Renal Pathophysiology

Name: Renal Pathophysiology
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ISBN: 9781451173383

ISBN-10: 1451173385

ISBN-13: 9781451173383

Edition: 4th 2014 (Revised)

Authors: Helmut G. Rennke, Bradley M. Denker

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This text offers medical students a case-based approach to learning the mechanisms of renal disease. Each chapter covers a disease and begins with a patient case, followed by a discussion of the pathophysiology of the disease. Issues of differential diagnosis and therapy are linked to pathophysiologic mechanisms. Short questions interspersed in the text require students to apply their knowledge, and detailed answers to the questions are given.Planned updates for 4th edition:full-color artwork and design, additional color photomicrographs of clinical conditions, additional end-of-chapter summaries, and general updates based on new medical findings. (Possible addition of online…

Book details

List price: $39.50
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 8/27/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface



Review of Renal Physiology



Regulation of Salt and Water Balance



Disorders of Water Balance: Hyponatremia, Hypernatremia, and Polyuria



Edematous States and the Use of Diuretics



Acid-Base Physiology and Metabolic Alkalosis



Metabolic Acidosis



Disorders of Potassium Balance



Urinalysis and Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease



Pathogenesis of Major Glomerular and Vascular Diseases



Tubulointerstitial Diseases



Acute Renal Failure



Progression of Chronic Renal Failure



Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Renal Failure


Figure Credits


Index