Mark Anthony Perazella MD

Professor of Medicine (Nephrology); Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program; Director, Acute Dialysis Unit

Research Interests

Diagnostic utility of urine microscopy in AKI; Adverse renal effects of therapeutic agents and other drugs; Hypotension in ESRD patients during hemodialysis; HIV-related kidney disease; Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis

Research Summary

1. Diagnostic utility of urine microscopy in AKI:
   Urine sediment utility in distinguishing ATN from prerenal azotemia; Prognostic value of the urine sediment in predicting AKI severity;
2. Adverse renal effects of therapeutic agents and other drugs;
3. Hypotension in ESRD patients during Hemodialysis:
   Role of vasopressin deficiency in intradialytic hypotension (IDH); Utility of midodrine in treatment of IDH; Potential utility of vasopressin in the treatment of IDH
4. HIV-related kidney disease:
   Diagnosis and management with HAART, Nephrotoxicity of therapeutic agents (HAART); Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis; Treatment with sodium thiosulfate.

Selected Publications