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Author | Saira Rashid, MBBS
Articles
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease in a 38-Year-Old Woman
July 09, 2012
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is common. Presenting symtpoms include hypertension, hematuria, proteinuria, and renal insufficiency.
Phrenic Nerve Paralysis
May 22, 2012
Phrenic nerve paralysis can present with chest wall pain, cough, and exertional dyspnea mimicking cardiac dyspnea. Fluoroscopy is the most reliable way to document diaphragmatic paralysis, and the sniff test confirms that abnormal hemidiaphragm excursion is due to paralysis rather than unilateral weakness.