Deepa Bhatnagar

Brain metastases I. Problem/Condition. Brain metastases are the most common intracranial tumor in adults and may affect up to 200,000 patients per year. The three most common primary malignancies that metastasize to the brain are lung, breast, and melanoma. Additional cancers with brain metastases include renal cell, colorectal cancer, and gynecologic cancers. Brain metastases are…

Due to increase in type 2 diabetes, the prevalence and incidence of diabetes has grown. This increase has affected the development of diabetic kidney disease. Patients with diabetes are at risk for diabetic kidney disease but may also develop non-diabetic kidney disease. Correctly diagnosing the form of chronic kidney disease a diabetic patient has will…