The first edition of Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Nephrology & Hypertension features practical, up-to-date, referenced information on the care of patients with diseases involving the kidneys and hypertension. It also covers dialysis and transplantation, as well as new areas of specialization, such as critical care nephrology and interventional nephrology. This book emphasizes the clinical aspects of renal care while also presenting important underlying principles. Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Nephrology & Hypertension provides a practical guide to diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of the medical problems of all adult patients in an easy-to-use and readable format.
In the tradition of all Lange medical books, this new Current in Nephrology and Hypertension is a concise yet comprehensive source of up-to-date information. For medical students, it can serve as an authoritative introduction to the specialty of nephrology and an excellent resource for reference and review. Residents in internal medicine (and other specialties) and most especially, nephrology fellows in training, will appreciate the detailed descriptions of diseases and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. General internists, family practitioners, hospitalists, nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other allied health-care providers who work with patients with kidney diseases will find this a very useful reference on management aspects of renal medicine. Moreover, patients and their family members who seek information about the nature of specific diseases and their diagnosis and treatment may also find this book to be a valuable resource.
Fifty-nine chapters cover a wide range of topics, including fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders, acute and chronic kidney failure, glomerular and tubulointerstitial diseases, hypertension, systemic diseases with renal manifestations, renal replacement therapies, renal transplantation, geriatric nephrology, and interventional nephrology.
These and many other diseases are covered in a crisp and concise manner. Striking just the right balance between comprehensiveness and convenience, Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Nephrology & Hypertension emphasizes the practical features of clinical diagnosis and patient management while providing a comprehensive discussion of pathophysiology and relevant basic and clinical science. With its consistent formatting chapter by chapter, this text makes it simple to locate the practical information you need on diagnosis, testing, disease processes, and up-to-date treatment and management strategies.
The book has been designed to meet the clinician’s need for an immediate refresher in the clinic as well as to serve as an accessible text for thorough review of the specialty for the boards. The concise presentation is ideally suited for rapid acquisition of information by the busy practitioner.
Key Features
- One-of-a-kind clinical overview of all major diseases and disorders, from end-stage renal disease to primary and secondary hypertension.
- A practical, learn-as-you-go approach to diagnosing and treating renal disorders and hypertension that combines disease management techniques with the latest clinically proven therapies.
- Up-to-date coverage of transplantation medicine and need-to-know interventional procedures.
- An important review of subspecialty considerations: renal disease in the elderly, diabetic nephropathy, critical care nephrology, and dialysis.
- Expert authorship from prominent clinicians in the areas of kidney disease, dialysis, and hypertension.
Contents
- 1. Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease
I. Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders
- 2. Disorders of Extracellular Volume: Hypovolemia & Hypervolemia
- 3. Disorders of Water Balance: Hyponatremia & Hypernatremia
- 4. Disorders of Potassium Balance: Hypokalemia & Hyperkalemia
- 5. Acid–Base Disorders
- Metabolic Alkalosis
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Respiratory Acid–Base Disorders
- 6. Disorders of Calcium Balance: Hypercalcemia & Hypocalcemia
- 7. Disorders of Phosphate Balance: Hypophosphatemia & Hyperphosphatemia
- 8. Disorders of Magnesium Balance: Hypomagnesemia & Hypermagnesemia
II. Acute Renal Failure
- 9. Acute Kidney Injury
- 10. Hepatorenal Syndrome
- 11. Rhabdomyolysis
- 12. Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
- 13. Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- 14. Acute Renal Failure from Therapeutic Agents
- 15. NSAIDs & the Kidney: Acute Renal Failure
- 16. Obstructive Uropathy
III. Chronic Renal Failure
- 17. Chronic Renal Failure & the Uremic Syndrome
- 18. Anemia & Chronic Kidney Disease
- 19. Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease
- 20. Renal Osteodystrophy
- 21. Chronic Renal Failure & the Uremic Syndrome: Nutritional Issues
- 22. Slowing the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
IV. Glomerular Disorders
- 23. Nephrotic Syndrome versus Nephritic Syndrome
- 24. Minimal Change Disease
- 25. Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- 26. Membranous Nephropathy
- 27. Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy & Henoch–Schönlein Purpura
- 28. Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
- 29. Goodpasture’s Syndrome/Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease
- 30. Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis
- 31. Vasculitides
- 32. Lupus Nephritis
- 33. Plasma Cell Dyscrasias
- 34. Thrombotic Microangiopathies
- 35. Glomerular Disorders due to Infections
- HIV-Associated Nephropathy
- Hepatitis-Associated Glomerulonephritis
V. Tubulointerstitial Diseases
- 36. Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
- 37. Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
- 38. Urinary Tract Infection
- 39. Reflux Nephropathy
- 40. Nephrolithiasis
VI. Hypertension
- 41. Primary (Essential) Hypertension
- 42. Secondary Hypertension
- General Approaches
- Renovascular Hypertension
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Sleep Apnea
- 43. Hypertension in High-Risk Populations
- Hypertension in African-Americans
- Hypertension in the Elderly
- Hypertension in Pregnancy
- 44. Refractory Hypertension
- 45. Hypertensive Emergencies & Urgencies
VII. Cystic & Genetic Diseases of the Kidney
- 46. Cystic Diseases of the Kidney
- 47. Familial Hematurias: Alport Syndrome & Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy
- 48. Fabry Disease
- 49. Sickle Cell Nephropathy
VIII. Renal Replacement Therapy
- 50. Hemodialysis
- 51. Peritoneal Dialysis
- 52. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- 53. Renal Transplantation
IX. Kidney Disease in Special Populations
- 54. Diabetic Nephropathy
- 55. Pregnancy & Renal Disease
- 56. Aging & Renal Disease
X. Special Topics in Nephrology
- 57. Interventional Nephrology: Endovascular Procedures
- 58. Interventional Nephrology: Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Procedures
- 59. Poisonings & Intoxications
Index
About the Author
- Edgar V. Lerma, MD. Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago Collegeof Medicine / Associates in Nephrology, SC, Chicago, Illinois.
- Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Philadelphia, PA.
- Allen R. Nissenson, MD, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Chief Medical Officer, DaVita, Inc., El Segundo, CA.
Product Details
- Paperback: 592 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (December 17, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071447873
- ISBN-13: 978-0071447874
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
List Price: $70.95