Understanding kidney diseases

Understanding kidney diseases / Hugh C. Rayner, Mark E. Thomas, David V. Milford.

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...

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Main Authors: Rayner, Hugh (Author), Thomas, Mark (Nephrologist) (Author), Milford, David (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Kidneys > Diseases.
Diabetes.
Pathology.
Renal medicine & nephrology.
Medical > Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Medical > Pathology.
Medical > Nephrology.
Kidneys > Diseases
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword to the First Edition
  • Reviews of the First Edition
  • An Excellent Nephrology Textbook for Medical Students and Junior Doctors
  • Customer Reviews
  • A Brilliant Guide for Medical Students, and Beyond!
  • Great for Students
  • Book Well Worth Reading
  • Great Book!
  • Foreword to the Second Edition
  • Words with Pictures: The Gift of Graphical Data Presentation
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Disclaimer
  • Contents
  • About the Authors
  • 1: Kidney Anatomy and Physiology: The Basis of Clinical Nephrology
  • The Anatomy of the Kidney
  • Turning Blood into Urine
  • Changes in Kidney Function over a Lifetime
  • References
  • 2: Measuring Kidney Function: How to Use Laboratory Tests to Measure Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • How Can Kidney Function Be Measured?
  • How Can GFR Be Estimated from Serum Creatinine?
  • Are eGFR Estimates Accurate and Reliable?
  • Interpreting eGFR Values
  • Not All Changes in Serum Creatinine Are Caused by Changes in GFR
  • Dietary Creatinine
  • Changes in Muscle Mass
  • Tubular Secretion of Creatinine
  • Serum Urea and Creatinine: Different Measures of Kidney Function
  • References
  • 3: Plot All the Dots: How Graphs Reveal the History of Someone's Kidney Disease
  • Variation in eGFR
  • Interpreting Variation in an eGFR Graph
  • Linking an eGFR Graph to Clinical Events over Time
  • References
  • 4: Kidney Function in Acute Illness and Acute Kidney Injury
  • Kidney Function in Acute Illness: Equilibrating Creatinine
  • Dealing with Missing Data
  • Causes of a Sudden Drop in Kidney Function
  • Fluid Balance in Acutely Ill Patients
  • Acute-on-Chronic Kidney Disease: Time in Two Dimensions
  • Management of Acute Kidney Injury
  • References
  • 5: How Are You Feeling? Symptoms of Kidney Disease
  • Symptoms Linked to the Kidneys and Urinary Tract
  • Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Bed Wetting: Enuresis
  • Daytime Wetting: Diurnal Enuresis
  • Symptoms That Develop as Kidney Function Declines
  • Uraemia and the Nervous System
  • Gout
  • References
  • 6: Do You Have Any Risk Factors or Long-Term Health Conditions? How Environment, Lifestyle and Other Medical Conditions Are Linked to Kidney Disease
  • Risk Factors for Kidney Disease
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Risk Factors for Diabetic Nephropathy
  • Treatment with Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) Inhibitors
  • Treatment with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Renal Artery Stenosis
  • Cholesterol Crystal Embolisation
  • Liver Disease: Hepatorenal Syndrome
  • Chronic Infection and Inflammation
  • References
  • 7: Are You Pregnant or Planning a Pregnancy? How Pregnancy Affects the Kidneys and Vice Versa
  • Risks to the Baby
  • Risks to the Mother
  • Pre-eclampsia
  • Antenatal Diagnosis of Kidney and Urinary Tract Abnormalities
  • References

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