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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818353303321

Titolo

ABC of kidney disease / / edited by David Goldsmith, Satish Jayawardene, Penny Ackland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

1-282-11815-3

9786612118159

1-4443-1265-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (96 p.)

Collana

ABC series

Classificazione

494.93

Altri autori (Persone)

AcklandPenny

GoldsmithDavid <1959->

JayawardeneSatish

Disciplina

616.6/1

Soggetti

Family medicine

Kidneys - Diseases

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

Diagnostic tests in chronic kidney disease / Behdad Afzali, Satish Jayawardene, David Goldsmith -- Screening and early intervention in chronic kidney disease / Richard Burden, Charlie Tomson -- Chronic kidney disease : prevention of progression and of cardiovascular complications / Mohsen El Kossi ... [et al.] -- Adult nephrotic syndrome / Richard Hull, Sean Gallagher, David Goldsmith -- Renal artery stenosis / Philip Kalra, Satish Jayawardene, David Goldsmith -- Urinary tract infections, renal stones, renal cysts and tumours and pregnancy in chronic kidney disease / David Goldsmith -- Acute kidney injury / Rachel Hilton -- Chronic kidney disease, dialysis and transplantation in children / Judy Taylor, Christopher Reid -- Conservative ('non dialytic') treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease / Frances Coldstream, Neil S. Sheerin -- Dialysis / Christopher W. McIntyre, James O. Burton -- Renal transplantation / Ming He, John Taylor -- The organization of services for people with chronic kidney disease : a 21st century / Donal O'Donoghue, John Feehally.

Sommario/riassunto

The ABC of Kidney Disease is a brand new title in the successful ABC series which explains this complicated area thoroughly and clearly, in a



practical and user-friendly manner. Providing information on a wide variety of renal diseases, this book ensures non-renal healthcare workers are able to screen, identify, treat and refer renal patients appropriately.  Covering signs, symptoms, treatments and causes of renal disease, this title includes the common issues presenting to GPs, what tests to use, how to interpret results and when to refer a patient to a kidney specialist. T