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Author:   Mark Harber
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Weight:   3.163kg
ISBN:  

9781447170884

ISBN 10:   1447170881
Pages:   901
Publication Date:   30 April 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Assessment of the Renal Patient.-  Urine Analysis - Scott R Henderson and Mark Harber.- Imaging in Nephrology.- Kidney Biopsy.-  Acute Kidney Injury: Epidemiology and Assessment.- Acute Kidney Injury: Management and Prevention.- Acute renal replacement therapy.- Hepatorenal syndrome.- Common Electrolyte Disorders.- Acid Base Disorders.- Diagnosis and Investigation of the hypertensive patient.- Management of high blood pressure.- Podocytopathies.- Management of the Nephrotic Patient: The overall approach to the patient with Nephrotic Syndrome (NS).- Management of the Nephrotic Patient: Treatment of ECF volume expansion due to nephrotic syndrome in adults.- Minimal Change Disease and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.- Membranous Nephropathy.- Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and C3 glomerulopathy.- IgA nephropathy and Henoch-Schönleinpurpura.- Systemic Small Vessel Vasculitis.- Goodpasture’s or Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease.- Systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome & the kidney.- Practical immunosuppression guidelines for patients with glomerulonephritis.- Infectious disease and the kidney.- Blood-borne viruses and the Kidney .- Tubulo-Interstitial Nephritis.- Rheumatological conditions and the Kidney.- Multiple myeloma and the kidney.- Amyloidosis.- Thrombotic  Microangiopathies.- Sickle cell disease and other haematological disorders involving the Kidney.- Diabetes and the Kidney.- Pregnancy and the Kidney.- Disease of the Renal Vessels.- Urinary tract infection.- Renal Stone Disease .- Congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract.- Acquired Urinary Tract Obstruction.- Kidney Cancer.- Inherited Renal Tumour Syndromes.- Polycystic kidney disease.- Other Cystic Kidney Diseases.- Genetic disorders of the glomerular basement membrane.- Anderson-Fabry disease and other inherited lipid disorders of the kidney.- Inherited Metabolic Disease.- Dermatology In Kidney Disease.- Chronic kidney disease: Epidemiology and causes.-  Chronic kidney disease: management.- Transition.- Anaemia Management in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Chronic Kidney Disease: Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD).- Chronic Kidney Disease:   Cardiovascular Complications.- Coagulation in Kidney Disease.- Symptom control and palliative care in advanced CKD.- Nutrition and Kidney Disease.- Pharmacology and the Kidney.- Prevention of Infection in Kidney Patients.- Setting up and running a Haemodialysis Service .- Vascular access- dialysis lines.- Vascular Access- fistulae and grafts.- Complications of maintenance haemodialysis and how to avoid them.- Providing a peritoneal dialysis service.- Peritoneal Dialysis Prescription.- Complications of peritoneal dialysis and how to avoid them.- Assessment of the potential transplant donor.- Assessment of the Potential Transplant Recipient.- Tissue-typing, crossmatch and antibody incompatibility in kidney transplantation.- Surgical aspects of kidney and pancreas transplantation.- Management of the Acute Transplant.- Immunosuppression for Kidney Transplantation.- Infectious complications of transplantation.- Long Term Management of Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTRs).- International health partnerships.- Appendix. Resources for Patients and Carers and, Physicians.- Videos.

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From the book reviews: “This book not only comprehensively reviews the pathogenesis of renal diseases, it also offers guidance on making appropriate clinical decisions. … This is an excellent tool for nephrologists from fellows to clinicians, as well as for medical students who have a more than average interest in nephrology. … This is a very good resource for nephrology fellows looking to acquire a quick yet thorough overview of renal diseases as well as how to diagnose and treat them.” (Annick Edon, Doody’s Book Reviews, February, 2015)

From the book reviews: This book not only comprehensively reviews the pathogenesis of renal diseases, it also offers guidance on making appropriate clinical decisions. ... This is an excellent tool for nephrologists from fellows to clinicians, as well as for medical students who have a more than average interest in nephrology. ... This is a very good resource for nephrology fellows looking to acquire a quick yet thorough overview of renal diseases as well as how to diagnose and treat them. (Annick Edon, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2015)

From the book reviews: This book not only comprehensively reviews the pathogenesis of renal diseases, it also offers guidance on making appropriate clinical decisions. ... This is an excellent tool for nephrologists from fellows to clinicians, as well as for medical students who have a more than average interest in nephrology. ... This is a very good resource for nephrology fellows looking to acquire a quick yet thorough overview of renal diseases as well as how to diagnose and treat them. (Annick Edon, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2015)

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