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9780077095253

Nephrology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780077095253

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    0077095251

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-10-01
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Summary

Univ. of Bari, Italy. Presents recent advances in renal diseases and information on the management of patients with renal damage. Offers advice on the use of diagnostic techniques for the management of many different syndromes and manifestations of renal diseases. For clinicians, students, and general practitioners. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Foreword
Preface
General Section
The approach to the patient with renal diseasep. 3
Clinical evaluationp. 11
Clinical investigationp. 17
Clinical Syndromes
Asymptomatic urinary abnormalitiesp. 35
Symptomatic urinary abnormalities: nephrotic and nephritic syndromep. 43
Acute renal failurep. 51
Chronic renal failurep. 57
Hypertensionp. 63
Renal stone diseasep. 69
Metabolic Disorders
Regulation and disturbances of sodium and water, and potassium homeostasisp. 75
Acid-base physiology and clinical disordersp. 101
Calcium, phosphate, and magnesium disordersp. 117
Primary Glomerular Disorders
Minimal change diseasep. 131
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosisp. 141
Membranous nephropathyp. 149
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritisp. 159
IgA nephropathyp. 167
Endocapillary glomerulonephritisp. 175
Primary crescentic glomerulonephritisp. 181
Secondary Glomerular Disorders
Vasculitisp. 193
The pulmonary renal syndromep. 205
Lupus nephritisp. 213
Amyloidosisp. 223
Infection-related glomerular diseasesp. 229
Renal disease in patients with substance abusep. 237
Malignancy associated glomerular diseasep. 245
Interstitial Disorders
Tubulointerstitial nephritisp. 253
Urinary tract infectionsp. 283
Obstruction and Stone Disease
Reflux nephropathyp. 295
Renal stone diseasep. 303
Urinary tract obstructionp. 317
Vascular Disorders
Essential hypertension and the kidneyp. 327
Renal and renovascular hypertensionp. 341
Effects of hypertension on the kidneyp. 349
Thromboembolism and atheroembolic disease of the kidneyp. 355
Hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpurap. 361
Systemic sclerosisp. 371
Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic nephropathyp. 379
Inherited Disorders
Renal cystic diseasesp. 387
Inherited glomerular diseasesp. 395
Inherited renal tubular disordersp. 399
Miscellaneous inherited diseases with renal involvementp. 405
Therapy
Acute renal failurep. 409
Management of the patient with declining renal functionp. 421
Chronic peritoneal dialysisp. 429
Hemodialysisp. 439
Kidney transplantationp. 451
Use of drugs in patients with renal function impairmentp. 463
Renal Disorders in Particular Settings
Renal disorders in particular settings: pregnancyp. 471
Renal disorders in neonates and the young childp. 479
Renal disorders in particular settings: the elderlyp. 487
Renal disorders occurring in particular geographic settingsp. 499
Emergency in Nephrology
Emergencies in nephrologyp. 507
Principles of Drug Therapy
Principles of drug therapyp. 515
Use of drugs in patients with renal function impairment: dose adjustmentp. 529
Index
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