Manual of nephrology /

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Edition:Eighth edition.
Imprint:Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2015]
Description:1 online resource (x, 443 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12398423
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Other authors / contributors:Schrier, Robert W., editor.
ISBN:9781451192957
1451192959
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from resource homepage (Ovid website, viewed January 22, 2015).
Summary:The newly updated 8th edition of this bestseller continues a 20-year tradition, with expert scientific research and clinical recommendations on the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic kidney disease. This comprehensive reference offers you solid, practical guidance on common renal problems{u2014}causes, symptoms, treatments and complications. Topics covered include: electrolyte and acid-base disorders, UTI's, kidney stones, glomerulonephritis and vasculitis, acute or chronic renal failure, hypertension, and renal disease in pregnancy and diabetes. New content on kidney disease in diabetes. Time-saving outline format for easy quick-reference. Practical guidelines on drug dosing in patients with impaired kidney function, with specific recommendations on more than 500 drugs.
Other form:Print version: Manual of nephrology. Eighth edition. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, [2015] 9781451192957
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Edematous Patient: Cardiac Failure, Cirrhosis, and Nephrotic Syndrome
  • 2. The Patient with Hyponatremia or Hypernatremia
  • 3. The Patient with Hypokalemia or Hyperkalemia
  • 4. The Patient with an Acid-Base Disorder
  • 5. The Patient with Disorders of Serum Calcium and Phosphorus
  • 6. The Patient with Kidney Stones
  • 7. The Patient with Urinary Tract Infection
  • 8. The Patient with Hematuria, Proteinuria, or Both, and Abnormal Findings on Urinary Microscopy
  • 9. The Patient with Glomerular Disease or Vasculitis
  • 10. The Patient with Acute Kidney Injury
  • 11. The Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease
  • 12. The Patient Receiving Chronic Renal Replacement with Dialysis
  • 13. The Patient with a Kidney Transplant
  • 14. The Patient with Kidney Disease and Hypertension in Pregnancy
  • 15. The Patient with Hypertension
  • 16. Practical Guidelines for Drug Dosing in Patients with Impaired Kidney Function