Dr. Tahira Palmer Alves M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
8300 Floyd Curl Dr San Antonio TX, 78229About
Dr. Tahira Alves is a nephrologist practicing in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Alves specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Alves 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- Race, kidney disease progression, and mortality risk in HIV-infected persons.
- Multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of extensive external cervical resorption after dental trauma.
- Chronic kidney disease at presentation is not an independent risk factor for AIDS-defining events or death in HIV-infected persons.
- Technical note: Evaluation of markers for estimating duodenal digesta flow and ruminal digestibility: Acid detergent fiber, sulfuric acid detergent lignin, and n-alkanes.
- Modeling habitat suitability of the invasive clam Corbicula fluminea in a Neotropical shallow lagoon, southern Brazil.
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