Approaches to chronic kidney disease : a guide for primary care providers and non-nephrologists / Jerry McCauley, Seyed Mehrdad Hamrahian, Omar H. Maarouf, editors.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major global public health problem, affecting nearly one in seven adults in the United States alone. It is a disease that integrates chronic illness at several levels, and the progressive condition is associated with high rates of co-morbidity. This text provides a...

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Other Authors: McCauley, Jerry (Editor), Hamrahian, Seyed Mehrdad (Editor), Maarouf, Omar H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]
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Table of Contents:
  • Renal Physiology for Primary Care Clinicians
  • State of the Care, Definition, and Epidemiology of Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Screening Tests for CKD Detection
  • Slowing Chronic Kidney Disease Progression
  • Progression of CKD and Uremic Symptoms
  • Diabetic Kidney Disease
  • Hypertensive Kidney Disease
  • Infection-Related Kidney Disease
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome
  • Lupus Nephritis
  • Onconephrology
  • Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease : Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders
  • Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral and Bone Disorder
  • Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Kidney Disease in Elderly : Do Kidneys Behave Differently as We Age?
  • Chronic Kidney Disease in Non-Renal Solid Organ Transplantation
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Pregnancy
  • CKD in Minorities : Non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Indian Americans
  • Nutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Drug Dosing in CKD Polypharmacy and Nephrotoxicity
  • Use of Iodinated and Gadolinium-Containing Contrast Media in CKD
  • Preparation for Renal Replacement Therapy
  • Pre-emptive Kidney Transplant : An Alternative to Dialysis.