Understanding kidney diseases
by Rayner, Hugh
This book combines the reference material of a nephrology textbook with the everyday relevance of a clinical handbook. This second edition develops and expands upon the success of the first. All the content has been updated and entirely new chapters on acid-base disorders and stone disease have been added. Understanding Kidney Diseases includes over 60 real-life case studies and is illustrated with over 200 figures. Readers can test their knowledge with a bank of multiple-choice questions and p…
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- Full title :Understanding kidney diseases / Hugh C. Rayner, Mark E. Thomas, David V. Milford.
Summary
This book combines the reference material of a nephrology textbook with the everyday relevance of a clinical handbook. This second edition develops and expands upon the success of the first. All the content has been updated and entirely new chapters on acid-base disorders and stone disease have been added. Understanding Kidney Diseases includes over 60 real-life case studies and is illustrated with over 200 figures. Readers can test their knowledge with a bank of multiple-choice questions and put it into practice by answering questions that patients frequently ask. The book provides all that students, residents and fellows need in order to approach a patient with a kidney problem with confidence.
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- Publication Date:2020
- Edition:Second edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Springer
- Place of Publication:Cham, Switzerland
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020
The Physical Object
- Description:xxii, 396 pages : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9783030430269, 303043026X, 3030430278, 9783030430276
- DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-43027-6
- oclc:on1141115989
- LC Classification:RC902-918
- Dewey Decimal:616.61
Table of Contents
1. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology -- 2. Measuring Kidney Function -- 3. Plot All the Dots -- 4. How Are You Feeling? -- 5. Do You Have Any Long-Term Health Conditions? -- 6. Are You Pregnant or Planning a Pregnancy? -- 7. What Is Your Family History? -- 8. What Have You Been Taking? -- 9. Height and Weight -- 10. Blood Pressure -- 11. Test the Urine -- 12. Examine the Patient -- 13. Full Blood Count, Urea and Electrolytes, Bicarbonate, Bone Profile -- 14. Immunology -- 15. Image the Urinary Tract -- 16. Should We Do A Kidney Biopsy? -- 17. Make a Plan -- 18. Renal Replacement Therapy -- 19. Kidney Disease in Children -- 20. Interpreting Acid-base Abnormalities -- 21. Kidney Disease in Pregnancy and Neonatals -- 22. USS Abnormalities -- 23. UTI and Nephrotic Syndrome -- 24. Epilogue.
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