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Contributors | |
Foreword | |
Holistic Approach to the Geriatric Patient: Geriatric Evaluation | p. 1 |
Incidence of Renal Diseases in an Acute Geriatric Unit | p. 19 |
Anatomical Changes in the Aging Kidney | p. 39 |
Biology of the Aging Process and Its Clinical Consequences | p. 55 |
Physiology of the Healthy Aging Kidney | p. 93 |
The Mechanisms of Age-Associated Glomerular Sclerosis | p. 113 |
Endothelial Function in the Healthy Aged | p. 127 |
Renal Handling of Water and Electrolytes in the Old and Old-Old Healthy Aged | p. 141 |
Renal Handling of Uric Acid, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Calcium, and Acid Base in the Elderly | p. 155 |
Dysnatremias: Diagnosis and Treatment | p. 173 |
Hypertension in the Elderly | p. 199 |
The Renin-Angiotensin System and the Aging Process | p. 209 |
Prevention of Chronic Renal Diseases in the Elderly | p. 231 |
Obstructive Uropathy and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia | p. 257 |
Urinary Tract Infection | p. 273 |
Incontinence in the Elderly | p. 293 |
The Diagnosis of Renal Diseases in Elderly Patients. What Role Is There for Biopsy? | p. 307 |
Diabetic Nephropathy | p. 329 |
Renal Cystic Disease in the Elderly | p. 347 |
Renal Vasculitis in the Elderly | p. 373 |
Acute Renal Failure in the Aged | p. 385 |
Multiorganic Dysfunction Syndrome in the Elderly Critically Ill Patient | p. 403 |
Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Chronic Renal Insufficiency in the Aged | p. 429 |
Substitutive Treatments of End-Stage Renal Diseases in the Elderly: Dialysis | p. 443 |
Substitutive Treatments of End-Stage Renal Diseases in the Elderly: Renal Transplantation | p. 465 |
Pharmacokinetics in the Geriatric Population | p. 481 |
Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Renal Failure | p. 495 |
Ethical Dilemmas in Geriatric Uremia Therapy | p. 511 |
Index | p. 531 |
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