Onco-Nephrology

Patients with cancer may develop kidney disease with a variety of different clinical manifestations including acute kidney injury , chronic kidney disease , hypertension, proteinuria and electrolyte disturbances . Onco-nephrology is the subspecialty of nephrology that diagnoses and manages kidney disease in patients with cancer. In this article, we review major topics in Onco-Nephrology that may be encountered by the general internist.