Clinical companion in nephrology. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Findlay, Christopher Isles.
• Authors: Findlay, Mark; Isles, Christopher
• Contents: Part 1. Physiology and assessment -- 1. Structure and function of the kidney -- 2. Assessment of GFR -- 3. Proteinuria -- 4. Haematuria -- Part 2. Disorders of renal metabolic function -- 5. Hyponatraemia -- 6. Hypokalaemia -- 7. Hypocalcaemia and hypercalcaemia -- 8. Hypophosphataemia and hypomagnesaemia -- 9. Disorders of acid-base balance -- Part 3. Acute kidney injury -- 10. Causes of acute kidney injury -- 11. Rhabdomyolysis -- 12. Cardiorenal failure -- 13. Hepatorenal syndrome -- 14. HUS/TTP in adults -- 15. Myeloma and the kidney -- 16. Investigation, management and outcome of acute kidney injury -- 17. Fluid management -- 18. Hyperkalaemia -- 19. Rapidly progressive Glomerulonephritis -- Part 4. Chronic kidney disease -- 20. Overview of chronic kidney disease -- 21. Glomerular disease -- 22. Renal disease and diabetes -- 23. Renovascular disease -- 24. Hypertension -- 25. Antihypertensive drugs -- 26. Polycystic kidney disease -- 27. Renal anemia -- 28. Mineral metabolism -- 29. Nutrition in renal disease -- Part 5. Miscellaneous Renal -- 30. Gout and the kidney -- 31. Urinary tract infection in adults -- 32. Renal stone disease -- 33. Managing pain in chronic kidney disease -- 34. Pregnancy and renal disease -- 35. Blood borne viruses -- 36. Rarer renal diseases -- Part 6. Renal replacement therapy -- 37. Haemodialysis -- 38. Peritoneal dialysis -- 39. Renal transplantation -- 40. Hypertension and fluid balance in dialysis patients -- 41. Tunnelled dialysis catheters -- 42. Catheter related blood stream infection -- 43. The challenges of renal replacement therapy in the elderly.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.6/1; Nephrology; Kidneys -- Diseases; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Kidneys -- Diseases; Nephrology; Medicine & Public Health; Nephrology; Cardiology; Diabetes; Nephrology -- Examination Questions; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319148687; 3319148680; 3319148672; 9783319148670
• Related ISBNs: 9783319148670
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 12, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.