Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease : a guide for the non-specialist.

Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease : a guide for the non-specialist.

Since 2006, the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become part of routine primary care practice. This book offers primary care practitioners a clinically based, practical understanding of how to diagnose and manage kidney disease (and what this means for the patient). It also fills the g...

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Main Author: Lewis, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Keswick : M & K Update Ltd, 2011.
Subjects:
Chronic renal failure.
Kidneys > Diseases.
Chronic renal failure
Kidneys > Diseases
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Prelims; Contents; About the author; Chapter 1 Why chronic kidney disease has become such an important issue; Chapter 2 The definition and classification of CKD; Chapter 3 Normal kidney function andwhat goes wrong in CKD; Chapter 4 Estimated GFR: Is it a good measure of renal function?; Chapter 5 Tests for Proteinuria:What do they all mean?; Chapter 6 CKD as a marker of cardiovascular risk; Chapter 7 Kidney function in older people: CKD or benign decline?; Chapter 8 The first step in management: Establishing the cause of CKD.
  • Chapter 9 Preventing progression of CKD: Hypertension and ACE-inhibitorsChapter 10 When renal function takes a dip; Chapter 11 Long-term systemic effects of CKD: Blood and bones; Chapter 12 Diet and nutrition in CKD; Chapter 13 Managing heart disease in the context of CKD; Chapter 14 Diabetes and renal disease; Chapter 15 Fertility and pregnancy in the context of CKD; Chapter 16 Medicines management in CKD; Chapter 17 When all else fails: Management of end-stage kidney disease; Chapter 18 Symptom control and end-of-life care in CKD; Chapter 19 Management and referral:A quick reference summary.

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