Nephrology secrets

"For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Nephrology Secrets, 4th Edition, features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an easy-to-read style - making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable"--Publisher's description.

Part I. Patient assessment. History and physical diagnosis -- Urinalysis -- Measurement of GFR -- Imaging techniques -- Renal biopsy -- Part II. Acute kidney injury. Epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis -- Management options: CRRT -- Hepatorenal syndrome -- Cardiorenal syndrome -- Medications -- Sepsis -- Rhabdomyolysis -- Tumor lysis syndrome -- Contrast-induced nephropathy -- Acute glomerulonephritis and RPGN -- Nephrotic syndrome -- Obstructive uropathy -- Nephrolithiasis -- Part III. Chronic kidney disease. Epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology and staging -- Anemia in chronic kidney disease -- Renal osteodystrophy -- Cardiovascular disease -- Hyperlipidemia -- Nutrition -- Management of the patient with progressive renal failure -- Drug dosing in patients with CKD -- Part IV. Primary glomerular disorders. Minimal change disease -- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis -- Membranous nephropathy -- IgA nephropathy and Henoch Schonlein disease -- Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis -- Part V. Secondary glomerular disorders. Diabetic nephropathy -- Lupus nephritis -- Dysproteinemias or light chain diseases -- Vascultides -- Thrombotic microangiopathies -- Par…