Dr. Donald Everett Wesson M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
3601 4th St 4c201 Lubbock TX, 79430Rating
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Dr. Donald Wesson is a nephrologist practicing in Lubbock, TX. Dr. Wesson specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Wesson 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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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cigarette smoking predicts faster progression of type 2 established diabetic nephropathy despite ACE inhibition.
- The initiation and progression of sickle cell nephropathy.
- Cigarette smoking and increased urine albumin excretion are interrelated predictors of nephropathy progression in type 2 diabetes.
- The relationship of cigarette smoking to end-stage renal disease.
- Cigarette smoking exacerbates and its cessation ameliorates renal injury in type 2 diabetes.
- The case for diversity in academic internal medicine.
- Plasmalemmal V-H(+)-ATPases regulate intracellular pH in human lung microvascular endothelial cells.
- Plasmalemmal vacuolar H+-ATPase is decreased in microvascular endothelial cells from a diabetic model.
- Increased endothelin activity mediates augmented distal nephron acidification induced by dietary protein.
- Payment for quality in end-stage renal disease.
- Endothelin-induced increased aldosterone activity mediates augmented distal nephron acidification as a result of dietary protein.
- Cigarette smoking enhances increased urine albumin excretion as a risk factor for glomerular filtration rate decline in primary hypertension.
- Presentation of the SSCI founders' medal for 2005 to Richard D. deShazo, MD.
- Endothelin-induced increased nitric oxide mediates augmented distal nephron acidification as a result of dietary protein.
- Primary hypertension and nephropathy.
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