Comprehensive clinical nephrology. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Richard J. Johnson, John Feehally, Jurgen Floege.
• Editors: Johnson, Richard J (Richard Joseph), 1953-; Feehally, John; Floege, Jürgen
• Contents: Renal Anatomy -- Renal Physiology -- Assessment of Renal Function -- Urinalysis -- Imaging -- Renal Biopsy -- Disorders of Extracellular Volume -- Disorders of Water Metabolism -- Disorders of Potassium Metabolism -- Disorders of Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium Metabolism -- Normal Acid-Base Balance -- Metabolic Acidosis -- Metabolic Alkalosis -- Respiratory Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis, and Mixed Disorders -- Introduction to Glomerular Disease: Clinical Presentations -- Introduction to Glomerular Disease: Histologic Classification and Pathogenesis -- Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome -- Primary and Secondary (Non-Genetic) Causes of Focal and Segmental Glomerulosclerosis -- Inherited Causes of Nephrotic Syndrome -- Membranous Nephropathy -- Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis and Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis -- Glomerulonephritis Associated with Complement Disorders -- IgA Nephropathy and Henoch-Schönlein Nephritis -- Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease and Goodpasture Disease -- Renal and Systemic Vasculitis -- Lupus Nephritis -- Renal Amyloidosis and Glomerular Diseases with Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Deposition -- Other Glomerular Disorders and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Including Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome -- Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, and Natural History of Diabetic Nephropathy -- Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy -- Management of the Diabetic Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease -- Normal Blood Pressure Control and the Evaluation of Hypertension -- Primary Hypertension -- Nonpharmacologic Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension -- Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension -- Evaluation and Treatment of Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies -- Interventional Treatments for Resistant Hypertension -- Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephropathy -- Endocrine Causes of Hypertension: Aldosterone -- Endocrine Causes of Hypertension -- Neurogenic Hypertension, Including Hypertension Associated with Stroke or Spinal Cord Injury -- Renal Physiology in Normal Pregnancy -- Renal Complications in Normal Pregnancy -- Pregnancy with Preexisting Kidney Disease -- Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease -- Other Cystic Kidney Diseases -- Alport and Other Familial Glomerular Syndromes -- Inherited Disorders of Sodium and Water Handling -- Fanconi Syndrome and Other Proximal Tubule Disorders --Sickle Cell Disease -- Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract -- Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections -- Tuberculosis of the Urinary Tract -- Fungal Infections of the Urinary Tract. The Kidney in Schistosomiasis -- Glomerular Diseases Associated with Infection -- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and the Kidney -- Nephrolithiasis and Nephrocalcinosis -- Urinary Tract Obstruction -- Urologic Issues for the Nephrologist -- Acute Interstitial Nephritis -- Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux and Reflux Nephropathy -- Chronic Interstitial Nephritis -- Myeloma and the Kidney -- Thromboembolic Renovascular Disease -- Geriatric Nephrology -- Onconephrology: Renal Disease in Cancer Patients -- Pathophysiology and Etiology of Acute Kidney Injury -- Acute Kidney Injury in the Tropics -- Diagnosis and Clinical Evaluation of Acute Kidney Injury -- Epidemiology and Prognostic Impact of Acute Kidney Injury -- Prevention and Nondialytic Management of Acute Kidney Injury -- Dialytic Management of Acute Kidney Injury and Intensive Care Unit Nephrology -- Management of Refractory Heart Failure -- Hepatorenal Syndrome -- Principles of Drug Therapy, Dosing, and Prescribing in Chronic Kidney Disease and Renal Replacement Therapy -- Herbal and Over-the-Counter Medicines and the Kidney -- Epidemiology, Natural History, and Pathophysiology of Chronic Kidney Disease -- Retarding Progression of Kidney Disease -- Clinical Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease -- Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease -- Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease -- Other Blood and Immune Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease -- Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease -- Neurologic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease -- Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease -- Dermatologic Manifestations of Chronic Kidney Disease -- Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease and Malignant Neoplasms -- Approach to Renal Replacement Therapy -- Vascular Access for Dialytic Therapies -- Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology -- Hemodialysis: Principles and Techniques -- Hemodialysis: Outcomes and Adequacy -- Acute Complications During Hemodialysis -- Peritoneal Dialysis: Principles, Techniques, and Adequacy -- Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis -- Dialytic Therapies for Drug Overdose and Poisoning -- Plasma Exchange -- Immunologic Principles in Kidney Transplantation -- Immunosuppressive Medications in Kidney Transplantation -- Evaluation and Preoperative Management of Kidney Transplant Recipient and Donor -- Kidney Transplantation Surgery -- Prophylaxis and Treatment of Kidney Transplant Rejection -- Medical Management of the Kidney Transplant Recipient: Infections, Malignant Neoplasms, and Gastrointestinal Disorders -- Medical Management of the Kidney Transplant Recipient: Cardiovascular Disease and Other Issues -- Chronic Allograft Injury -- Recurrent Disease in Kidney Transplantation -- Outcomes of Renal Transplantation -- Pancreas and Islet Transplantation -- Kidney Disease in Liver, Cardiac, Lung, and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 1299 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.6/1; Kidneys -- Diseases; Nephrology; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology -- methods; Kidneys -- Diseases; Nephrology; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323242875; 0323242871
• Related ISBNs: 9781455758388; 1455758388
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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