Chronic kidney disease : a practical guide to understanding and management /

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Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 285 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Series:Oxford clinical nephrology series
Oxford clinical nephrology series.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11138936
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Other authors / contributors:El Nahas, A. Meguid.
Levin, A. (Adeera)
ISBN:9780191575570
0191575577
1283579987
9781283579988
9780199549313
0199549311
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:This book provides primary care physicians & non-nephrology specialists with an introduction to & insights into chronic kidney disease (CKD) with a practical & focused approach to key topics in the field including epidemiology & diagnosis & management, as well as the impact of CKD on chronic, non-communicable disease.
Other form:Print version: Chronic kidney disease. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199549313
Table of Contents:
  • Practical approaches to the diagnosis and management of common nephrological problems / Bisher Kawar [and others]
  • Chronic kidney disease (CKD) : the scope of the global problem / Anne T. Reutens and Robert C. Atkins
  • Chronic kidney disease : classification, risk factors, and natural history / Macellus Assiago, Andrew S. Levey, and Lesley A. Stevens
  • Recommendations for screening and detection of chronic kidney disease
  • Chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease / Daniel E. Weiner and Mark J. Sarnak
  • Chronic kidney disease and infectious disease / Kar Neng Lai, Andrew S.H. Lai, and Sydney C.W. Tang
  • Unique aspects of chronic kidney disease in the developing countries / Rashad Barsoum
  • Management of chronic kidney disease : controlling hypertension and reducing proteinuria / Aimun Ahmed, Fairol H. Ibrahim, and Meguid El Nahas
  • Clinical strategies for the management of chronic kidney disease complications : perspectives for primary care / Monica Beaulieu, Neil Boudville, and Adeera Levin
  • Management of dialysis and transplantation patients : perspectives for primary care / Monica Beaulieu, Jagbir Gill, and Adeera Levin.