Diagnostic examination for: McGraw Hills.
Specialty Editor Board
Eleanor Lederer, MD, FASN Professor of Medicine, Chief, Nephrology Division, Director, Nephrology Training Program, Director, Metabolic Stone Clinic, Kidney Disease Program, University of Louisville School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Louisville Veterans Affairs Hospital
Eleanor Lederer, MD, FASN is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Transplantation, International Society of Nephrology, Kentucky Medical Association, National Kidney Foundation
Disclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: American Society of Nephrology<br/>Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: Healthcare Quality Strategies, Inc.
Chief Editor
Vecihi Batuman, MD, FASN Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology-Hypertension, Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine
Vecihi Batuman, MD, FASN is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Heather A Muster, MD, MS Medical Director, Davita Clinical Research
Heather A Muster, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Transplantation, International Society of Nephrology, Minnesota Medical Association, National Kidney Foundation
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Jeffrey L Arnold, MD, FACEP Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Jeffrey L Arnold, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine and American College of Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Christopher B Beach, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor of Institute for Healthcare Studies, Institute for Patient Safety, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Christopher B Beach, MD, FACEP, FAAEM is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Robin R Hemphill, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Director, Quality and Safety, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University
Robin R Hemphill, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Eleanor Lederer, MD Professor of Medicine, Chief, Nephrology Division, Director, Nephrology Training Program, Director, Metabolic Stone Clinic, Kidney Disease Program, University of Louisville School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Louisville Veterans Affairs Hospital
Eleanor Lederer, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation for Medical Research, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Transplantation, International Society of Nephrology, Kentucky Medical Association, National Kidney Foundation, and Phi Beta Kappa
Disclosure: Dept of Veterans Affairs Grant/research funds Research
James W Lohr, MD Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Fellowship Program Director, University of Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
James W Lohr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society of Nephrology, and Central Society for Clinical Research
Disclosure: Genzyme Honoraria Speaking and teaching
Alfredo A Pegoraro, MD Consulting Staff, Nephrology Associates
Alfredo A Pegoraro, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Assocation, American Society of Nephrology, and International Society of Nephrology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Erik D Schraga, MD Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mills-Peninsula Emergency Medical Associates
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Medscape Salary Employment