We cover end stage renal disease and complications on today's podcast.

Oliguria and anuria can be associated with a variety of conditions. What do you need to consider in the ED setting?

Seeing blood in a child’s urine will catch a parent’s attention.

Why is emphysematous pyelonephritis dangerous, when should you consider it, and what is the management?

Hyponatremia is challenging. This post from Nikita Desai and David Jang looks at the patient with critical hyponatremia.

The EM Educator series covers ESRD and its complications, dialysis access, and laboratory/medication considerations.

A 65-year-old with a history of ESRD and renal transplant presents to the ED with lower abdominal pain and fevers. On exam, his vitals include HR 112, BP 101/62, RR 22, T 101.1, SpO2 98% on RA. His is tachycardic with lower extremity edema and lower abdominal tenderness to palpation. What’s the next step in your evaluation and treatment?

Hepatorenal syndrome is challenging, not only in diagnosis, but also management. This post by Colton Margus and Jenny Beck-Esmay brings to light this deadly disease.