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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815688803321

Titolo

Manual of nephrology / / edited by Robert W. Schrier, MD, Professor Emeritus, Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer Health, , [2015]

�2015

ISBN

1-4963-2428-5

1-4698-8736-3

Edizione

[Eighth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 443 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

616.6/1

Soggetti

Kidneys - Diseases

Nephrology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The edematous patient : cardiac failure, cirrhosis, and nephrotic syndrome / Robert W. Schrier and David H. Ellison -- The patient with hyponatremia or hypernatremia / Robert W. Schrier and Tomas Berl -- The patient with hypokalemia or hyperkalemia / Jie Tang and Stuart L. Linas -- The patient with an acid-base disorder / William D. Kaehny -- The patient with disorders of serum calcium and phosphorus / Jeffrey G. Penfield and Robert F. Reilly -- The patient with kidney stones / Robert F. Reilly -- The patient with urinary tract infection / Jessica B. Kendrick, L. Barth Reller, and Marilyn E. Levi -- The patient with hematuria, proteinuria, or both, and abnormal findings on urinary microscopy / Godela M. Brosnahan -- The patient with glomerular disease or vasculitis / Sarah E. Panzer and Joshua M. Thurman -- The patient with acute kidney injury / Sarah Faubel and Charles L. Edelstein -- The patient with chronic kidney disease / Michel Chonchol and Jessica B. Kendrick -- The patient receiving chronic renal replacement with dialysis / Seth Ferguson and Isaac Teitelbaum -- The patient with a kidney transplant / James Cooper, Lawrence Chan, and Alexander Wiseman -- The patient with kidney disease and hypertension in pregnancy / Phyllis August, Diana I. Jalal, and Judy Blaine -- The patient with hypertension / Seth Ferguson, Charles R. Nolan, and



Robert W. Schrier -- Practical guidelines for drug dosing in patients with impaired kidney function / Ali Olyaei and William M. Bennett.

Sommario/riassunto

The newly updated 8th edition of this bestseller continues a 20-year tradition, with expert scientific research and clinical recommendations on the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic kidney disease. This comprehensive reference offers you solid, practical guidance on common renal problems-causes, symptoms, treatments and complications. Features: Topics covered include: electrolyte and acid-base disorders, UTI's, kidney stones, glomerulonephritis and vasculitis, acute or chronic renal failure, hypertension, and renal disease in pregnancy and diabetes; NEW content on kidney disease in