Mechanisms and Clinical Management of Chronic Renal Failure

by El Nahas, Meguid A.; Harris, Kevin P. G.; Anderson, Sharon

• ISBN13: 9780192629333
• ISBN10: 0192629336
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive review of the mechanisms underlying kidney scarring and the clinical aspects related to progressive chronic renal failure. It deals with aspects of diabetic and non-diabetic kidney diseases. It also addresses issues related to theprogression of renal diseases in tropical areas. It is written by experts in the field who provide the readers with an up-to-date review of the literature and share their own experience and views on the subjects they cover. The authors also provide when appropriate, some guidelines andrecommendations for the management of progressive renal insufficiency. This book should appeal to nephrologists and general physicians with an interest in nephrology. It should be a valuable source of information for trainees in the field of nephrology who may want an up-to-date review on a topicrelated to the progression of renal diseases.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Epidemiology of end-stage renal failure: a global perspective	1	(19)
A. J. Wing
E. Jones
Natural history and factors affecting the progression of human renal diseases	20	(60)
F. Locatelli
L. Del Vecchio
Glomerulosclerosis: insights into pathogenesis and treatment	80	(24)
S. Anderson
Experimental insights into the mechanisms of tubulo-interstitial scarring	104	(42)
S. M. Jernigan
A. A. Eddy
Proteinuria: implications for progression and management	146	(27)
K. P. G. Harris
Hypertension in renal parenchymal disease: role in progression	173	(38)
L. D. Dworkin
M. R. Weir
Diabetic nephropathy: natural history and management	211	(30)
C. E. Mogensen
Natural history and prognosis of chronic primary glomerulonephritis	241	(24)
G. D'Amico
The natural history and management of renovascular disease	265	(37)
J. E. Scoble
Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephropathy	302	(71)
R. M. Smith
C. R. V. Tomson
The kidney in tropical infections	373	(28)
R. S. Barsoum
Clinical interventions in chronic renal failure	401	(23)
G. A. Coles
A. M. El Nahas
Outcome and interventions in chronic renal disease: evidence from adequately designed clinical trials and meta-analysis	424	(27)
S. K. Swan
B. L. Kasiske
Index	451