Dr. Katherine R Tuttle MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
105 W 8th Ave Suite 300 Spokane WA, 99204About
Dr. Katherine Tuttle is a nephrologist practicing in Spokane, WA. Dr. Tuttle specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Tuttle 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
Northwestern Uniiversity 1982
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of amino acids and glucose on mesangial cell aminopeptidase a and angiotensin receptors.
- Renal parenchymal injury as a determinant of clinical consequences in atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis.
- Amino acids induce indicators of response to injury in glomerular mesangial cells.
- Is there a pathogenetic role for uric acid in hypertension and cardiovascular and renal disease?
- A novel potential therapy for diabetic nephropathy and vascular complications: protein kinase C beta inhibition.
- Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis: current status and future directions.
- Cardiovascular implications of albuminuria.
- Clinical evidence for the influence of uric acid on hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease: a statistical modeling perspective.
- Amino acids injure mesangial cells by advanced glycation end products, oxidative stress, and protein kinase C.
- Uric acid, microalbuminuria and cardiovascular events in high-risk patients.
- Renal manifestations of the metabolic syndrome.
- The next generation of diabetic nephropathy therapies: an update.
- Linking metabolism and immunology: diabetic nephropathy is an inflammatory disease.
- Implications of chronic kidney disease for dietary treatment in cardiovascular disease.
- NKF releases new KDOQI guidelines for diabetes and CKD.
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