Nephrology Secrets

by Hricik, Sedor & Miller

• ISBN13: 9781560535027
• ISBN10: 1560535024
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-02
• Publisher: Hanley & Belfus

Summary

Students and practitioners alike often find nephrology to be a difficult subject, with its emphasis on chemical relationships and acid-base and electrolyte imbalances and disorders. Nephrology Secrets, 2nd Edition, in its easy-to-read Q&A format, is a convenient and highly practical resource for understanding the 73 of the most important topics in nephrology. The three editors represent the nephrology section chiefs at the three major teaching hospitals affiliated with Case Western Reserve University. They know the most important questions to ask, and provide the most succinct answers. New chapters include Renal Disease and Hypertension Associated with Pregnancy, Management of Patients with Progressive Renal Failure, and Nutrition in Dialysis Patients. Perfect for course review, course exams, ad USMLE preparation A valuable refresher for practitioners Concise answers that feature the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and secrets" Bulleted lists and tables for quick review Comprehensive index Entirely revamped or new chapters include drug therapy in renal disease, hepatorenal syndrome, renal disease in pregnancy, management of patients with progressive renal failure, nutrition in dialysis patients, and continuous renal replacement therapy Chapters with especially major revisions and updating include all chapters dealing with specific renal disorders, end-stage renal disease, and electrolyte disorders

Table of Contents

I. PATIENT ASSESSMENT
Physical Diagnosis	1	(3)
Thomas C. Knauss
Urinalysis	4	(3)
Michael B. Ganz
Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate	7	(4)
Michael S. Simonson
Measurement of Urinary Protein	11	(4)
Michael S. Simonson
Renal Imaging Techniques	15	(6)
Essam B. Elashi
Mahboob Rahman
Renal Biopsy	21	(4)
Jeffrey R. Schelling
Stephen Tamarkin
Indications for Dialysis	25	(3)
Edmond Ricanati
Drug Dosing in Patients with Renal Disease	28	(5)
Marigel Constantiner
II. CLINICAL SYNDROMES
Etiology, Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Acute Renal Failure	33	(4)
Miriam F. Weiss
Management of Acute Renal Failure	37	(4)
Miriam F. Weiss
Prerenal Azotemia	41	(3)
Edmond Ricanati
Hepatorenal Syndrome	44	(4)
Jeffrey R. Schelling
Obstructive Uropathy	48	(3)
Lavinia A. Negrea
Asymptomatic Proteinuria and Hematuria	51	(5)
Jeffrey R. Schelling
Acute Glomerulonephritis	56	(3)
Ronald Flauto
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis	59	(5)
John R. Sedor
Nephrotic Syndrome	64	(4)
Ronald Flauto
Nephrolithiasis	68	(5)
Miriam F. Weiss
Urinary Tract Infection	73	(4)
Carolyn P. Cacho
Disorders of Tubular Function	77	(3)
R. Tyler Miller
Renal Disease and Hypertension in Pregnancy	80	(5)
Donald E. Hricik
II. PRIMARY GLOMERULAR DISEASE
Minimal Change Disease	85	(3)
Katherine MacRae Dell
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis	88	(4)
John R. Sedor
Membranous Glomerulopathy	92	(5)
Patrick S. T. Hayden
IgA Nephropathy	97	(2)
Donald E. Hricik
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis	99	(6)
Ira D. Davis
IV. SECONDARY GLOMERULAR DISEASE
Diabetic Nephropathy	105	(4)
Thomas Zipp
Jeffrey R. Schelling
Lupus Nephritis	109	(3)
Marcia R. Silver
Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis	112	(3)
Ira D. Davis
Hepatitis-associated Glomerulonephritis	115	(3)
Ashwini R. Sehgal
HIV-associated Renal Disorders	118	(5)
Patrick S. T. Hayden
V. OTHER PARENCHYMAL RENAL DISEASES
Renal Dysplasia	123	(3)
Beth A. Vogt
Cystic Diseases of the Kidneys	126	(6)
Thomas Zipp
John R. Sedor
Other Hereditary Renal Diseases	132	(4)
Beth A. Vogt
Interstitial Renal Diseases	136	(4)
Bruce E. Berger
Reflux Nephropathy	140	(3)
Beth A. Vogt
Renal Vasculitis	143	(5)
Marcia R. Silver
Linda Zarif
Other Vascular Renal Disorders	148	(4)
Donald E. Hricik
Renal Disease Due to Dysproteinemias	152	(3)
Edmond Ricanati
VI. END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
Epidemiology and Outcomes of End-Stage Renal Disease	155	(2)
Ashwini R. Sehgal
Renal Osteodystrophy	157	(3)
Lavinia A. Negrea
Uremic Pericarditis	160	(3)
Marcia R. Silver
Anemia Associated with Renal Failure	163	(3)
Jay B. Wish
Other Manifestations of Uremia	166	(3)
Donald E. Hricik
VII. RENAL FAILURE: MANAGEMENT
Management of Patients with Progressive Renal Failure	169	(6)
Jay B. Wish
Technical Aspects of Hemodialysis	175	(3)
Jay B. Wish
Hemodialysis: Assessing Adequacy	178	(5)
Jay B. Wish
Complications of Hemodialysis	183	(3)
Lavinia A. Negrea
Chronic Renal Replacement Therapy	186	(4)
Jeffrey R. Schelling
Technical Aspects of Peritoneal Dialysis	190	(7)
Miriam F. Weiss
Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis	197	(5)
Carolyn P. Cacho
Nutrition in Dialysis Patients	202	(2)
Ashwini R. Sehgal
Renal Transplantation: Epidemiology and Outcomes	204	(5)
Donald E. Hricik
Renal Transplantation: Donor and Recipient Evaluation	209	(4)
Thomas C. Knauss
Renal Transplantation: Classification and Consequences of Rejection	213	(4)
Donald E. Hricik
Renal Transplantation: Immunosuppression	217	(6)
Kenneth A. Bodziak
Complications of Renal Transplantation	223	(4)
Kenneth A. Bodziak
VIII. HYPERTENSION
Essential Hypertension	227	(6)
Mahboob Rahman
Renal Parenchymal Hypertension	233	(5)
Michael C. Smith
Renovascular Hypertension	238	(6)
Michael C. Smith
Donald E. Hricik
Pheochromocytoma	244	(5)
Donald E. Hricik
Other Causes of Secondary Hypertension	249	(3)
Mahboob Rahman
Hypertensive Emergencies	252	(4)
Mahboob Rahman
Childhood Hypertension	256	(5)
Ira D. Davis
IX. ACID-BASE AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS
Metabolic Acidosis	261	(7)
Bruce E. Berger
Metabolic Alkalosis	268	(5)
Bruce E. Berger
Respiratory Acidosis	273	(4)
Andrew S. O'Connor
Respiratory Alkalosis	277	(2)
Andrew S. O'Connor
Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia	279	(9)
Bruce E. Berger
Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia	288	(3)
Thomas C. Knauss
Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia	291	(4)
Lavinia A. Negrea
Phosphorus	295	(4)
Donald E. Hricik
Magnesium	299	(4)
Donald E. Hricik
Index	303