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Mark Perazella, MD

Professor Emeritus of Medicine; Director, Acute Dialysis Unit; Medical Director, Yale Physician Associate Program; Medical Director, Yale PA Online Program

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Mark Perazella, MD

Research Summary

  1. Onco-nephrology:
  2. 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;
  3. Adverse renal effects of therapeutic agents and other drugs;
  4. 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
  5. HIV-related kidney disease:
    Diagnosis and management with HAART, Nephrotoxicity of therapeutic agents (HAART); Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis; Treatment with sodium thiosulfate.

Specialized Terms: 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

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Research Interests

Dialysis; Hemodialysis Units, Hospital; HIV; Hypotension; Kidney Diseases; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Nephrology; Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

Selected Publications