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Communication in Emergency Radiology Physician-to-Patient Communication Physician-to-patient communication is a unique challenge for radiologists. Radiologists and patients often have isolated encounters, without any prior patient-physician relationship established. Most radiology services, including an emergency radiology service, do not schedule dedicated clinic…

Renovascular Hypertension Etiology The most common cause of renovascular hypertension is renal artery stenosis, which may be caused by atherosclerosis (70% to 90%) or less commonly by fibromuscular dysplasia (10% to 30%). Rare causes of renal artery stenosis include arteritis,…

Renal failure may be classified as prerenal when secondary to a reduction in the renal perfusion pressure gradient, renal when the result of intrinsic disease of the renal parenchyma, and postrenal when secondary to an abnormality of urine outflow. Prerenal…