National Kidney Foundation's primer on kidney diseases

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National Kidney Foundation's primer on kidney diseases

[edited by] Scott J. Gilbert, Daniel E. Weiner ; associate editors, Debbie S. Gipson, Mark A. Perazella, Marcello Tonelli

Saunders/Elsevier, c2014

6th ed

  • pbk. : alk. paper

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Primer on kidney diseases

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The National Kidney Foundation Primer on Kidney Diseases is your ideal companion in clinical nephrology! From anatomy, histology, and physiology, through the diagnosis and management of kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, dialysis, and kidney transplantation, this trusted manual from Elsevier and the National Kidney Foundation provides an accessible, efficient overview of kidney diseases that's perfect for residency, fellowship, clinical practice, and board review. Incorporate the latest NKF Kidney/ Outcome Quality Initiative guidelines on chronic kidney disease staging and management. Review the basics with a current and practical review of the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte disorders, hypertension, dialysis, and renal transplantation. Put the latest knowledge to work in your practice with 8 brand-new chapters including kidney development, assessment of kidney function in acute and chronic settings, the kidney in malignancy, acute tubular injury and acute tubular necrosis, acute interstitial nephritis, Fabry Disease, immunosuppression, and transplant infectious disease, as well as comprehensive updates on acute kidney injury, transplant medicine, kidney function and kidney disease in the elderly, GFR estimation, biomarkers in kidney disease, recently described pathologic targets in membranous nephropathy, minimal change disease, viral nephropathies, and much more! Get expert advice from a new team of editors, led by Scott Gilbert and Dan Weiner from Tufts University School of Medicine, each bringing a fresh perspective and a wealth of clinical experience. Quickly access the complete contents online at Expert Consult, with fully searchable text, downloadable images, and additional figures and graphs.

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Section 1: 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 Section 2: 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 Section 3: 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 Section 4: 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 Section 5: 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 Section 6: Drugs and the Kidney Kidney Disease Caused by Therapeutic Agents Principles of Drug Therapy in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function Section 7: 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 Section 8: Tubulointerstitial Nephropathies and Disorders of the Urinary Tract Chronic Tubulointerstitial Disease Obstructive Uropathy Nephrolithiasis Urinary Tract Infection & Pyelonephritis Section 9: The Kidney in Special Circumstances The Kidney in Infants and Children The Kidney in Pregnancy Kidney Disease in the Elderly Section 10: 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 Section 11: 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 Section 12: Hypertension Pathogenesis of Hypertension Evaluation and Management of Hypertension Secondary Hypertension

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