Nephrology Secrets : Questions You Will Be Asked on Rounds, in the Clinic, on Oral Exams

by Hricik, Donald E.; Sedor, John R., M.D.; Ganz, Michael Bruce

• ISBN13: 9781560533092
• ISBN10: 1560533099
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

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, in its easy-to-read Question and Answer format, is a convenient and highly practical resource for understanding the important topics in nephrology. The author team provides expert teaching knowledge in this field ensuring that the book provides the most important questions to ask, and the most succinct answers.

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	(3)
Michael S. Simonson
Renal Imaging Techniques	14	(6)
Elashi Essam
Mahboob Rahman
Renal Biopsy	20	(3)
Jeffrey R. Schelling
Indications for Dialysis	23	(2)
Edmond Ricanati
Drug Therapy in Renal Disease	25	(4)
Michael B. Ganz
II. CLINICAL SYNDROMES
Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Diagnosis of Acute Renal Failure	29	(4)
Miriam F. Weiss
Management of Acute Renal Failure	33	(3)
Miriam F. Weiss
Prerenal Azotemia	36	(3)
Edmond Ricanati
Obstructive Uropathy	39	(3)
Lavinia A. Negrea
Asymptomatic Proteinuria	42	(3)
Jeffrey R. Schelling
Asymptomatic Hematuria	45	(3)
Jeffrey R. Schelling
Acute Glomerulonephritis	48	(2)
Diane M. Cibrik
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis	50	(4)
Linda Zarif
John R. Sedor
Nephrotic Syndrome	54	(3)
Diane M. Cibrik
Nephrolithiasis	57	(5)
Miriam F. Weiss
Urinary Tract Infection	62	(4)
Carolyn P. Cacho
Disorders of Tubular Function	66	(3)
Michael B. Ganz
III. PRIMARY GLOMERULAR DISEASE
Minimal Change Disease	69	(3)
Ira D. Davis
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis	72	(3)
Linda Zarif
John R. Sedor
Membranous Glomerulopathy	75	(5)
Eduardo Lacson, Jr.
IgA Nephropathy	80	(2)
Donald E. Hricik
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis	82	(5)
Eduardo Lacson Jr.
Ira D. Davis
IV. SECONDARY GLOMERULAR DISEASE
Diabetic Nephropathy	87	(4)
Jeffrey R. Schelling
Lupus Nephritis	91	(3)
Marcia R. Silver
Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis	94	(3)
Ira D. Davis
Hepatitis-Associated Glomerulonephritis	97	(3)
Ashwini R. Sehgal
HIV-Associated Renal Disorders	100	(3)
Hany S. Y. Anton
V. OTHER PARENCHYMAL RENAL DISEASES
Renal Dysplasia	103	(3)
Beth A. Vogt
Cystic Diseases of the Kidneys	106	(5)
Linda Zarif
John R. Sedor
Other Hereditary Renal Disease	111	(3)
Beth A. Vogt
Reflux Nephropathy	114	(3)
Beth A. Vogt
Renal Vasculitis	117	(4)
Linda Zarif
Marcia R. Silver
John R. Sedor
Other Vascular Renal Disorders	121	(3)
Hany S. Y. Anton
Donald E. Hricik
Sickle Cell Nephropathy	124	(3)
Chokchai Chareandee
Renal Disease due to Dysproteinemias	127	(4)
Edmond Ricanati
VI. END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
Epidemiology and Outcomes of End-Stage Renal Disease	131	(2)
Ashwini R. Sehgal
Renal Osteodystrophy	133	(3)
Lavinia A. Negrea
Uremic Pericarditis	136	(2)
Marcia R. Silver
Anemia Associated with Renal Failure	138	(2)
Jay B. Wish
Other Manifestations of Uremia	140	(3)
Donald E. Hricik
VII. END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE: MANAGEMENT
Technical Aspects of Hemodialysis	143	(3)
Jay B. Wish
Hemodialysis: Assessing Adequacy	146	(4)
Eduardo Lacson, Jr
Complications of Hemodialysis	150	(3)
Lavinia A. Negrea
Technical Aspects of Peritoneal Dialysis	153	(6)
Miriam F. Weiss
Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis	159	(5)
Carolyn P. Cacho
Renal Transplantation: Epidemiology and Outcomes	164	(4)
Donald E. Hricik
Renal Transplantation: Donor and Recipient Evaluation	168	(4)
Thomas C. Knauss
Renal Transplantation: Classification and Consequences of Rejection	172	(3)
Donald E. Hricik
Renal Transplantation: Immunosuppression	175	(5)
Donald E. Hricik
Complications of Renal Transplantation	180	(3)
Thomas C. Knauss
VIII. HYPERTENSION
Essential Hypertension	183	(6)
Mahboob Rahman
Renal Parenchymal Hypertension	189	(4)
Michael C. Smith
Renovascular Hypertension	193	(4)
Donald E. Hricik
Pheochromocytoma	197	(3)
Ashwin Dixit
Other Causes of Secondary Hypertension	200	(3)
Mahboob Rahman
Hypertensive Emergencies	203	(4)
Mahboob Rahman
Childhood Hypertension	207	(4)
Ira D. Davis
IX. ACID-BASE AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS
Metabolic Acidosis	211	(5)
Jay B. Wish
Metabolic Alkalosis	216	(3)
Jay B. Wish
Respiratory Acidosis	219	(3)
Ashwin Dixit
Respiratory Alkalosis	222	(2)
Ashwin Dixit
Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia	224	(4)
Linda Zarif
Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia	228	(3)
Thomas C. Knauss
Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia	231	(4)
Lavinia A. Negrea
Phosphorus	235	(3)
Chokchai Chareandee
Donald E. Hricik
Magnesium	238	(3)
Chokchai Chareandee
Donald E. Hricik
Index	241