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National Kidney Foundation Primer on Kidney Diseases

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ISBN-10: 1455746177

ISBN-13: 9781455746170

Edition: 6th 2014

Authors: Daniel E. Weiner, Daniel E. Weiner

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This official publication of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) covers all aspects of adult and pediatric kidney diseases and is ideal for nephrologists and non-nephrologists alike. The full-color design, high-quality photographs, and outstanding graphs and tables make information easy to access and understand. The latest management techniques and pearls from leading clinical experts-including international contributors-offer practical and authoritative guidance. Edited by Dr. Arthur Greenberg and members of the NKF Scientific Advisory Board, this state-of-the-art primer provides consistent depth of coverage, balanced discussion of controversy, and a uniform focus of…    
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Book details

List price: $59.99
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 8/19/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 664
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.06" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 3.696
Language: English

Structure and Function of the Kidneys and Their Clinical Assessment
Overview of Kidney Function and Structure
Kidney Development
Assessment of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Acute and Chronic Settings
Urinalysis and Urine Microscopy
Hematuria and Proteinuria
Kidney Imaging
Acid-Base, Fluid, and Electrolyte Disorders
Hyponatremia and Hypoosmolar Disorders
Hypernatremia
Edema and the Clinical Use of Diuretics
Disorders of Potassium Metabolism
Disorders of Mineral Metabolism: Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium
Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
Metabolic Acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis
Glomerular Diseases
Glomerular Clinicopathologic Syndromes
Minimal Change Disease
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Membranous Nephropathy
Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Related Disorders
Goodpasture Syndrome and Other Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Diseases
The Kidney in Systemic Disease
Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis
Kidney Involvement in Systemic Vasculitis
Kidney Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy
Dysproteinemias and Amyloidosis
Thrombotic Microangiopathies
Viral Nephropathies: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus
Acute Cardiorenal Syndrome
Hepatorenal Syndrome and Other Liver-Related Kidney Diseases
The Kidney in Cancers
Acute Kidney Injury
Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury
Clinical Approach to the Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury
Acute Tubular Injury and Acute Tubular Necrosis
Acute Interstitial Nephritis
Management of Acute Kidney Injury
Drugs and the Kidney
Kidney Disease Caused by Therapeutic Agents
Principles of Drug Therapy in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function
Hereditary Kidney Disorders
Genetically Based Renal Transport Disorders
Sickle Cell Nephropathy
Polycystic and Other Cystic Kidney Diseases
Nephronophthisis and Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease
Alport Syndrome and Related Disorders
Fabry Disease
Tubulointerstitial Nephropathies and Disorders of the Urinary Tract
Chronic Tubulointerstitial Disease
Obstructive Uropathy
Nephrolithiasis
Urinary Tract Infection & Pyelonephritis
The Kidney in Special Circumstances
The Kidney in Infants and Children
The Kidney in Pregnancy
Kidney Disease in the Elderly
Chronic Kidney Disease and Its Therapy
Pathophysiology of Chronic Kidney Disease
Staging and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
Nutrition and Kidney Disease
Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease
Cardiac Function and Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease
Anemia and Other Hematologic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease
Kidney Replacement Therapies: Dialysis and Transplantation
Hemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis
Outcomes of Kidney Replacement Therapies
Selection of Prospective Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donors
Posttransplantation Monitoring and Outcomes
Immunosuppression in Transplantation
Infectious Complications of Kidney Transplantation
Hypertension
Pathogenesis of Hypertension
Evaluation and Management of Hypertension
Secondary Hypertension