Manual of Nephrology

by Schrier, Robert W.

• ISBN13: 9780781721721
• ISBN10: 0781721725
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Univ. of Colorado, Denver. Pocket manual of issues involved in treating renal, fluid and electrolyte, acid-base and hypertensive disorders. Recommendations for more than 500 medications are included. Previous edition: c1995. For clinicians. Expanded-outline format. Wire-spiral binding. DNLM: Kidney Diseases--diagnosis Handbooks.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Contributing Authors	p. ix
The Edematous Patient: Cardiac Failure, Cirrhosis, and Nephrotic Syndrome	p. 1
The Patient with Hyponatremia or Hypernatremia	p. 21
The Patient with Hypokalemia or Hyperkalemia	p. 37
The Patient with an Acid-Base Disorder	p. 48
The Patient with Disorders of Serum Calcium and Phosphate	p. 63
The Patient with Renal Stones	p. 80
The Patient with Urinary Tract Infection	p. 91
The Patient with Hematuria, Proteinuria, or Both, and Abnormal Findings on Urinary Microscopy	p. 114
The Patient with Acute Renal Failure	p. 132
The Patient with Chronic Renal Disease	p. 155
Renal Replacement Therapy: Dialysis and Transplantation	p. 168
Practical Guidelines for Drug Dosing in Patients with Renal Impairment	p. 182
The Patient with Kidney Disease and Hypertension in Pregnancy	p. 203
The Patient with Hypertension	p. 231
Use of Radiologic Techniques in the Patient with Renal Problems	p. 265
Index	p. 297
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