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This revised edition gives a current review of renal disorders as well as hypertension in the aged, from epidemiology and natural history, to pathophysiology, clinical features, and diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. New and revised information is provided on the approximation of glomerular filtration rate; acid and sodium handling; hypernatraemia, hyponatraemia, and hyperkalaemia; calcium metabolism; and more.

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Acclaim for the Previous Edition the value of this book is found in its discussions of the normal physiology of aging in the kidney, and the disorders of salt and water metabolism. The book reads easily, and I recommend it to the practicing urologist. -Journal of Urology The text is easy to read, well-organized and full of facts about the elderly, including nutrition, drug dosages and different forms of dialysis. Any nurse, doctor, or student could use the book for specific information on the elderly or as a general overview of renal anatomy and physiology and renal diseases. -American Nephrology Nurses' Association Journal This book was a classic in its first edition, and its second edition continues this tradition and is highly recommended. This is a well-rounded, carefully thought-out book and is well worth the price. It should be on every nephrologist's bookshelf. -Nephron this book presents a useful review and reference volume on renal disease in elderly people, a subject possibly less well-addressed in the literature than other areas of disease in this age group. It is well referenced, with around one-quarter of references updated in the new edition, and is also well indexed. -Age and Ageing

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