
Dr. Jim I Mertz MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2301 Holmes St Kansas City MO, 64108About
Dr. Jim Mertz is a nephrologist practicing in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Mertz specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Mertz 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.
Education and Training
University of Wales in Great Britain 1972
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Elective conversion from cyclosporine to azathioprine in sensitized patients following cadaveric renal transplantation.
- Rhabdomyolysis as the first manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
- Renal vasoconstrictive response to contrast medium. The role of sodium balance and the renin-angiotensin system.
- Effects of bradykinin on renal interstitial pressures and proximal tubule reabsorption.
- Role of hydrostatic and oncotic pressures in renal sodium reabsorption.
- Effects of secretin on peritubular capillary physical factors and proximal fluid reabsorption in the rat.
- Acetylcholine-induced vasodilation without natriuresis during control of interstitial pressure.
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