1998
A Boy with Headache, Fatigue, and Weakness
Perazella M. A Boy with Headache, Fatigue, and Weakness. Hospital Practice 1998, 33: 193-196. PMID: 9562842, DOI: 10.1080/21548331.1998.11443680.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Biochemical aberrations in a dialysis patient following parathyroidectomy
Cruz D, Perazella M. Biochemical aberrations in a dialysis patient following parathyroidectomy. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 1997, 29: 759-768. PMID: 9159312, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(97)90131-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseSevere secondary hyperparathyroidismCalcitriol therapySurgical parathyroidectomyIntensive regimenSecondary hyperparathyroidismElectrolyte abnormalitiesRenal osteodystrophySevere hypocalcemiaDialysis patientsRenal diseasePostoperative managementHigh riskParathyroidectomyPatientsBiochemical aberrationsCommon problemHyperparathyroidismHypocalcemiaHyperkalemiaHypophosphatemiaOsteodystrophyRegimenAberrationsTherapyHypertension and hypokalemia: unusual syndromes.
Cruz D, Perazella M. Hypertension and hypokalemia: unusual syndromes. Connecticut Medicine 1997, 61: 67-75. PMID: 9066195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary hypertensionMedical historyApparent mineralocorticoid excess syndromeAdrenal enzyme defectsAssociation of hypertensionHigh-renin statesLow renin stateMineralocorticoid excess stateMineralocorticoid excess syndromeCases of hypertensionRenal potassium wastingPatient's medical historyPrimary hyperaldosteronismRenovascular diseasePotassium wastingLaboratory parametersLicorice ingestionClinical presentationMineralocorticoid excessClinical syndromeRare patientsPathogenetic mechanismsExcess syndromeUnusual syndromeHypertension