Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2012 Dec;7(12):2071-2. doi: 10.2215/CJN.09450912.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
Phyllis August
PMID: 23221097 DOI: 10.2215/CJN.09450912
This issue's Moving Points highlights the challenges and victories of a subspecialty within nephrology, obstetric nephrology. This article presents an overview of the renal physiology of normal pregnancy and exciting new developments in the understanding of both common renal disorders, such as lupus nephritis, diabetic kidney disease, and preeclampsia, and less common but life-threatening disorders, such as thrombotic microangiopathies.