Manual of Nephrology

by Schrier, Robert W.

• ISBN13: 9781451192957
• ISBN10: 1451192959
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-07-04
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

The newly updated 8th edition of this bestseller continues a 20-year tradition, with expert scientific research and clinical recommendations on the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic kidney disease. This comprehensive reference offers you solid, practical guidance on common renal problems—causes, symptoms, treatments and complications. Explore the free sample chapter now!

Features:

• Topics covered include: electrolyte and acid-base disorders, UTI’s, kidney stones, glomerulonephritis and vasculitis, acute or chronic renal failure, hypertension, and renal disease in pregnancy and diabetes
• NEW content on kidney disease in diabetes.
• Time-saving outline format for easy quick-reference
• Practical guidelines on drug dosing in patients with impaired kidney function, with specific recommendations on more than 500 drugs

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Table of Contents

1 The Edematous Patient: Cardiac Failure, Cirrhosis, and Nephrotic Syndrome
Robert W. Schrier and David H. Ellison

2 The Patient with Hyponatremia or Hypernatremia
Robert W. Schrier and Tomas Berl

3 The Patient with Hypokalemia or Hyperkalemia
Jie Tang and Stuart L. Linas

4 The Patient with an Acid–Base Disorder
William D. Kaehny

5 The Patient with Disorders of Serum Calcium and Phosphorus
Jeffrey G. Penfield and Robert F. Reilly

6 The Patient with Kidney Stones
Robert F. Reilly

7 The Patient with Urinary Tract Infection
Jessica B. Kendrick, L. Barth Reller, and Marilyn E. Levi

8 The Patient with Hematuria, Proteinuria, or Both, and Abnormal Findings on Urinary Microscopy
Godela Brosnahan

9 The Patient with Glomerular Disease or Vasculitis
Sarah E. Panzer and Joshua M. Thurman

10 The Patient with Acute Kidney Injury
Sarah Faubel and Charles L. Edelstein

11 The Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease
Michel Chonchol and Jessica B. Kendrick

12 The Patient Receiving Chronic Renal Replacement with Dialysis
Seth Ferguson and Isaac Teitelbaum

13 The Patient with a Kidney Transplant
James Cooper, Lawrence Chan, and Alexander Wiseman

14 The Patient with Kidney Disease and Hypertension in Pregnancy
Phyllis August, Diana I. Jalal, and Judy Blaine

15 The Patient with Hypertension
Seth Ferguson, Charles R. Nolan, and Robert W. Schrier

16 Practical Guidelines for Drug Dosing in Patients with Impaired Kidney Function
Ali Olyaei and William Bennett