Nephrology
Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation
Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation
Through case presentations and a question and answer format, Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation provides a state of the art, updated reference for the optimal management of patients with diseases of the kidneys, and hypertension. This volume starts with the assessment of the patient, focusing on history and physical examination. Subsequently, cases depicting various clinical syndromes and/or diseases are presented, with questions centering on the appropriate diagnostic and treatment strategy. This sets the stage for a ‘Socratic approach’ to learning between the attending physician and the house staff or medical student.
This is the only book featuring problem-oriented true to life clinical cases in this format to cover nephrology, hypertension and kidney transplantation. Written by renowned actively practicing clinicians, this unique reference is both comprehensive and concise and will be of great value to hospitalists and internists, as well as students, and interns/residents rotating in nephrology and internal medicine. Clinical practitioners, in the fields of critical care and hypertension specialists would also find this of value.
Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease....Pages 3-10
Assessment of Renal Function....Pages 11-16
Approach to Renal Diagnostic Testing....Pages 17-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Approach to the Patient with Nephrotic Syndrome....Pages 33-41
Approach to the Patient with Hematuria....Pages 43-49
Approach to the Patient with Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis....Pages 51-58
Interpretation of the Renal Biopsy....Pages 59-65
Interpretation of Serologic Testing in Glomerular Diseases....Pages 67-75
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Hyponatremia....Pages 79-85
Potassium Disorders....Pages 87-102
Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium....Pages 103-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Metabolic Acidosis....Pages 119-134
Metabolic Alkalosis....Pages 135-142
Respiratory Acidosis....Pages 143-149
Respiratory Alkalosis....Pages 151-156
Mixed Acid–Base Disorders....Pages 157-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Acute Kidney Injury: Definitions and General Approach....Pages 165-173
Prerenal Azotemia....Pages 175-182
Post-renal Failure....Pages 183-190
Acute Tubular Necrosis....Pages 191-197
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Specific Etiologies....Pages 199-236
Management of Acute Kidney Injury....Pages 237-247
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Chronic Kidney Disease: Definitions and General Approach....Pages 251-262
Mineral and Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease....Pages 263-274
Anemia....Pages 275-285
Goals of Therapy: Slowing Progression and Dyslipidemias....Pages 287-297
Nutrition....Pages 299-308
Ethics in Chronic Kidney Disease....Pages 309-314
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Aging....Pages 315-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Counseling Patients for Renal Replacement Therapy Based on Outcomes....Pages 325-332
Hemodialysis: Initiation and Complications....Pages 333-348
Peritoneal Dialysis: Initiation and Complications....Pages 349-366
Palliative Care in Renal Disease....Pages 367-382
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Donor and Recipient Evaluation....Pages 385-394
Immunosuppression in the Renal Transplant Recipient....Pages 395-409
Complications of Kidney Transplantation....Pages 411-425
Infectious Disease in Kidney Transplantation....Pages 427-457
Kidney Transplant Outcomes....Pages 459-467
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Classification of Hypertension....Pages 471-478
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension....Pages 479-489
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Primary Hypertension....Pages 491-501
Lifestyle Modifications in the Treatment of Hypertension....Pages 503-513
Secondary Hypertension....Pages 515-531
Hypertensive Emergencies and Resistant Hypertension....Pages 533-544
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
Diabetic Kidney Disease....Pages 547-560
Lupus Nephritis....Pages 561-575
Viral Diseases and the Kidney....Pages 577-589
Pregnancy-Associated Kidney Injury....Pages 591-604
Genetic Diseases of the Kidney....Pages 605-617
Multiple Myeloma and the Kidney....Pages 619-629
Front Matter....Pages 631-631
Nephrolithiasis....Pages 633-655
Back Matter....Pages 657-676
