Dr. Brenda R Kurnik M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
769 E Route 70 Building C-125 Marlton NJ, 08053About
Dr. Brenda Kurnik is a nephrologist practicing in Marlton, NJ. Dr. Kurnik specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Kurnik most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Acute tubular necrosis in patients with diabetes mellitus.
- Radiocontrast-induced nephropathy in humans: role of renal vasoconstriction.
- Hypomagnesemia-induced cardiomyopathy.
- The direct effect of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol on membrane phospholipid composition and phosphate transport.
- Vitamin D metabolites stimulate phosphatidylcholine transfer to renal brush-border membranes.
- 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol stimulates renal phosphate transport by directly altering membrane phosphatidylcholine composition.
- Mechanism of stimulation of renal phosphate transport by 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol.
- Effects of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol on phosphate transport in vitamin D-deprived rats.
- Risk of radiocontrast nephropathy in patients with and without diabetes mellitus.
- Dopamine and renal blood flow in radiocontrast-induced nephropathy in humans.
- Cause of acute tubular necrosis affects its prognosis. The Auriculin Anaritide Acute Renal Failure Study Group.
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