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This revised 8th Edition continues to provide comprehensive, exhaustive, and authoritative coverage of nephrology-both underlying basic science and pathophysiology, and diagnosis and management of renal diseases and related conditions.

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Author:   Barry M. Brenner
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Saunders
Edition:   8th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 11.40cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   6.350kg
ISBN:  

9781416031055

ISBN 10:   1416031057
Pages:   2448
Publication Date:   01 December 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I. Normal Renal Function: Molecular, Cellular, Structural, and Physiologic Principles 1. Embryology and Maturation - Susan Quaggin 2. Anatomy and Topography - Kirsten Madsen 3. Cell Biology - Pierre Ronco/Gerard Friedlander 4. Hemodynamics - Lance D. Dworkin 5. Metabolic Basis of Solute Transport - Bruce C. Kone 6. Transport of Inorganic Solutes - David B. Mount 7. Transport of Organic Solutes - Orson Moe 8. Renal Acidification - Lee L. Hamm 9. Cell Biology of Vasopressin Action - Dennis Brown 10. Urine Concentration and Dilution - Mark A. Knepper II. Integrated Control of Body Fluid Volume and Composition 11. Vasoactive Peptides and the Kidney - Mark E. Cooper/Karin Jandeleit-Dahm 12. Arachidonate Metabolites - Raymond C. Harris 13. Extracellular Fluid and Edema Formation - Karl L. Skorecki 14. Disorders of Water Balance - Tomas Berl 15. Disorders of Acid-Base Balance - Thomas D. DuBose 16. Disorders of Potassium Balance - David B. Mount 17. Disorders of Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphate Balance - Kevin Martin III. Epidemiology and Risk Factors in Kidney Disease 18. Epidemiology of Kidney Disease - Josef Coresh 19. Risk Factors and Kidney Disease - A. Levey/ V. Menon/M. Sarnak 20. Nephron Endowment - Valerie Luyckx/Barry Brenner 21. Gender and Kidney Disease - Joel Neugarten 22. Aging and Kidney Disease - Moshe Levi IV. Evaluation of the Patient with Kidney Disease 23. Approach to the Patient with Kidney Disease - Robert Toto 24. Laboratory Assessment of Kidney Disease - Bertram L. Kaiske 25. Interpretation of Urine Electrolyte and Acid-Base Parameters - Mitchell Halperin 26. Adaptation to Nephron Loss - Maarten Taal/Barry Brenner 27. Renal and Systemic Manifestations of Glomerular Disease - Sharon Anderson 28. Diagnostic Kidney Imaging - William D. Boswell 29. Interventional Nephrology - David Warnock V. Disorders of Kidney Function 30. Acute Renal Failure - Michael Clarkson 31. Primary Glomerular Disease - Ronald Falk 32. Secondary Glomerular Disease - Gerald Appel 33. Micro and Macrovascular Diseases of the Kidney - Kamal F. Badr 34. Tubulointerstitial Diseases - Giuseppe Remuzzi/Marc E. de Broe/Noberto Perico 35. Urinary Tract Infection, Pylonephritis, and Reflux Nephropathy - Nina E. Tolkoff-Rubin/ Robert Rubin 36. Urinary Tract Obstruction - Mark L. Zeidel 37. Diabetic Nephropathy - Hans-Henrik Parving 38. Nephrolithiasis - David Bushinsky 39. Renal Neoplasia - Michael Atkins VI. Genetic Basis of Kidney Disease 40. Inherited Disorders of Podocyte Function - Martin Pollak 41. Inherited Disorders of the Renal Tubule - Daniel G. Bichet 42. Cystic Diseases of the Kidney - Jared J. Grantham VII. Hypertension and the Kidney 43. Primary and Secondary Hypertension - Jon D. Blumenfeld 44. Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephropathy - Stephen C. Textor 45. Hypertension and Kidney Disease in Pregnancy - Ravi Thadani 46. Antihypertensive Drugs - Matthew R. Weir 47. Diuretics - Christopher S. Wilcox VIII. The Consequences of Renal Failure 48. Pathophysiology of Uremia - Timothy W. Meyer 49. Cardiovascular Apsects of Kidney Disease - Patrick Parfrey 50. Hematologic Aspects of Kidney Disease - Steven Fishbane 51. Endocrine Aspects of Kidney Disease - Ajay K. Singh 52. Neurologic Aspects of Kidney Disease - Allen Arief 53. Renal Osteodystrophies - Sharon Moe IX. Conservative and Pharmacologic Management of Kidney Disease 54. Diet and Kidney Disease - Gary Curham /Glenn Chertow 55. Specific Pharmacologic Approaches to Renoprotection - Dick DeZeeuw 56. Erythropoietin Therapy in Renal Disease and Renal Failure - John C. Stivelman 57. Vitamin D, Calcimimetics, and Phosphate Binders - William Goodman 58. Prescribing Drugs in Kidney Disease - George R. Aronoff X. Invasive Therapy of Renal Failure 59. Hemodialysis - Gerald Schulman 60. Peritoneal Dialysis - Peter Blake 61. Intensive Care Nephrology - Bruce Molitoris 62. Plasmapheresis - Bradley M. Denker 63. Extracorporeal Treatment of Poisoning - Ingrid Chang XI. Renal Transplantation 64. Immunobiology - Mohamed Sayegh 65. Donor and Recipient Issues - Bertram Kaiske 66. Clinical Management - Colm C. Magee XII. Frontiers in Nephrology 67. Attaining Immunologic Tolerance - Mohamed Sayegh 68. Xenotransplantation - David Sachs 69. Tissue Engineering and Regeneration - Marc Hammerman 70. Stem Cells in Renal Biology and Medicine - Karl L. Skorecki 71. Genomics and Protemics in Nephrology - Joseph V. Bonventre

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