Dr. Christina M Yuan M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
Walter Reed Army Medical Ctr 6900 Georgia Ave, Nw Washington DC, 20307About
Dr. Christina Yuan is a nephrologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Yuan specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Yuan 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- Lack of a phenotype in transgenic mice aberrantly expressing COL2A1 mRNA because of highly selective post-transcriptional down-regulation.
- Life expectancy benefits of cancer screening in the end-stage renal disease population.
- The impact of bleeding times on major complication rates after percutaneous real-time ultrasound-guided renal biopsies.
- Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and steroid therapy on proteinuria in FSGS: a retrospective study in a single clinic.
- Analyzing process variation in chart review using a networked spreadsheet application in the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Nephrology Clinic.
- The impact of renal transplantation on the incidence of congestive heart failure in patients with end-stage renal disease due to diabetes.
- A 20-year-old army private with leg pain, fever, and collapse during a forced road march.
- Transjugular renal biopsy in high-risk patients: an American case series.
- A multidisciplinary program for achieving lipid goals in chronic hemodialysis patients.
- Hospitalized valvular heart disease in patients on renal transplant waiting list: incidence, clinical correlates and outcomes.
- Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome after renal transplantation in the United States.
- Preservation of renal structure and function at 2 years without calcineurin inhibitor use.
- Differing manifestations of hepatitis C and tacrolimus on hospitalized diabetes mellitus occurring after kidney transplantation.
- Effects of three sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase inhibitors.
- Neurofilament phosphorylation in peripheral nerve: changes with axonal length and growth state.
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