Dr. Patrick H. Pun MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2100 Erwin Road Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Patrick Pun is a nephrologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Pun specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Pun 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- Predictors of survival after cardiac arrest in outpatient hemodialysis clinics.
- Hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and the development of cardiovascular risk: a joint primacy.
- Modifiable risk factors associated with sudden cardiac arrest within hemodialysis clinics.
- Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. A clinical update from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO).
- Improving ascertainment of sudden cardiac death in patients with end stage renal disease.
- Sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients: a comprehensive care approach to reduce risk.
- A pilot study using an implantable device to characterize cardiac arrhythmias in hemodialysis patients: implications for future research.
- Dialysate calcium concentration and the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in hemodialysis patients.
- The interplay between CKD, sudden cardiac death, and ventricular arrhythmias.
- Impact of Kidney Function on Effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (Dash) Diet.
- Sudden Cardiac Death Among Hemodialysis Patients.
- Dialysate Potassium, Dialysate Magnesium, and Hemodialysis Risk.
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